Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are all set to take on Gujarat Titans (GT) in the final game of their IPL 2026 league campaign. Both sides will be aiming for a win, but for different causes. While GT will hope to make their place in the top two permanent, CSK will be looking to cash in on their very slim chances of qualifying for the IPL 2026 playoffs. Hence, this match tonight at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad will be a big contest.
CSK have 12 points on the board. To qualify for the playoffs, they would need to win this game, and hope that Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) lose their final league games. In that case, they would also look to go past the Net Run Rate of DC. Only in that scenario can KKR qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs.
CSK will also be without the services of MS Dhoni, as reports have stated that he might have flown back to Ranchi as he is still nursing a finger injury.
GT Vs CSK Match Details:
Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Match Time: 7.30 PM IST
Toss Time: 7 PM IST
GT Vs CSK Match Prediction
GT holds a significant home-ground advantage in Ahmedabad and carries the psychological edge of having already defeated CSK earlier this season. In that previous matchup, GT’s pace attack, led by Kagiso Rabada, rattled the Chennai batters early on, while Sai Sudharsan’s explosive batting made quick work of the run chase.
GT possesses the firepower to overpower their opponents again. While you can never completely count out a squad with CSK’s pedigree, the Titans simply have too much momentum and home-field dominance working in their favor tonight.
GT Vs CSK Squads
Chennai Super Kings Squad: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan, Gurjapneet Singh, Akash Madhwal, Zakary Foulkes, MS Dhoni, Matt Henry, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Kuldip Yadav, Macneil Noronha, Dian Forester
Gujarat Titans Squad: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Prasidh Krishna, Kulwant Khejroliya, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Luke Wood, Shahrukh Khan, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma, Connor Esterhuizen.
