The 16th season of Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) will begin today with the defending champions Gujarat Titans taking on four-time winners Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings will face Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2023 opening match
Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Deepak Chahar, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma
Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Kane Williamson, Hardik Pandya, Vijay Shankar, Matthew Wade, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Shivam Mavi, Mohammed Shami, Joshua Little, Odean Smith, KS Bharat, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, Mohit Sharma, Alzarri Joseph, B. Sai Sudharsan, Darshan Nalkande, David Miller, Jayant Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Pradeep Sangwan, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Yash Dayal, Abhinav Manohar
CSK vs GT IPL match timings - 7:30 pm onward
CSK vs GT IPL match venue - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
CSK vs GT toss - 7 pm
The debut IPL 2023 match will be preceded by a star-studded IPL opening ceremony. Actresses Tamannah Bhatia and Rashmika Mandhana will be doing dance performances
Arijit Singh will be singing some of his hit songs. Other Bollywood actors such as Katrina Kaif and Tiger Shroff are also likely to be present, but no confirmation has been given by BCCI
IPL 2023 opening ceremony and IPL Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Match will be live telecasted on Star Sports Network and live streamed on Jio Cinema app
Days before, the first-ever IPL Women or WPL concluded with Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians defeating Meg Lanning-led Delhi Capitals