IPL 2023 Week One Analysis And Full Schedule Of Week Two Matches. On our screens and digital gadgets, the IPL is roaring, with intense matches and players launching valiant sixes. In the first game of IPL 2023, defending champion Gujarat Titans defeated Chennai Super Kings by a margin of five wickets.
We can claim that the IPL hasn’t disappointed yet after week 1. Undoubtedly, the IPL had several moments during the first week alone that had spectators on the edge of their seats. Week one matches are thrilling and induce shivers. Some games were too close to call, while others were too simple. Emerging players are already in the mood to play some gruesome cricket.
IPL 2023 purple cap holder Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kyle Mayers, Shikhar Dhawan has shown their class where as Mark Wood, Rashid Khan, Ravi Bishnoi has impressed with their bowling skill.
Entering week two is just as thrilling as week one, if not more so. We have several highly entertaining games in week 2, including “The Battle of the Titans” from the IPL. The Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings “EL CLASSICO” of the IPL will take place at Wankhede Stadium on April 8.
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Week 2 Matches Schedule Of IPL 2023
| Date & Time | Match | Venue |
| 7th April 2023 7:30pm | Lucknow Super Giants VS Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ekana Sports City, Lucknow |
| 8th April 2023 3:30pm | Rajasthan Royals VS Delhi Capitals | Barsapara Stadium, Guwahati, Assam |
| 8th April 2023 7:30pm | Mumbai Indians VS Chennai Super Kings | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| 9th April 2023 3:30pm | Gujarat Titans VS Kolkata Knight Riders | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, Gujarat |
| 9th April 2023 7:30pm | Sunrisers Hyderabad VS Punjab Kings | Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Hyderabad |
| 10th April 2023 7:30pm | Royal Challenger Bangalore VS Lucknow Super Giants | Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
| 11th April. 2023 7:30pm | Delhi Capitals VS Mumbai Indians | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi |
| 12th April 2023 7:30pm | Chennai Super Kings Vs Rajasthan Royals | Chepauk Stadium, Chennai |
| 13th April 2023 | Punjab Kings VS Gujarat Titans | Mohali Stadium |
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Analysis of Week 1 Of IPL 2023
IPL 2023’s first week saw Virat Kohli dominate, Gujarat Titans take the top spot, while Mumbai Indians (MI) fail to break their opening-week curse.
RR, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Gujarat Titans (GT), Punjab Kings (PBKS), and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) all started the IPL 2023 season on a winning note after each of the 10 teams had played a game. Nonetheless, week 2 concludes with MI & SRH playing just one match each while other 8 teams played two games each.
As stated in the beginning of this post, the first game. Going on to the second game, Punjab Kings and KKR faced off in the season’s first double header, with PKBS defeating KKR by 7 runs DLS technique.
Lucknow Super Giants defeated Delhi Capitals by 50 runs in the third match of the IPL 2023. Match 4 begins with Rajasthan Royals scoring 203 runs and three fifties from their batsmen to defeat SRH by 72 runs.
Match 5 was the last match of the double header weekend, and King Kohli was in classic form, defeating the Mumbai Indians. MI batted first and set a target of 171, which was chased down in only 17 overs.
CSK and LSG met in IPL 2023 match 6, and Chennai was back in Chepauk stadium after 1426 days. Chants of Dhoni-Dhoni were on the ground when CSK took the field. Ruturaj put on another spectacular performance, but the man of the evening, MS Dhoni, stole the stage by only playing three balls, two of which were six. CSK defeated LSG by 12 runs.
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Gujarat Titans maintained their winning streak in game 7 of the 2023 IPL, defeating Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets. In the eighth game, Punjab Kings beat Rajasthan Royals.
RCB was defeated by Kolkata Knight Riders in the last game of week 1. As the top order of KKR was about to crumble, “Lord” Shardul Thakur got on the gloves and scored a miraculous 68 Runs. When Kohli got out, RCB collapsed after a strong start. Suyash Sharma, a debutant, grabbed three wickets and Varun Chakraborty took 4.
