Chennai Super Kings are taking on the defending champions Gujarat Titans in the crucial Qualifier encounter of IPL 2023. GT won the toss and opted to have a bowl first. Meanwhile, CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad got a lucky reprieve as he got out but young Vidarbha pacer Darshan Nalkande bowled a criminal no ball. Gaikwad made full use of the reprieve and smashed back to back boundaries. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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As mentioned earlier, GT won the toss and opted to have a bowl first in Chennai. The visitors made one change to their playing XI with Yash Dayal being replaced by Nalkande. Batter Vijay Shankar is expected to come as impact substitute. On the other hand, CSK have made no changes to their playing XI.
“More than runs it’s the preparation going into a tournament. That was very good, and it was injury-free unlike last time. The nature of T20 is everytime you can’t be consistent. But the idea is to keep our process the same. Assessing the pitch and deciding our approach is important. This time my approach has been to play expressive cricket,” Gaikwad said before the match.
“Earlier I used to take my time for 10-odd balls. A lot depends on situation and pitch as well. Left-right combo is important. Opposition tactics change because of that. Like bowling an off-spinner or a left-arm spinner. Devon was playing fast bowlers well, but he’s also played spin very well throughout the season,” he added.
