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Chennai Super Kings’ yellowish outnumbered Gujarat Titans’ cosmic bluish successful the Narendra Modi Stadium stands, but it was the location squad that handsomely outscored the visiting broadside connected Thursday (May 21, 2026).
GT’s 89-run triumph not lone brightened its Qualifier 1 chances but besides knocked retired the five-time champion from IPL 2026.
True to its signifier and fame, the Titans top-order delivered the goods. Sai Sudharsan (84, 53b, 7x4, 4x6), Shubman Gill (64, 37b, 7x4, 3x6), and Jos Buttler (57 n.o., 27b, 5x4, 4x6) displayed batsmanship of the highest bid arsenic the hosts amassed 229 for four.
The GT openers began with their emblematic elegance, hitting the archetypal six lone successful the past implicit of the PowerPlay. The 2nd signifier of the innings, however, had much power-hitting. While Gill’s archetypal six disconnected Noor Ahmad placed him successful the 6000-run nine successful T20s, the 2nd maximum disconnected the Afghan spinner signalled the GT captain’s 23-ball half-century.
Gurjapneet Singh could person removed Gill had CSK gone for a reappraisal for caught-behind. The Super Kings players’ absorption erstwhile replays confirmed that the 26-year-old had caught an borderline encompassed the communicative of the match.
Sai Sudharsan rapidly shifted gears arsenic GT reached the 100-run people successful the 10th over. It was besides the 10th clip Sai Sudharsan and Gill breached the three-figure obstruction arsenic partners, putting them level with the Royal Challengers Bengaluru duo of Virat Kohli and A.B. de Villiers for astir 100-plus stands successful the IPL.
Gill’s departure successful the 13th implicit did not impact the scoring rate. In fact, Buttler lone enhanced it; his brutal range-hitting provided the finishing footwear to GT’s innings.
The run-chase — which started with Super Kings being reduced to 29 for 3 wrong 3 overs and 63 for 5 successful 7 — was virtually non-existent earlier Shivam Dube’s 17-ball 47 (4x4, 4x6) injected immoderate beingness into the pursuit.
However, erstwhile Dube was sent backmost by Rashid Khan with the scoreboard speechmaking 116 for six, CSK’s destiny was each but sealed. The aboriginal harm inflicted by Mohammed Siraj (three for 26) and Kagiso Rabada (three for 32) proved excessively overmuch arsenic the Chennai outfit was bundled retired for 140.
