IPL 2023 Opening Ceremony: Where and when to watch, first season’s match, and other important information.
The Indian Premier League’s 16th season is coming up soon. The IPL 2023 season begins on March 31. The opening match is usually played by the reigning champions, and this time it will play the Gujarat Titans, captained by Hardik Pandya, against the Chennai Super Kings, captained by MS Dhoni, against the four-time champions.
There will be a big opening ceremony before the first match on Friday, March 31 at 7:30 pm IST to officially start off the upcoming season of the IPL.
Performers: Rashmika Mandanna and Tamannaah Bhatia, among others, are also expected to give performances at the IPL 2023 opening ceremony. Other names that have been mentioned include Katrina Kaif, Tiger Shroff, and Arijit Singh.
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First game of the year: Gujarat Titans, the defending champions, vs. Chennai Super Kings, the four-time champions, at 7:30 PM IST.
These two IPL 2022 teams are going head-to-head: During their two matches against CSK last year, Gujarat Titans defeated them both by scores of 3 wickets and 7 wickets, respectively.
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Gujarat Titans:Hardik Pandya, captain of the Gujarat Titans, along with Shubman Gill, David Miller, Kane Williamson, Abhinav Manohar, Sai Sudharsan, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami, Alzarri Joseph, Matthew Wade, Rashid Khan, Odean Smith, Rahul Tewatia, Vijay Shankar, Mohammed Shami, Noor Ahmad, Shivam Mavi, Urvil Patel, and Joshua Little.
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Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Ben Stokes, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Chowdhary, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma.