New Delhi: Only a few days are left for the start of IPL 2023. The first match will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans. The command of Chennai will be in the hands of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, while Hardik Pandya will bear the burden of Titans. Last year, Hardik Pandya’s team Gujarat did the trick of winning the trophy in its very first season. But this time things may be different. Because there can be bad luck for Hardik and both.

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Actually, whichever team has played an open match in IPL. She has been able to become IPL champion only 5 times so far. Compared to 15 seasons, this figure is very bad. Such a feat happened for the first time when Chennai defeated RCB in the final in 2011. In that season, Chennai played the opening match with KKR. Then in 2014, KKR defeated Punjab in the final. In that season, KKR defeated Mumbai in the opening match. Then in the years 2015, 2018 and 2020 only a team playing the opening match became the champion. Altogether this has happened 5 times.

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Dhoni-led Chennai Super has Also Won the trophy 4 times

Mumbai Indians have won the title for the most number of times in IPL history. Mumbai has won the trophy in the years 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020. He has won all these trophies under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. The same Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super has also won the trophy 4 times.

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First Match Will be held in Ahmedabad

The first match of IPL 2023 will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. This is the home ground of the Gujarat Titans team. On March 31, this match will be played from 7:30 pm.