The first qualifier of IPL 2023 will be played between the teams of four-time champions Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. Both teams have been in excellent form throughout this season. While the Gujarat team topped the points table with 20 points, Chennai Super Kings finished second with 17 points. An interesting match can be seen between both teams. Till now both the teams have come face to face for a total of three times and Hardik's team won all three times. It will be a big challenge for Dhoni's Superkings to stop Gujarat.

How are matches played in the playoffs?
The top four teams in the league round advance to the playoffs. The first and second-place teams get two chances to reach the finals. At the same time, every match is a virtual knockout for the third and fourth-placed teams. The 1st and 2nd placed teams play Qualifier-1, while the 3rd and 4th placed teams play the Eliminator. The winning team in Qualifier-1 directly advances to the final. Whereas, the losing team has to play Qualifier-2 with the winning team in the Eliminator. The journey of the losing team in the Eliminator ends. The winning team in Qualifier-2 reaches the final, while the losing team's journey ends. This season Qualifier 1 will be played between Gujarat and Chennai and the Eliminator will be played between Lucknow and Mumbai.

Hardik Pandya, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Krunal Pandya, Rohit Sharma - Photo: IPL/BCCI
Last season two matches were played between the two teams. Gujarat won the first match by three wickets and the second match by seven wickets. At the same time, the first match of this season was also played between these two teams in Ahmedabad. Batting first in that match, Chennai scored 178 runs for seven wickets in 20 overs. In response, Gujarat achieved the target by losing five wickets in 19.2 overs. Let us now know all the information related to the broadcast and online telecast of this match…


When is the Qualifier-1 match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings?
The match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings will be played on Tuesday, May 23.
Where will the Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings match be played?
The match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings will be played at the Chepauk Stadium, Chennai.

When will the match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings start?
The match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings will be played at 7:30 PM IST. The toss will take place at 7 pm.
On which TV channel will the match be telecast?
Star Sports Group holds the rights to broadcast the Indian Premier League on television. The remaining matches of this tournament can also be seen on Star Sports Group channels in different languages.
How to watch live matches on your phone or laptop?
Live-streaming of this match can be seen on the Jio Cinema app in India. Apart from this, you can also read match-related news, live updates, and records on www.amarujala.com.

How to watch the live match for free?
This match is being broadcast in Jio Cinema. You do not need to pay any kind of fee to watch live matches in this app. You can watch all the Indian Premier League matches for free by installing the Jio Cinema app on your phone.
The teams are as follows:

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Akash Singh, Moeen Ali, Bhagat Verma, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dubey, Rituraj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hungergekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mondal, Mathisha Pathirana, Dwayne Pretorius, Ajinkya Rahane, Sheikh Rashid, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Mahesh Teekshana.

Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (Captain), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudarshan, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Pradeep Sangwan, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav, R. Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmed, Dasun Shanaka, Odion Smith, KS Bharath, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, and Mohit Sharma.

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