The picture of Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk ground was a super hit. In the first qualifier match of IPL 2023, CSK tasted defeat by defending champions Gujarat Titans by 15 runs. With this win, Mahi's Yellow Army has entered the final for a record 10th time. On the other hand, the Gujarat team will take on the winner of the eliminator between Mumbai and Lucknow in the second qualifier.

Chennai batsmen set the tone
Electing to bat first after losing the toss, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway gave a brilliant start to Chennai Super Kings. Both added 87 runs in 10.3 overs for the first wicket. The fourth fifty of this season came out from the bat of Ruturaj. At the same time, Conway contributed 40 runs. In the last over, Ravindra Jadeja batted brilliantly, hitting 22 runs off 16 balls, due to which the CSK team was able to put 172 runs on the scoreboard, losing 7 wickets in 20 overs.

Gujarat's batting order flopped
Chasing the target of 173 runs, Gujarat got off to a very poor start and Saha went on to score just 12 runs. At the same time, Captain Hardik Pandya could also score only 8 runs. Dasun Shanaka 17, then Killer Miller became the victim of Ravindra Jadeja by scoring just four runs. Despite losing four wickets at 88, Gujarat's hopes were still alive as Shubman Gill stood set at the crease. However, in the next few moments, the entire picture of the match changed and CSK's 14 crore bowler pushed Gujarat to the backfoot.

Gill's wicket turned the tide
Shubman Gill looked set at the crease after scoring 42 runs in 38 balls. Gill was looking in good touch and was busy grooming the Gujarat innings. In such a situation, Captain Dhoni put Deepak Chahar on the attack again, and with the arrival of the bowler of 14 crores, the whole story of the match was overturned. As soon as Deepak came, Shubman Gill was shown the way to the pavilion on the very first ball. The whole picture of the match changed as soon as Gill was dismissed. After this, Gujarat lost wickets at frequent intervals, and in no time the entire team was bundled out for 157 runs.

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