Gujarat Giants will lock horns with the Chennai Super Kings on Friday, the 31st of March at the iconic venue, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Gujarat. Wriddhiman Saha is likely to open the innings with Shubman Gill. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson will come to bat at number three for the Gujarat Titans. They have options like B Sai Sudarshan who was very impressive in the previous season, KS Bharat, and Vijay Shankar who could play a vital role in the middle order this season. When it comes to the bowling department, Mohammed Shami is likely to spearhead the attack alongside Shivam Mavi and Alzarri Joseph. Pradeep Sangwan, Mohit Sharma and Joshua Little also could get a look in for tomorrow’s encounter.
Chennai Super Kings got a blow when Mukesh Chaudhary was ruled out of the tournament just days before the first game, Tushar Deshpande will most likely replace him in the side. CSK will miss the services of the Sri Lankan duo of Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana are going to miss the initial few matches due to national duties against New Zealand. Ruturaj Gaikwad is likely to open with Devon Conway. Ben Stokes will be flexible in the middle order alongside Moeen Ali and Hardik Pandya. Dwaine Pretorius are likely to feature on the side tomorrow. Deepak Chahar and Ravindra Jadeja will be key in tomorrow’s match which promises to be filled with drama.
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Pitch
The pitch at the Narendra Modi Stadium is known to aid the batter in the recent past, the straight and square boundaries are very big at this venue which will get the spinners into action. The weather is expected to be slightly humid. The captain who wins the toss will look to chase the total down as there is a bit of dew expected in the latter half of the second innings.
Match Details:
Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings, 1st Match
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Gujarat, India
Date & Time: 31st March, at 7:30 PM IST and 7:30 PM Local Time
FACTS
| Opened | 1982 |
| Capacity | 1,32,000 |
| Ends | Adani Pavilion End and CMDC END |
| Location | Gujarat, India |
| Time Zone | UTC +5:30 |
| Other Sports it is home to | – |
| Floodlights | Yes |
STATS – T20I
| Total matches | 10 |
| Matches won batting first | 6 |
| Matches won bowling first | 4 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 160 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 137 |
| Highest total recorded | 234/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs NZ |
| Lowest total recorded | 66/10 (12.1 Ov) by NZ vs IND |
| Highest score chased | 166/3 (17.5 Ov) by IND vs ENG |
| Lowest score defended | 107/7 (20 Ov) by WIW vs INDW |
