IPL 2023: Final, CSK vs GT Stats & Records at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

The defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) will defend their title against the four-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the Grand Finale of IPL 2023 at the world’s largest stadium- The Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Monday, May 29.

Chennai Super Kings will be coming into the contest after toppling the table toppers, Gujarat Titans, in the Qualifer 1 of IPL 2023 by a margin of 15 runs. Ruturaj Gaikwad was adjudged player of the match in the last game for scoring 60 runs, which helped CSK in setting a 173-run target at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. CSK also registered their first win over GT in IPL in the all-important clash.

Gujarat Titans, on the other hand, will be heading into the game on the back of a massive 62 runs win against MI in Qualifier 2 courtesy of Shubman Gill’s masterclass, registering his third century in IPL, followed by Mohit Sharma’s splendid five-fer. With this, Hardik Pandya & Co. became the first team to appear in consecutive finals in the first two IPL seasons and the third team after CSK and MI to appear in consecutive IPL finals. GT would be keen on defending their title at home.

For GT, Shubman Gill has been the go-to batter; he has piled up runs in such a way that the second-leading run-scorer of GT is 2.6 times lesser than his aggregate. Shubman Gill has aggregated 851 runs in 16 games at an average of 60.79 and has struck fabulously at 156.43; he currently holds the IPL 2023 Orange Cap, while Hardik Pandya and Wriddhiman Saha have scored 325 and 317 runs, respectively.

In the bowling department, Mohammed Shami has been brilliant with the ball, picking 28 wickets in 16 games, while his fellow mates Rashid Khan and Mohit Sharma are also in contention for IPL 2023 Purple Cap with 27 and 24 wickets, respectively. GT will look to defend their title, given how their form is.

For CSK, the duo of Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad have been their go-to batters, with Conway aggregating 625 runs in 14 innings at an average of 52.08 and his partner Gaikwad contributing 564 runs at an average of 43.38. Shivam Dube, too had a season to remember, as he has been phenomenal in the middle overs scoring 386 runs at a staggering strike rate of 158.84.

In the bowling department, Tushar Deshpande holds the key with 21 wickets in 15 games, while Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana have managed to pick 19 and 17 wickets, respectively. MS Dhoni’s CSK would eye on their fifth IPL title.

Narendra Modi Stadium Pitch Report:

The surface at the Narendra Modi Stadium will help the batters to dominate. Bowling first will be ideal and anything above 180 runs will be a good total on this surface. Dew can play its part in the second innings of the match.

CSK vs GT Head-to-Head Record:

In four games played between the two teams, Gujarat Titans have sealed victory in  three games, while CSK has won the contest once.

Narendra Modi Stadium IPL Records:

Both the spinners and pacers have enjoyed bowling at this venue, with pace bowlers averaging at 28.7 and the spinners averaging 30.6. When compared to pacers spinners have better economy of 7.2 to pacers economy of 8.5.  In the 26 matches played at this ground, both teams batting first and second has won 13 games each. Gujarat Titans have won six games they played at this venue and lost two games as well. Teams winning toss preferred chasing.

CSK vs GT Strategy and Match-Ups:

Rashid Khan has picked Moeen Ali four times in 37 balls while giving away 56 runs. Mohammed Shami has picked Ambati Rayudu twice in just 24 balls, and Rayudu has managed to score 34 runs. Ravindra Jadeja has dismissed Wriddhiman Saha twice, while Saha has struggled against Jadeja, scoring 29 runs off 31 balls. Deepak Chahar has picked Shubman Gill thrice in 47 balls and has leaked 62 runs. Hardik Pandya has been dismissed by Ravindra Jadeja twice in 16 balls and has scored 18 runs, while Ravindra Jadeja has been dismissed by Hardik Pandya once in 8 balls and has scored just eight runs. Ravindra Jadeja has dismissed David Miller twice in 67 balls, while David Miller has scored 111 runs. Mohammed Shami has picked the in-form Devon Conway thrice in just 12 balls, while giving away only five runs.

CSK vs GT Highest and Lowest Totals Records:

CSK’s highest total against GT is 178, while their lowest total is 133

GT’s highest total against CSK is 182 while their lowest total is 137

Top Players To Watch Out For:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK): 

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana

Gujarat Titans (GT): 

Shubman Gill, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami

CSK vs GT Full Squads:

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Full Squad:

MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala

Gujarat Titans (GT) Full Squad:

Hardik Pandya (C), Shubman Gill, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, 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 Ahmad, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma