Gujarat Titans' Shubman Gill plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on March 31, 2023. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
Ahmedabad: Holders Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in the opening match of the Indian Premier League in front of more than 100,000 spectators in Ahmedabad on Friday.
Gujarat kept Chennai to 178-7 despite Ruturaj Gaikwad's 92 and then Shubman Gill made 63 to help chase down the target with four balls to spare at the world's biggest cricket stadium with an official capacity of 132,000 people.
The record for the largest crowd in a T20 match was recorded last year when 101,566 people witnessed Gujarat lift the title at the same venue.
