Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

Across the last three meetings, GT lead CSK 2-1. In the most recent clash, GT won by 8 wickets with 20 balls remaining after restricting CSK to 158/7 and then chasing 162/2. That result was driven by GT completing the chase with significant time to spare. The other two results in this set include one heavy CSK win and one GT win, so the outcomes have swung between one-sided finishes.

GTGujarat Titans 162/2

CSChennai Super Kings 158/7

2026-04-26 · GT won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

GTGujarat Titans 147/10

CSChennai Super Kings 230/5

2025-05-25 · CSK won by 83 runs

GTGujarat Titans 231/3

CSChennai Super Kings 196/8

2024-05-10 · GT won by 35 runs

Gujarat Titans

GT are #2 in the IPL regular season with 16 points and are currently in the playoff zone. Their last three matches include two big wins by 82 runs and 77 runs, followed by a 29-run loss. The most telling recent result was conceding 247/2 and losing by 29 runs against KKR.

GTGujarat Titans 218/4

KKKolkata Knight Riders 247/2

2026-05-16 · KKR won by 29 runs

GTGujarat Titans 168/5

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 86/10

2026-05-12 · GT won by 82 runs

GTGujarat Titans 229/4

RRRajasthan Royals 152/10

2026-05-09 · GT won by 77 runs

Chennai Super Kings

CSK are #7 in the IPL regular season with 12 points. Their last three matches show two defeats followed by a win, including a 1-run loss while chasing 181. The most telling recent result was losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 5 wickets with 6 balls remaining after making 180/7.

CSChennai Super Kings 180/7

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 181/5

2026-05-18 · SRH won by 5 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

CSChennai Super Kings 187/5

LSLucknow Super Giants 188/3

2026-05-15 · LSG won by 7 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

CSChennai Super Kings 208/5

LSLucknow Super Giants 203/8

2026-05-10 · CSK won by 5 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models favour GT, with GT projected at 59–71% and a 66% model average. Bookmakers agree, pricing GT at 56% (1.72) vs CSK at 44% (2.14). Key stats lean GT 5-2 overall, led by advantages in points, NRR, Elo, and the last-three head-to-head. The swing factors flagged in the data are GT’s stronger season indicators and CSK’s recent results trend.

Sudharsan’s anchor, GT’s surge

Sai Sudharsan batted like the innings had a metronome, then a switch, and Gujarat Titans rode that control to an 89-run win over Chennai Super Kings. His 85 off 53, backed by Shubman Gill’s 64 off 37 and Jos Buttler’s late 57 off 27, pushed GT to 229/4 and left CSK needing a perfect chase. It never arrived: the visitors’ early intent was snuffed out by a flurry of wickets, and the chase unravelled into a 140 all-out in 13.4 overs.

Powerplay wickets broke CSK

The match swung in the first six overs of CSK’s reply. They raced to 58, but the cost was four wickets in the powerplay, turning a brisk start into a scramble for survival. From there, the middle overs became damage control rather than pursuit: only 82 runs came between overs 7 and 13, with set batters unable to build. The chase’s brief resistance came through a 53-run stand between Shivam Dube and Dewald Brevis, but once it ended, the tail had no runway and no time.

Sudharsan, Gill set the tone

Sudharsan’s value was in pacing: he held the middle overs together before accelerating, while Gill’s early strike-rate ensured GT were ahead of the game without losing shape. Buttler then turned the last five overs into a launchpad, ensuring the target was beyond a par chase. With the ball, Mohammed Siraj’s 3 for 26 set the squeeze, Kagiso Rabada’s 3 for 32 kept striking as CSK searched for momentum, and Rashid Khan’s 3 for 18 finished the job with ruthless speed.

Pre-match edges played out

The pre-game lean towards GT was rooted in steadier season form and home comfort, and the match followed that script. Their top order didn’t just score — it controlled risk: 62/0 in the powerplay and 111/1 through the middle meant CSK’s bowlers were constantly defending rather than attacking. CSK, coming in with patchier recent results, needed early wickets to keep 230 within reach; instead, they lost early wickets themselves, and the chase became a high-wire act from ball one.