The opening match of Indian Premier League 2023 is set to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. Both teams would be eager to start the tournament on a winning note.
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Ahmedabad hosted the final of the last season, and this year a total of seven home matches of Gujarat Titans will be played here. This tournament is returning to a home-away format after four years. The city also looks like the favourite to host the final of the season as well.
This is the biggest cricket ground in the world in terms of capacity, and the franchise will definitely get monetary benefitted from this. Looking at the conditions in Ahmedabad, we can expect some brilliant encounters on this track throughout the season.
Ahmedabad Stadium Average Score T20 (Updated on April 15, 2023)
Ahmedabad’s track has generally been a good one to bat on, but the same does not reflect in the IPL matches that have been played here. A total of seven IPL matches have been played in Narendra Modi Stadium so far (This stadium was earlier known as Motera and only matches of Narendra Modi Stadium are being taken care of), five in 2021, final of IPL 2022 and two in IPL 2023. The average first-innings IPL score here has been 162 runs.
Out of eight matches, six matches have been won by the chasing teams. India and Titans batter Shubman Gill scored a century in the last T20I match he played here against New Zealand recently. The average first innings score in T20Is here has been 183 runs, which proves that this track is great for the batters.
Ahmedabad highest successful IPL run chase (Updated on April 15, 2023)
The highest successful IPL run-chase here has been achieved by Kolkata Knight Riders against Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022. Gujarat scored 204/4 in the first innings, where batter Sai Sudarsan and Vijay Shankar scored half-centuries.
In reply, Kolkata chased the target on the last ball with three wickets to spare. Batter Rinku Singh scored five consecutive sixes in the end to seal the win.