Hardik Pandya Gujarat Titans: Gujarat Titans will face Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier of IPL 2023. In IPL 2023, under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, the Gujarat Titans team performed well and qualified for the playoffs by being at number one in the points table. Shubman Gill has done brilliantly for the team in the league stage. He would also like to show his best in Qualifier-1 so that Gujarat Titans can get the ticket for the final.
This Is Difficult In Front Of Gujarat Titans
Captain Hardik Pandya may have led Gujarat Titans well, but he has failed to make an impact with the bowling this season. In IPL 2023, he has bowled 132 balls and managed only three wickets. At the same time, he did not bowl in the last three matches, due to which Gujarat felt the lack of a sixth bowler.
For this reason, the rest of the fast bowlers looted a lot of runs. Against RCB, Mohit Sharma and Yash Dayal looted 93 runs in their 8 overs. Hardik last bowled on May 7 against Lucknow Supergiants. Then he could not complete his quota of four overs.
Now the biggest question is whether Hardik will bowl against Chennai Super Kings. If he does not bowl, he can try Rahul Tewatia and Dasun Shanaka as the sixth bowler. But Hardik not bowling is nothing less than a crisis for Gujarat Titans.
Gujarat Has Won All The Three Matches
So far, 3 matches have been played between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in IPL, in which the Gujarat team has won all three times. Gujarat has won all these three matches while chasing. But the Chepauk ground has always been a good ground for CSK, and it has been their forte. In such a situation, an exciting contest is expected between the two.
Won The Title Last Season
Last season, under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, the Gujarat Titans team won the title by defeating the Rajasthan Royals. This season too, the Gujarat players put up a stellar performance and qualified for the playoffs by topping the points table. Gujarat has an army of star players who can change the course of the match in just a few balls.
