

Match Prediction
CSK teen aur teams ke saath lone remaining playoff spot ke liye battle kar rahe hain aur race mein bane rehne ke liye unhe ek convincing win chahiye. Agar Rajasthan Royals aur Punjab Kings dono apne final matches haar jaate hain, aur agar Kolkata Knight Riders apne bache hue do mein se max sirf ek hi jeet paate hain, tab CSK ka win enough ho sakta hai. GT paanch seasons mein apne fourth playoffs mein ja chuke hain aur win se top-two finish ka push aur strong hota hai. Agar GT lose karte hain, tab bhi woh second reh sakte hain agar Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad ko beat kar de.
Toss & Conditions
Head-to-Head
Last three meetings mein GT, CSK ke against 2-1 lead karta hai. Most recent clash mein GT ne 8 wickets se win kiya with 20 balls remaining, pehle CSK ko 158/7 par restrict karke aur phir 162/2 chase karke. Yeh result basically isliye aaya kyunki GT ne chase kaafi time to spare ke saath complete kar liya. Is set ke baaki do results mein ek heavy CSK win aur ek GT win tha, toh outcomes one-sided finishes ke beech swing hue hain.
Gujarat Titans
GT IPL regular season mein #2 par hai 16 points ke saath aur abhi playoff zone mein hai. Unke last three matches mein do big wins aaye 82 runs aur 77 runs se, uske baad 29-run loss. Sabse telling recent result yeh tha ki KKR ke against 247/2 concede karke 29 runs se lose ho gaye.
Chennai Super Kings
CSK IPL regular season mein #7 par hai 12 points ke saath. Unke last three matches mein do defeats ke baad ek win aaya, jisme 181 chase karte hue 1-run loss bhi include hai. Sabse telling recent result yeh tha ki 180/7 banane ke baad Sunrisers Hyderabad se 5 wickets se haar gaye with 6 balls remaining.
Playing XI
News & Facts
- CSK are battling with three other teams for the lone remaining playoff spot and must first secure a convincing win.
- If CSK win, that may only be enough if Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings both lose their final matches, while Kolkata Knight Riders win no more than one of their remaining two.
- If CSK lose, it would confirm a third straight season without a playoff appearance.
- For GT, a win strengthens their push for a top-two finish; if they lose, they may still be second only if Royal Challengers Bengaluru beat Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Rashid Khan conceded 57 runs in four wicketless overs against KKR in his last game, his most expensive IPL figures.
Key Stats
Verdict
All four models GT ko favour karte hain, jahan GT 59–71% projected hai aur 66% model average hai. Bookmakers bhi agree karte hain: GT 56% (1.72) vs CSK 44% (2.14). Key stats overall GT ko 5-2 lean karte hain, points, NRR, Elo, aur last-three head-to-head ke advantages ke saath. Data mein jo swing factors flag hue hain woh hain GT ke stronger season indicators aur CSK ka 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.
KKKolkata Knight Riders
247/2
GTGujarat Titans
218/4
GTGujarat Titans
168/5
SRSunrisers Hyderabad
86/10
RRRajasthan Royals
152/10
GTGujarat Titans
229/4
GTGujarat Titans
167/6
PBPunjab Kings
163/9
GTGujarat Titans
158/6
RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
155/10
GTGujarat Titans
162/2
CSChennai Super Kings
158/7
RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
206/5
GTGujarat Titans
205/3
GTGujarat Titans
100/10
MIMumbai Indians
199/5
GTGujarat Titans
181/5
KKKolkata Knight Riders
180/10
LSLucknow Super Giants
164/8
GTGujarat Titans
165/3
GT5
CS4
GTGujarat Titans
162/2
CSChennai Super Kings
158/7
GTGujarat Titans
147/10
CSChennai Super Kings
230/5
GTGujarat Titans
231/3
CSChennai Super Kings
196/8
CSChennai Super Kings
206/6
GTGujarat Titans
143/8
CSChennai Super Kings
171/5
GTGujarat Titans
214/4
GTGujarat Titans
157/10
CSChennai Super Kings
172/7
GTGujarat Titans
182/5
CSChennai Super Kings
178/7
CSChennai Super Kings
133/5
GTGujarat Titans
137/3
GTGujarat Titans
170/7
CSChennai Super Kings
169/5
CSChennai Super Kings
180/7
SRSunrisers Hyderabad
181/5
LSLucknow Super Giants
188/3
CSChennai Super Kings
187/5
CSChennai Super Kings
208/5
LSLucknow Super Giants
203/8
DCDelhi Capitals
155/7
CSChennai Super Kings
159/2
CSChennai Super Kings
160/2
MIMumbai Indians
159/7
GTGujarat Titans
162/2
CSChennai Super Kings
158/7
MIMumbai Indians
104/10
CSChennai Super Kings
207/6
SRSunrisers Hyderabad
194/9
CSChennai Super Kings
184/8
CSChennai Super Kings
192/5
KKKolkata Knight Riders
160/7
CSChennai Super Kings
212/1
DCDelhi Capitals
189/10
RCB
13
9-4
18
GT
13
8-5
16
SRH
13
8-5
16
RR
13
7-6
14
PBKS
13
6-6
13
KKR
13
6-6
13
CSK
13
6-7
12
DC
13
6-7
12
MI
13
4-9
8
LSG
13
4-9
8
RCB
13
9
4
—
+1.044
18
GT
13
8
5
—
+0.400
16
SRH
13
8
5
—
+0.350
16
RR
13
7
6
—
+0.083
14
PBKS
13
6
6
1
+0.227
13
KKR
13
6
6
1
+0.011
13
CSK
13
6
7
—
-0.016
12
DC
13
6
7
—
-0.871
12
MI
13
4
9
—
-0.510
8
LSG
13
4
9
—
-0.639
8
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