The 23rd match of the IPL 2023 will take place between the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) and the Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals (RR), at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Sunday, April 16.
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The 23rd match of the IPL 2023 will take place between the defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) and the Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals (RR), at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, on Sunday, April 16. Gujarat will be coming into the game after having a win against Punjab Kings, and the Hardik Pandya-led side will try to maintain their winning ways in the repeat of the IPL 2022 final as well. Meanwhile, Rajasthan won their last game against the MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings as well. However, it could be quite a challenge for Gujarat Titans to overcome Rajasthan Royals this time as well.
Hardik Pandya, the Gujarat Titans captain said after their last game win: “To be very honest I would not appreciate for the game to go this deep. There was definitely a lot for us to learn from this game. That’s the beauty of sports, it’s never over till it’s over. We need to go back to the drawing board. They bowled really well. Luckily all our batters are in good nick. We should take risks and play shots in the middle overs, need to make sure the game doesn’t go so deep. The ball was getting dried up, but the wicket was a belter. Wasn’t surprised when Mohit and Alzarri were bowling. He has done a lot of hard work, he has shown patience and his time has come [on Mohit]. It would have been a tough pill to swallow if the game had gone the other side. I would like to finish the game earlier, not a big fan of taking it to the last over.”
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Both teams have met 3 times so far where Gujarat Titans sealed the deal thrice.
Gujarat Titans: W, L, W, W, W
RR: W, W, L, W, L
Seeing the previous performances, Gujarat Titans have the possibility to win the game.
Rajasthan Royals Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal, Riyan Parag, Donavon Ferreira, KM Asif, Adam Zampa, Joe Root, Trent Boult, Murugan Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Akash Vasisht, KC Cariappa, Obed McCoy, Kuldip Yadav, Abdul Basith, Kunal Singh Rathore
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Gujarat Titans Squad: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya(c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Mavi, Jayant Yadav, Abhinav Manohar, Srikar Bharat, Pradeep Sangwan, Matthew Wade, Dasun Shanaka, Odean Smith, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Yash Dayal, Darshan Nalkande, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad
Wicketkeepers: Wriddhiman Saha, Jos Buttler (C)
Batters: Shimron Hetmyer, Shubman Gill (VC), Sai Sudharsan, Sanju Samson
Bowlers: Yuzvendra Chahal, Rashid Khan, Alzarri Joseph
All-Rounders: Ravichandran Ashwin, J Buttler
