GT vs CSK, IPL 2023: As CSK captain MS Dhoni came on stage, Bollywood singer Arijit Singh bowed by touching MSD's feet. Its photo is going viral on social media.
The 16th edition of the Indian Premier League has got a grand start. The opening ceremony organized at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday evening delighted the fans. In the first match, Gujarat Titans won against Chennai Super Kings by 5 wickets.
Actresses Tamannaah Bhatia and Rashmika Mandanna walked in the opening ceremony before the start of the first match. In addition, Arijit Singh's singing made fans happy.
Meanwhile, as CSK captain MS Dhoni came on stage, Bollywood singer Arijit Singh touched MSD's leg and bowed. Its photo is going viral on social media.
Chennai lost the toss and batted first. Although Devon Conway (1) lost his wicket early on, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Moeen Ali (23) made good use of the power play. However, Ben Stokes (7) did not play.
Ambati Rayudu (12) also made an early exit. Meanwhile, Gaikwad played explosively and became the backbone of the team. He scored 92 runs off 50 balls with 41 fours and 9 sixes.
Shivam Dube scored 19 runs while MS Dhoni scored an unbeaten 14 runs. Chennai scored 178 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. Shami, Rashid Khan and Alzari Joseph took 2 wickets each for Gujarat.
Chasing a challenging target, the GT team got off to an explosive start and lost the wicket of Wriddiman Saha (25). Sai Sudarshan left for 22 and captain Hardik Pandya for 8 runs.
However, Gill batted brilliantly and brought the team closer to victory. Scored 63 runs off 36 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes.
In the end, Vijay Shankar (27), Rahul Tewatia (15*) and Rashid Khan (10*) batted and brought victory to the team. GT scored 182 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in 19.2 overs and won by 5 wickets. Rashid Khan was man of the match.
