First Match of IPL 2023 CSK vs GT, Match fixture, Venue, Team list, Team Captain & Coach, SWOT Analysis – IPL Schedule 2023

The opening first match of IPL 2023 will be held on the 31st of March 2023 in Ahmedabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium between Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans per the IPL Schedule.

After auction which took place in December the process of retaining and dropping few players CSK team looks like below, the Nations favourite Captain and the most successful Captain Indian in the Indian Cricket history MS Dhoni continues to lead the team.

CSK 2023 IPL – Full Squad for 2023

Everything you need to know about CSK team’s coaches and support staff

CSK: Stephen Fleming (head coach), Michael Hussey (batting coach), Dwayne Bravo (bowling coach), Eric Simmons (bowling consultant), Rajiv Kumar (fielding coach), Tommy Simsek (physio), Gregory King (trainer), R Russell (manager), Madhu Thottappillil (doctor), Lakshmi Narayanan (high performance analyst), Sanjay Natarajan (logistics manager), Khalil Khan (masseur).

CSK SWOT Analysis 2023 – Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats

As per the statistics, CSK is arguably the most successful team in IPL history and has the highest victory percentage. The Men in Yellow have participated in over 9 finals out of their 15 IPL appearances, winning 4 of them. After their setback from last year, they will be hoping to rebound in this year’s IPL.

Strengths

Ruturaj Gaikwad, who excelled in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, and Kiwi opener Devon Conway, who has recently struggled but can regain his form at any time, make up the Super Kings’ powerful opening duo.

The CSK bought the most promising England cricketer Ben Stokes and he has become the team’s most valuable asset.

The all-rounder is CSK’s best buy because he can anchor Chennai’s batting innings while also bowling quality fours at any stage of the game, from power play to death overs.

Weaknesses

The Pace deck, which only has Deepak Chahar in it, does not offer much formidability for the CSK side. The only paceman on the side with international experience is Chahar, while Kyle Jamieson, Mukesh Chowdhury, Simarjeet, Tushar Deshpande, and others are either inexperienced or injured.

Moeen Ali and Shivam Dube have been out of form since the IPL last year.

Opportunities

The potential for Dhoni to lead his long-led team to an IPL victory for the fifth time, tying MI’s five championships under Rohit Sharma, would likely present itself for the last time we get to see him play in yellow. Dhoni vowed to try his hardest this time to win the IPL championship.

Threats

Jadeja’s is just back after his long injury and looks like he is in great form but if he compain about the Injury, BCCI might ask him to rest to focus for the world cup.

 Mitchell Santner and Kyle Jamieson, who are genuine players but find it tough for them to feature in the starting 11 due to their overseas status. Kyle Jamieson will no longer be seen in yellow as he is out of IPL 2023 due to Injury.

Gujrat Titans 2023 Full Squad for 2023

Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans (GT) made history by winning the IPL 15th edition trophy in their first season of the IPL last year (2022) , giving them an incredible start to their IPL career. GT is a dynamic young side and here’s how the team looks for this year in the first match of IPL 2023.

Everything you need to know about GT team’s coaches and support staff

GT : Vikram Solanki (director of cricket), Ashish Nehra (head coach), Ashish Kapoor (assistant coach), Mithun Manhas (assistant coach), Gary Kirsten (batting coach and mentor), Rajinikanth Sivagnanam (strength and conditioning coach), Sandeep Raju (performance analyst), Rizwan Khan (doctor), Rohit Sawalkar (lead physio), Gaurav Sharma (physio), Satyajit Parab (manager), Dhaval Shah (assistant logistics manager), Rahul Kumar (lead masseur), Manish Sharma (masseur), Ashok Sadh (throwdown specialist).

GT SWOT analysis 2023

Strengths

For the 2023 IPL season, the defending champions recruited seven players to their line-up. Their biggest purchases at the auction were Shivam Mavi and Kane Williamson. The Kiwi captain’s wisdom will be a valuable addition to their unit. Mavi, a speedster, has earned praise throughout his time with the U19 team and will be key to GT’s bowling attack.

GT are a young team with players like Shubman Gill who is in his peak of his game and his unstoppable centuries has given confidence to the team. This star player can single handily win the matches for GT and put up a big score for the team.

Weakness

Shubman Gill had a progressing season with GT last year. His performance against Australia has shown a star opener/Cricketer is in making, however his opening pair  Wriddhiman Saha made a few useful contributions, but his best years are clearly behind him. At the top of the order, GT doesn’t appear to have an able foil for Gill. Matthew Wade and Kane Williamson haven’t had the best IPL seasons in recent years. GT may struggle in this department.

Opportunities

Joshua Little became the first Irish cricketer to be selected for the IPL after being selected by Gujarat. The youngster will be eager to make his mark in the world’s largest T20 league. Joshua got Ireland closer to victory during the India tour to Ireland t20 matches. His world cup performance has earned him the biggest League in the cricket world. 

Threats

Only two teams, the Chennai Super Kings (2010, 2011) and the Mumbai Indians (2019, 2020), have successfully defended their titles in the past. Moreover, the Gujarat Titans leaned too heavily on their lower middle order to help them close games last season, which is a threat.

Another key factor in their success will be how the new franchise reacts and adjusts to spin-friendly wickets in Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kolkata with only one experienced spinner (Rashid Khan) in their line-up.