IPL 2023 Qualifier 1, CSK vs GT Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

Gujarat Titans (GT) will take on Chennai Super Kings in Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2023 on Tuesday, May 23, at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Both teams met each other in the inauguration match of the ongoing IPL at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, where the Gujarat Titans defeated the Chennai Super Kings by five wickets 

Chennai Super Kings will be coming into the contest after defeating Delhi Capitals. Each and every individual has stepped up in different situations for CSK. The openers were very consistent as both Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad aggregated 585 and 504 runs, respectively, in 14 matches. Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, and MS Dhoni all came up with a few good cameos whenever needed. In the bowling department, Tushar Deshpande has picked 20 wickets, and Jadeja has picked 17 wickets. CSK would look to beat defending champions Gujarat Titans and make their way to the direct finals.

On the other hand, Gujarat Titans will be coming into the contest after defeating Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous game. Shubman Gill is in great touch for GT and has aggregated 680 runs in 14 games at an average of 56.66 and an excellent strike rate of 152.46; also, Gill has smashed back-to-back centuries in the ongoing league. In the bowling department, Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan have both picked 24 wickets each. GT would also look beat CSK and make their way to  
direct finals. 

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Qualifier 1 between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2023:

Head-to-Head: Both CSK and GT met each other thrice in IPL, and GT has won all three occasions

2 -Ravindra Jadeja (98) is two hits away from completing 100 sixes in a cash-rich league. 

1 -MS Dhoni (349) requires 1 four to get to 350 fours in the league. 

1 – Ravindra Jadeja (149) is one scalp away from reaching 150 wickets in the cash-rich league. 

5 – Ambati Rayudu (495) is five fours short of completing 500 fours in T20s cricket. 

8 - Ambati Rayudu (5992) needs 8 runs to reach 6000 in T20 cricket. 

78 – Ajinkya Rahane (5922) is 78 runs short of reaching 6000 runs in T20 cricket. 

1 -Ruturaj Gaikwad (149) is one four away from reaching 150 fours in IPL. 

2 – Hardik Pandya (148) needs two scalps to reach 150 wickets in T20s. 

41 – Shubman Gill (3459) needs 41 runs to complete 3500 runs in the T20. 

8 -Shubman Gill (342) needs eight fours to complete 350 fours in T20 cricket 

8 - Vijay Shankar (42) needs eight sixes to complete 50 maximums in IPL. 

7 -Ajinkya Rahane (93) needs seven sixes to complete 100 maximums in IPL. 

1 – Alzarri Joseph (99) needs one wicket to get to 100 scalps in T20s.