2023 Gujarat Titans season

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The 2023 season was the 2nd season for the Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans. They were one of ten teams to compete in the 2023 Indian Premier League. The side have won the IPL title once before.

Gujarat Titans
2023 season
CoachAshish Nehra
CaptainHardik Pandya
Ground(s)Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
2023 Indian Premier LeagueRunners-up
Most runsShubman Gill (890)
Most wicketsMohammed Shami (28)

Background

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Team anthem

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The team anthem used to be 'Aava De'. In the first 2022 IPL season, the song was sung by Aditya Gadhvi.

Home ground

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The team's home ground is Narendra Modi Stadium, which is situated in Motera, Gujarat.[1]

Seasons

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Year League table standing Final standing
2022 1st out of 10 Champions
2023 1st out of 10 Runners-up

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold
  • Ages given as of 31 March 2023, the first match of the season
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Batters
9 Rahul Tewatia   India (1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 29) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 9 crore (US$1.1 million)
7 Shubman Gill   India (1999-09-08)8 September 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 8 crore (US$960,000)
10 David Miller   South Africa (1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 33) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2022 3 crore (US$360,000) Overseas
18 Abhinav Manohar   India (1994-09-16)16 September 1994 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 2.6 crore (US$310,000)
23 Sai Sudharsan   India (2001-10-15)15 October 2001 (aged 21) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Kane Williamson   New Zealand (1990-08-08)8 August 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 2 crore (US$240,000) Overseas
Urvil Patel   India (1998-10-17)17 October 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed 2023 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Dasun Shanaka   Sri Lanka (1991-09-09)9 September 1991 (aged 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 Overseas
Replacement for Kane Williamson
Wicket-keepers
6 Wriddhiman Saha   India (1984-10-24)24 October 1984 (aged 38) Right-handed 2022 1.9 crore (US$230,000)
13 Matthew Wade   Australia (1987-12-26)26 December 1987 (aged 35) Left-handed 2022 2.4 crore (US$290,000) Overseas
14 K. S. Bharat   India (1993-10-03)3 October 1993 (aged 29) Right-handed 2023 1.2 crore (US$140,000)
All-rounders
59 Vijay Shankar   India (1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 1.4 crore (US$170,000)
33 Hardik Pandya   India (1993-10-11)11 October 1993 (aged 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022 15 crore (US$1.8 million) Captain
Spin bowlers
19 Rashid Khan   Afghanistan (1998-09-20)20 September 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2022 15 crore (US$1.8 million) Overseas,
1 Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore   India (1996-11-06)6 November 1996 (aged 26) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2022 3 crore (US$360,000)
22 Jayant Yadav   India (1990-01-20)20 January 1990 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2022 1.7 crore (US$200,000)
15 Noor Ahmad   Afghanistan (2005-01-03)3 January 2005 (aged 18) Right-handed Left-arm unorthodox 2022 30 lakh (US$36,000) Overseas
Pace bowlers
11 Mohammed Shami   India (1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2022 6.25 crore (US$750,000)
133 Yash Dayal   India (1997-12-13)13 December 1997 (aged 25) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2022 3.20 crore (US$380,000)
8 Alzarri Joseph   West Indies (1996-11-20)20 November 1996 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2022 2.4 crore (US$290,000) Overseas
12 Pradeep Sangwan   India (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 32) Right-handed Left-arm medium 2022 20 lakh (US$24,000)
04 Darshan Nalkande   India (1998-10-04)4 October 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2022 20 lakh (US$24,000)
Shivam Mavi   India (1998-11-26)26 November 1998 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023 6 crore (US$720,000)
82 Josh Little   Ireland (1999-11-01)1 November 1999 (aged 23) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2023 4.4 crore (US$530,000) Overseas
27 Mohit Sharma   India (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 50 lakh (US$60,000)
Odean Smith   West Indies (1996-11-01)1 November 1996 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2023 50 lakh (US$60,000) Overseas
  • Source: Gujarat Titans[2]

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
COO Arvinder Singh
Team manager Satyajit Parab
Director of cricket Vikram Solanki
Head coach Ashish Nehra
Assistant coach Mithun Manhas
Assistant coach Narender Negi
Batting coach and mentor Gary Kirsten
Spin bowling coach and scout Aashish Kapoor
Head physiotherapist Rohit Sawalkar
  • Source: Gujarat Titans[2]

Points table

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Pos Grp Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 B Gujarat Titans (R) 14 10 4 0 20 0.809 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 B Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 8 5 1 17 0.652
3 A Lucknow Super Giants (4th) 14 8 5 1 17 0.284 Advanced to Eliminator
4 A Mumbai Indians (3rd) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.044
5 A Rajasthan Royals 14 7 7 0 14 0.148
6 B Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 7 7 0 14 0.135
7 A Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 8 0 12 −0.239
8 B Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.304
9 A Delhi Capitals 14 5 9 0 10 −0.808
10 B Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 4 10 0 8 −0.590

The four top-ranked teams will qualify for the Playoffs.
  Advance to Qualifier 1
  Advance to Eliminator

League stage

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The schedule for the group stages was published on 17 February 2023.[4]

Matches

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Match 1
31 March 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
178/7 (20 overs)
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Gujarat Titans (H)
182/5 (19.2 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 92 (50)
Rashid Khan 2/26 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 63 (36)
Rajvardhan Hangargekar 3/36 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 5 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans)

Match 7
4 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals (H)
162/8 (20 overs)
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Gujarat Titans
163/4 (18.1 overs)
David Warner 37 (32)
Rashid Khan 3/31 (4 overs)
Sai Sudharsan 62* (48)
Anrich Nortje 2/39 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer (Ind) and Nand Kishore (Ind)
Player of the match: Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans)

Match 13
9 April 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans (H)
204/4 (20 overs)
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Kolkata Knight Riders
207/7 (20 overs)
Vijay Shankar 63* (24)
Sunil Narine 3/33 (4 overs)
Rinku Singh 48* (21)
Rashid Khan 3/37 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Rinku Singh (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Match 18
13 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings (H)
153/8 (20 overs)
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Gujarat Titans
154/4 (19.5 overs)
Matt Short 36 (24)
Mohit Sharma 2/18 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 67 (49)
Harpreet Brar 1/20 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets
Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
Player of the match: Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans)
  • Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.

Match 23
16 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans (H)
177/7 (20 overs)
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Rajasthan Royals
179/7 (19.2 overs)
David Miller 46 (30)
Sandeep Sharma 2/25 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 60 (32)
Mohammed Shami 3/25 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Shimron Hetmyer (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 30
22 April 2023
15:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans
135/6 (20 overs)
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Lucknow Super Giants (H)
128/7 (20 overs)
Hardik Pandya 66 (50)
Krunal Pandya 2/16 (4 overs)
KL Rahul 68 (61)
Mohit Sharma 2/17 (3 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 7 runs
BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: Akshay Totre (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans)

Match 35
25 April 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans (H)
207/6 (20 overs)
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Mumbai Indians
152/9 (20 overs)
Shubman Gill 56 (34)
Piyush Chawla 2/34 (4 overs)
Nehal Wadhera 40 (21)
Noor Ahmed 3/37 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 55 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nand Kishore (Ind)
Player of the match: Abhinav Manohar (Gujarat Titans)

Match 39
29 April 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
179/7 (20 overs)
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Gujarat Titans
180/3 (17.5 overs)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz 81 (39)
Mohammed Shami 3/33 (4 overs)
Vijay Shankar 51* (24)
Sunil Narine 1/24 (3 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 7 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind)
Player of the match: Josh Little (Gujarat Titans)

Match 44
2 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
130/8 (20 overs)
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Gujarat Titans (H)
125/6 (20 overs)
Aman Hakim Khan 51 (44)
Mohammed Shami 4/11 (4 overs)
Hardik Pandya 59* (53)
Ishant Sharma 2/23 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 5 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Michael Gough (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Mohammed Shami (Gujarat Titans

Match 48
5 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals (H)
118 (17.5 overs)
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Gujarat Titans
119/1 (13.5 overs)
Sanju Samson 30 (20)
Rashid Khan 3/14 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 9 wickets
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Gujarat Titans)

Match 51
7 May 2023
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans (H)
227/2 (20 overs)
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Lucknow Super Giants
171/7 (20 overs)
Shubman Gill 94* (51)
Avesh Khan 1/34 (4 overs)
Quinton de Kock 70 (41)
Mohit Sharma 4/29 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 56 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nand Kishore (Ind)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
  • Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.

Match 57
12 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians (H)
218/5 (20 overs)
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Gujarat Titans
191/8 (20 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 103* (49)
Rashid Khan 4/30 (4 overs)
Rashid Khan 79* (32)
Akash Madhwal 3/31 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 27 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)

Match 62
15 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans (H)
188/9 (20 overs)
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
154/9 (20 overs)
Shubman Gill 101 (58)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/30 (4 overs)
Heinrich Klaasen 64 (44)
Mohammed Shami 4/21 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 34 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)

Playoffs

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The full schedule for the playoffs was announced on 21 April 2023.[5]

Qualifier 1 / EliminatorQualifier 2Final
23 May 2023 - Chennai29 May 2023 - Ahmedabad
1Gujarat Titans157 (20 overs)Q1WChennai Super Kings171/5 (15 overs)
2Chennai Super Kings172/7 (20 overs)26 May 2023 - AhmedabadQ2WGujarat Titans214/4 (20 overs)
Q1LGujarat Titans233/3 (20 overs)
24 May 2023 - ChennaiEWMumbai Indians171 (18.2 overs)
3Lucknow Super Giants101 (16.3 overs)
4Mumbai Indians182/8 (20 overs)

Qualifier 1

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23 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
172/7 (20 overs)
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Gujarat Titans
157 (20 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 60 (44)
Mohammed Shami 2/28 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 42 (38)
Ravindra Jadeja 2/18 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 15 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings qualified for the final for the 10th time in IPL history.[6]

Eliminator

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24 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
182/8 (20 overs)
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Lucknow Super Giants
101 (16.3 overs)
Cameron Green 41 (23)
Naveen-ul-Haq 4/38 (4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 40 (27)
Akash Madhwal 5/5 (3.3 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 81 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Akash Madhwal (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

Qualifier 2

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26 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans
233/3 (20 overs)
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Mumbai Indians
171 (18.2 overs)
Shubman Gill 129 (60)
Piyush Chawla 1/45 (3 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 61 (38)
Mohit Sharma 5/10 (2.2 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 62 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) made the highest individual score of 129 runs from 60 balls in IPL Playoffs.
  • Gujarat Titans's total was the highest score in IPL Playoffs.

Final

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29-30 May 2023
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans
214/4 (20 overs)
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Chennai Super Kings
171/5 (15 overs)
Sai Sudharsan 96 (47)
Matheesha Pathirana 2/44 (4 overs)
Devon Conway 47 (25)
Mohit Sharma 3/36 (3 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets (DLS method)
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Devon Conway (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was originally scheduled to be held on 28 May 2023, but it was shifted to 29 May 2023 and ended on 30th May 2023 at 01:35 IST due to rain. Thus, becoming the longest ever IPL final.[7][8]
  • Chennai Super Kings were set a revised target of 171 runs from 15 overs due to rain.
  • By winning in the final, Chennai Super Kings equaled Mumbai Indians for winning the most IPL trophies (5).[9]

Road to final

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League progression
Team Group matches Playoffs
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Q1/E Q2 F
Gujarat Titans 2 4 4 6 6 8 10 12 12 14 16 16 18 20 L W L
Win Loss No result
  • Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
  • Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

References

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  1. ^ "Gujarat Titans to host its inaugural event at World's Largest Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 13". Times Now. 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b GT Players, Gujarat Titans.
  3. ^ "2023 Indian Premier League Points table". Indian Premier League. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. ^ "BCCI Announces Schedule For TATA IPL 2023". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  5. ^ "BCCI announces schedule and venue details for TATA IPL 2023 Playoffs and Final". iplt20.com. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  6. ^ "CSK squeeze the Titans to enter their tenth IPL final". ESPNcricinfo. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  7. ^ "CSK vs GT IPL 2023 final moved to reserve day; title winner to be decided on Monday". SportStar. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ^ "'Longest Ever IPL Final' Fans React As Rain 'Stretches' CSK vs GT IPL 2023 Final to 'Three Days'". LatestLY. 30 May 2023. Archived from the original on 29 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Stats - Dhoni equals Rohit, CSK level with Mumbai Indians". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.

Gujarat Titans IPL Team 2023: Everything You Need to Know About the Team

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