Chennai Super Kings out of IPL 2026. (Photo- PTI)
IPL 2026, GT vs CSK: In the 66th match of IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans defeated Chennai Super Kings with an easy win at the Narendra Modi Stadium. In this match, GT batted first and scored a huge score of 229 runs for 4 wickets, in response to which CSK team was all out after scoring 140 runs. With this defeat, the journey of Chennai Super Kings team in IPL 2025 has ended. At the same time, Gujarat Titans team has become a big contender to finish in the top-2.
GT’s explosive batting
In this match, Gujarat Titans, who came to bat first after losing the toss, had a great start. The pair of captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan added 125 runs in 12.2 overs for the first wicket. Gill scored 64 runs on 37 balls, while Sudarshan was out after playing a strong innings of 84 runs on 53 balls. At the end of the innings, Jos Buttler scored unbeaten 57 runs in 27 balls, which included 5 fours and 4 sixes. With this, GT made a strong score of 229 runs in 20 overs. For CSK, Spencer Johnson, Anshul Kamboj and Mukesh Chaudhary took 1 wicket each, but no bowler could stop GT’s batting.
havoc of Gujarat bowlers
Chennai Super Kings, who set out to chase the target of 230 runs, had a very bad start. Mohammed Siraj dismissed Sanju Samson for 0 in the very first over. After this, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Urvil Patel also became victims of Siraj’s balls. Siraj broke the back of CSK by taking 3 wickets in the first 2 overs. Kagiso Rabada and Rashid Khan also bowled brilliantly. Rabada took 3 wickets and Rashid Khan also took 3 wickets.
On the other hand, for CSK, Shivam Dubey played an aggressive inning of 47 runs in 17 balls, but he too could not lead the team to victory. The entire CSK team was reduced to 140 runs in 13.4 overs. Apart from him, no other batsman could touch the 30 run mark.
