IPL 2023 Final | What Is The Cricket Match Today? Expected Changes, Winner Prediction
Unfortunately, the final clash of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 got postponed due to bad weather in Ahmedabad on Sunday. However, luckily, IPL's Governing Council has kept a reverse day for the summit clash; thus, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) can grapple it out in a complete 20-over fixture.
As of yet, the game is on time with no bad weather signs in Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium on Monday.
What is the venue of IPL 2023 Final?
India's biggest sporting arena, the Narendra Modi Stadium, will host the biggest match of the IPL 2023 to have around 1.32 lakhs of crowd. Earlier it was reported that the final will be played on a fresh pitch; but the conditions may get tricker for the batters. However, it became a batting paradise in Qualifier 2 between Gujarat and Mumbai after a brief downpour.
Expected changes for GT in IPL 2023 Final
The Titans could have swapped Sai Sudharsan with Abhinav Manohar, but the heavy rain may have changed that sentiment. Now, they would be more incline of strengthening their pace arsenal, keeping both Alzarri Joseph and Joshua Little to assist Mohammed Shami.
Expected Starting XI of GT
Wriddhiman Saha (WK), Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little, Alzarri Joseph
Impact Player Substitutes
Noor Ahmad, Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Srikar Bharat, Jayant Yadav.
Expected changes for CSK in IPL 2023 Final
The Super Kings will most likely go with the winning combination from in their last fixture, but they might bring their young and upcoming left-arm seamer Akash Singh, who has done exceptionally well in the limited opportunities that he has got.
Expected Starting XI of CSK
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(wk/c), Deepak Chahar, Akash Singh, Maheesh Theekshana
Impact Player Substitutes
Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Tushar Deshpande.
Winner Prediction
No one can predict who will win the IPL 2023 final as both Chennai and Gujarat have been the best teams of the tournament; however, whosoever bats better in the game will bag the silverware as Ahmedabad is going to be a batting paradise.