Today, the seventh match of the IPL 17 season is set to ignite the chidambaram Stadium as the chennai Super Kings lock horns with the gujarat Titans. Both teams, occupying the top two spots in the indian Premier League 2023 season, have already tasted victory in this edition.
Chennai kicked off their campaign by triumphing over the royal challengers Bangalore, courtesy of an outstanding spell by Mustafizur Rahman, who claimed crucial wickets including Kohli, du Plessis, Patidar, and Green. Additionally, deepak chahar accounted for the dangerous Maxwell.
Meanwhile, Rachin ravindra made a dazzling debut in the IPL with a blistering 37 off 15 balls, supported by a solid partnership between shivam dube and ravindra Jadeja. gujarat, on the other hand, overcame the five-time champions Mumbai, with Sai sudarshan and Shubman Gill leading the charge with scores of 45 and 31 respectively.
Their pace battery, spearheaded by Azmatullah Omarzai, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, and Spencer Johnson, collectively bagged 8 wickets. Though the spin duo of Sai kishore and Rashid Khan didn't take many wickets, they maintained control over the middle overs. Looking at past encounters, gujarat has a slight edge over chennai, having won three out of their five encounters.
Notably, at the chidambaram Stadium, pacers have dominated, claiming 506 wickets compared to spinners' 331, while teams batting first have a marginally better record with 46 wins against 31 for chasing teams.
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