Actually, during the innings of Gujarat Titans, Mahendra Singh Dhoni tried to stop the boundary by diving. Significantly, Dhoni could not stop the boundary. The icing on the cake was that he got injured while diving. When Dhoni got up, there was some problem in his knee. The fans of Chennai and Thala would be hoping that he is not hurt too much. Because for CSK it is very important for Dhoni to play each and every match. Along with captaincy, he is also an amazing finisher till date. Which is going to be useful for Chennai this whole season.
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Gujarat Titans won by 5 wickets
Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field in the first match of IPL 2023 against Chennai. In such a situation, Chennai put 178 runs on the board at the loss of 7 wickets in the first innings. Gujarat needed 179 runs to win the match. There was a good competition between both the teams. The match even went till the last over but in the end the victory went to the defending champions Gujarat Titans. With the explosive batting of Rashid Khan and Rahul Tewatia, Titans managed to win the match by 5 wickets.