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Rabada and Sudharsan crush CSK

CSK got off to the worst possible start and couldn't challenge GT despite Gaikwad batting through the innings

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Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

B Sai Sudharsan
87(46) 4x4 - 7x6
Control %86%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 21 runs
  • 0x4 - 3x6
19 8 3 10 16 12 17 2
RD Gaikwad
RD Gaikwad
74(60) 6x4 - 4x6
Control %79%
  • Productive Shot
  • off drive
  • 16 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
3 10 4 2 5 14 7 29

Best performances - Bowlers

K Rabada
K Rabada
O4
M0
R25
W3
Eco6.25
RHB
OFFLEG
2W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
Arshad Khan
O4
M0
R43
W2
Eco10.75
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W

Match Details

Toss

Gujarat Titans , elected to field first

Player Of The Match

Season

Hours of play (local time)

15.30 start, First Session 15.30-17.00, Interval 17.00-17.15, Second Session 17.15-18.45

Match days

26 April 2026 - day/night match (20-over match)

TV Umpires

Reserve Umpire

Match Referee

Points

Gujarat Titans 2, Chennai Super Kings 0

Scorer: Sudeep Poojar | Commentator: Ashish Pant

Righto, with that Gujarat Titans move to fifth on the points table and CSK have dropped down to sixth. If you missed any of the action, Alagappan's report has you covered. We're not done yet, though. The LSG-KKR clash is in full flow with the LSG bowlers starting well. So hop onto the other tab to follow Shashwat on comms there. Till, then this is me Ashish Pant, signing off on behalf of Ekanth, Sudeep and Thilak. Ciao!

Kagiso Rabada is the player of the match: I actually didn't feel I started pretty well. That's how cricket goes. I am glad to play a part to take the team acroos the line. We needed the two points. [Is it clicking?] 100% yeah, it is and it's just about maintaining that and staying ahead of the game. So yeah, simply to answer that, it's clicking. How do you stay ahead of the game?] I guess it's just not taking anything for granted. Sticking with your process and always looking to improve. The day that you stop looking to improve is the day that you retire. [Combination with Mohamed Siraj and the other seamers] Yeah, a lot of fast bowlers, that's been a clear tactic of Gujarat over the years, playing at Ahmedabad. So it's nice to see the fast bowlers union coming together and yeah, it's been working thus far. I think we've been taking a lot of wickets, but at the same time, we need to find ways to contain too. So it's been a really, really lovely journey I guess that we've had so far.

GT captain, Shubman Gill: [On the win] Very happy. To get a win like that in this part of India, I am very happy. Apart from the last four or five overs, it was a complete performance. [Toss] I was a little confused whether to bowl or bat but we bowled well in the powerplay. If I have to be critical, finishing an innings has been a problem. [On Rashid bowling one over] There was confusion in the middle, when Dube came in, I thought should we bowl Washy, but the game was in our hand. He [Suthar] bowled a decent last over, gave 12 or 13. Pretty good effort from us. [On Sai Sudharsan] He is batting brilliantly. It [form] was always with him. All about spending the time in the crease

Presentation time

B Sai Sudharsan: Feels very grateful. Very happy, not a lot of words at the moment, I was overwhelmed. [On his innings] Just getting the confidence from the last innings, keeping this innings as fresh as possible. I just wanted to take the confidence from the last innings to this innings. [Pitch in second innings] I felt it slightly got better but first six overs, it was tough. Shubi [Shubman Gill] played an extraordinary cameo. [Playing late] When I am hitting the ball well, then I play late. [Plans tonight] Will go to my favourite tea shop and spend some time there with bun maska and chai

CSK captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad: [First innings where CSK lost] Sometimes I hate to assess, it 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. [Pitch] 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 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. [His innings] I got off to a really good start, and then I thought to keep up the momentum. But after the wickets fell, I though to build a partnership. I then just wanted to take my time and rotate the strike. Any other pitch, any other day, I would have rotated the strike. Once I got hit, I just thought let's keep going. [Team tactics] We were batting well, so once we cross the powerplay, we thought let's get a bowler in, Mukesh was supposed to come in. But we lost wickets and had to bring Sarfaraz in.

7.10pm Chennai boy Sai Sudharsan has continued his stellar run to down CSK at home, giving GT an important win. A target of 159 was going to be tricky on a two-paced Chennai surface but local boy BSS and Shubman Gill for GT off to a quick start. Even when Gill fell, BSS did not lose focus. He struck 87 off 46 balls, his innings laced with seven sixes and four fours. Buttler also played his part as GT got over the line comfortably.

16.4
6
Hosein to Buttler, SIX, That's that! GT back to winning ways after two defeats; CSK lose at home. Buttler hits the winning runs. Fullish on the stumps, he jumps down the track and smacks this straight down the ground for a big six. GT win by eight wickets with 20 balls to spare.
16.3
1
Hosein to Washington Sundar, 1 run, Dragged down outside off, he pulls to deep midwicket to get off the mark

Here's Washington Sundar

16.2
W
Hosein to Sai Sudharsan, OUT, A little too late, but Brevis has taken a stunner to see the back of Sai Sudharsan. Dragged down outside off, he absolutely shellacks the pull to the right of Brevis at deep midwicket, who runs to his right, flings out both hands and takes an excellent diving catch.

B Sai Sudharsan c Brevis b Hosein 87 (88m 46b 4x4 7x6) SR: 189.13

16.1
1
Hosein to Buttler, 1 run, Flatter on middle and leg, he works this to deep backward square leg

Last over of the chase? GT need 5 runs in 24 balls.

Joint most sixes for Sai Sudharsan, had hit 7 vs CSK in 2024.

END OF OVER:
16 | 16 Runs | GT: 154/1 (5 runs required from 24 balls, RR: 9.62, RRR: 1.25)

  • Sai Sudharsan87 (45b)
  • Jos Buttler32 (28b)
  • Gurjapneet Singh3-0-36-0
  • Noor Ahmad4-0-29-1

Jainendra: "I know people are comparing Gaikwad innings with GT batters and some criticism should definitely go to him for playing those many dot balls. But just look at other batters of CSK in first 10, the conditions were significantly tougher."

15.6
6
Gurjapneet Singh to Sai Sudharsan, SIX, HELPED INTO THE STANDS! The Chennai boy is reigning supreme for the Titans. Back of a hand slower ball on his hips, he gets inside the line and helps this over deep backward square leg. SEVENTH six for Sudharsan.
15.5
1
Gurjapneet Singh to Buttler, 1 run, Fullish in length on the pads of Buttler who clips to deep midwicket

Arun Prakash: "MI beat GT, CSK beat MI, now GT beat MI. Nice triangular series between these three! "

GT 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st58Shubman GillB Sai Sudharsan
2nd97JC ButtlerB Sai Sudharsan
3rd7JC ButtlerWashington Sundar