Toss & Conditions

The match will be played on pitch no. 6, where teams batting first have won 3 of the last 5 IPL games on this surface. ESPN says there is a case to bat first after winning the toss for this afternoon match.

Head-to-Head

CSK lead the last 3 H2Hs 2-1, winning by 63 runs (26 Mar 2024) and 83 runs (25 May 2025) while GT won by 35 runs (10 May 2024).

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

CSChennai Super Kings 206/6

GTGujarat Titans 143/8

2024-03-26 · CSK won by 63 runs

Gujarat Titans

GT are #7 on 6 points in the IPL regular season with a 3W-4L record and NRR -0.790, currently outside the playoff zone. Their last three results are L vs RCB (lost by 5 wickets), L vs MI (lost by 99 runs), and W vs KKR (won by 5 wickets).

GTGujarat Titans 205/3

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 206/5

2026-04-24 · RCB won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

GTGujarat Titans 100/10

MIMumbai Indians 199/5

2026-04-20 · MI won by 99 runs

GTGujarat Titans 181/5

KKKolkata Knight Riders 180/10

2026-04-17 · GT won by 5 wickets (with 2 balls remaining)

Chennai Super Kings

CSK are #5 on 6 points in the IPL regular season with a 3W-4L record and NRR +0.118, currently in the playoff zone. Their last three results are W vs MI (won by 103 runs), L vs SRH (lost by 10 runs), and W vs KKR (won by 32 runs).

CSChennai Super Kings 207/6

MIMumbai Indians 104/10

2026-04-23 · CSK won by 103 runs

CSChennai Super Kings 184/8

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 194/9

2026-04-18 · SRH won by 10 runs

CSChennai Super Kings 192/5

KKKolkata Knight Riders 160/7

2026-04-14 · CSK won by 32 runs

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

Key Stats favor CSK 4-3, driven by better NRR (+0.12 vs -0.79), stronger last-3 winrate (66% vs 33%), and better death economy (8.8 vs 11.0), while GT edge Elo (1479 vs 1474) and powerplay/middle economy. The model consensus is split: ML favors GT 57%, but AI 1, AI 2, and Math favor CSK (56%, 56%, 51%), with the model average CSK 52% vs GT 48%. Bookmakers lean GT at 54% (1.79) vs CSK 46% (2.04), but the decisive factors in the data lean to CSK via NRR and recent winrate.

Gujarat Titans made light work of 159, beating Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets with 20 balls to spare as they cruised to 162/2 in 16.4 overs. The game swung hard in the first six overs of CSK’s innings: they slumped to 28/3 in the powerplay at 4.7 an over, putting immediate pressure on a line-up that never fully recovered. CSK did rally through the middle and late overs to reach 158/7, but GT’s chase was defined by a dominant 97-run stand between Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler that took the contest away before the death overs even arrived.

Pre-match numbers leaned slightly towards CSK on recent form (2 wins in their last 3 vs GT’s 1) and a projected edge at the death (expected death economy 8.81 vs GT’s 10.96), while GT held a narrow Elo advantage (1479 to 1474) and better powerplay/middle control. Reality flipped the script early: GT’s bowlers strangled CSK in the powerplay, forcing 3 wickets for just 28, and their top-end pace delivered value—Kagiso Rabada’s 3/25 at 6.2 an over and Mohammed Siraj’s 1/23 at 5.8 undercut CSK’s platform. CSK did win the death phase with 56/2 at 14.0 an over, but it was recovery rather than dominance.

Sudharsan was the match-winner, blasting 87 off 46 balls at a strike rate of 189 to turn a chase of 159 into a canter; he controlled the middle overs as GT scored 99/1 in that phase at 9.9 an over. Buttler’s 39 off 30 provided stability, and the 97-run partnership ensured GT never needed a high-risk finish (they took 8/1 in the brief death phase at 12.0). For CSK, Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 74 off 60 (SR 123) and a best stand of 58 with Shivam Dube were the backbone of 158/7, but the slow start and early damage left too much for the bowlers to defend.