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In the IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Gujarat Titans (GT) emerged victorious by 89 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
After suffering a defeat, CSK`s skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad said, “Yes, also keeping in mind, we wanted to kind of chase whatever the total is as early as possible. And, obviously, when you chasing 230, anyways in 20 overs, it`s not going to be easy with the kind of bowling attack they have. But, just why don`t give it a shot and, just go out there and express. And obviously, credit to them. They outplayed us in all departments. (any regrets on fielding first?) Not really, actually. I thought it was a bit spongy to start with. Obviously, they got off to a good start. A few errors in our bowling, we didn`t execute that well in the powerplay, especially to both of them. And, once their openers, they get going, it`s very hard to stop them. So, obviously, even in between, there were phases where we could have capitalised, we could have restricted them to 200. But, we failed to do that today”.
“(On the season as a whole) Well, tough season to start, especially the hat-trick of losses. And then after that, once we found that momentum, obviously we found guys playing at the right spot, the right combination, everything started working. And then obviously, a couple of injuries again and again. Didn`t really help much, especially missing out Jamie and, you know, another all-rounder in Ramakrishna Ghosh, kind of unsettled our playing 12. We were always playing a batter short or, playing a bowler short in whatever last three games we played. So obviously, not many people actually buy the fact that we are a young team, we are in a transition phase and, not a lot of players who are experienced enough, especially in the toughest competition. But the given the fact that, more than eight to ten players who have… played just below the 20 games, it`s good to have that exposure for them, especially this year. We got to know what are the areas we are lacking and definitely still to get those six wins, on the road and some couple of great wins as well. So really proud of the unit. They were few games, as I said, you know, when we travelled to Hyderabad, we missed out on chasing 80 in 10 overs and then even last time when we played in Chennai, we could have restricted them to 180. So, couple of games where we could have just got over the line, failed to do that, but still, very much proud,” he added.
IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans: Match summary
With an aim of chasing the target of 230 runs, Chennai`s wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson was dismissed on a one-ball duck. Fellow opening batsman Matt Short departed on 24 runs in 14 balls, which included three boundaries and a maximum.
Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad returned to the pavilion on 16 runs in seven balls, with the help of a boundary and two maximums. Urvil Patel registered a two-ball duck. Impact Player, Kartik Sharma, lost his wicket after scoring 19 runs in 15 balls, which also included three boundaries.
Dewald Brevis was also dismissed for eight runs, which came in 10 balls. Shivam Dube missed his well-deserved half-century by just three runs. Facing 17 balls, he accumulated 47 runs, with the help of four boundaries and the same number of maximums.
Anshul Kamboj scored 19 runs in eight balls, including a boundary and two maximums. Noor Ahmad and Spencer Johnson registered one and zero runs. Noor faced five balls, whereas Spencer played just one ball. Mukesh Choudhary stayed unbeaten on two runs in two balls.
Gujarat`s Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada, and Rashid Khan claimed three wickets each. Arshad Khan, Jason Holder, and Impact Player Prasidh Krishna went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against CSK.
Earlier, having been put to bat first, Gujarat Titans` (GT) captain Shubman Gill played a knock of 64 runs off 37 deliveries, laced with seven boundaries and three maximums.
Fellow opening batsman Sai Sudharsan delivered a glorious knock of 84 runs in 53 balls. His knock included seven boundaries and four maximums.
Later, wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler garnered an unbeaten 57 runs in just 27 balls, with the help of five boundaries and four maximums. Rahul Tewatia was dismissed on a one-ball duck. Washington Sundar departed on seven runs in three balls, including a maximum. With this, the Titans posted a total of 229 runs for the loss of four wickets against the Super Kings.
Chennai`s Spencer Johnson managed to pick up one wicket by conceding 47 runs in four overs. Anshul Kamboj returned with the figures of one wicket for 56 runs in four overs. Mukesh Choudhary also chipped in with one wicket by giving away 36 runs in his spell of four overs. Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad, and Shivam Dube went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against GT.
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