The first match of IPL 2023 will see a fight between the guru and the disciple.

On one side will be the captain of Chennai Super Kings, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and on the other will be the captain of Gujarat Titans, Hardik Pandya.

In the 16th season of IPL, both these teams will play the inaugural match.

This match will be played at Ahmedabad on 31st March tournament will start at 7:30 PM

Both teams will face each other for the third time in the IPL.

Both the last matches were won by Gujarat Titans.

This match is going to be important for Chennai Super Kings. Dhoni's fans will look to win this match and do better than the defending champions.

Conversely, Gujarat will be eyeing a 3-0 lead.

GT took on CSK for the first time in the 29th IPL 2022, where skipper Hardik Pandya was unavailable.

In such a situation, Rashid Khan captained and won the toss and match.