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In the IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Gujarat Titans (GT) emerged victorious by eight wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
After securing a win, GT`s skipper, Shubman Gill, expressed happiness and said that his team needs to get better at finishing the innings.
“Very happy to get a win like that in this part of India. Apart from the last four or five overs, it was a complete performance. If I have to be critical, finishing an innings has been a problem. We need to do better in that,” he said during the post-match presentation.
On the other hand, CSK`s captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad, admitted that his team lost too many wickets in their innings.
“Sometimes I hate to assess this way but it was challenging in the first innings. It was holding for the medium pacers and the bounce was up and down. We lost too many wickets but it was difficult to play some shots,” he said.
Speaking about the pitch, the captain said, “Not expected. It is hard to assess how it plays. This game we didn`t have any idea. By the time, we wanted to adapt it was too late. At the first timeout, when Flem (Stephen Fleming) came out, I told him I am trying to attack but it was tough. There was more bounce, or less bounce, and I told him I am trying to change. It just did not come good. It was just an off day and even on the field we were lethargic”.
“Any other pitch, any other day, I would have rotated the strike. Once I got hit, I just thought let`s keep going,” added Gaikwad.
IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans: Match summary
With an aim of chasing the target of 159 runs, the Titans scored 162 runs by losing two wickets in 16.4 overs.
GT`s opening batsman Sai Sudharsan delivered a stunning knock of 87 runs off 46 deliveries, laced with four boundaries and seven maximums. Captain Shubman Gill accumulated 33 runs in 23 balls, with the help of a boundary and three maximums.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler scored an unbeaten 39 runs after facing 30 balls. His knock included four boundaries and a maximum. Along with him, Washington Sundar stayed unbeaten on one run in one ball.
CSK`s Akeal Hosein and Noor Ahmad bagged one wicket each. Bowling 3.4 overs, Hosein conceded 46 runs, whereas Ahmad leaked 29 runs in four overs. Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, and Shivam Dube went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against GT.
Earlier in the first innings of the match, the Super Kings posted a total of 158 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs.
Having put to bat first, Chennai Super Kings` (CSK) wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson managed to score 11 runs in 15 balls, including two boundaries. Urvil Patel and Impact Player, Sarfaraz Khan, departed on four and zero runs, respectively. Dewald Brevis was dismissed on two runs in nine balls.
Later, Shivam Dube registered 22 runs off 17 deliveries, laced with three boundaries and a maximum. Kartik Sharma also lost his wicket after scoring 15 runs in nine balls, including three boundaries. Jamie Overton smashed 18 runs in just six balls, with the help of three boundaries and a maximum. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad delivered a crucial knock by scoring an unbeaten 74 runs off 60 deliveries. His knock also included six boundaries and four maximums. With this, the Super Kings posted a total of 158 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs against the Titans.
Gujarat Titans` (GT) pacer Kagiso Rabada returned with the figures of three wickets for 25 runs in four overs. Arshad Khan also bagged two wickets by conceding 43 runs in four overs. Mohammed Siraj and Manav Suthar also chipped in with one wicket each. Jason Holder and Rashid Khan went wicketless in the IPL 2026 match against CSK.
(With PTI Inputs)
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