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Gujarat Titans defeat Chennai Super Kings by a huge margin; CSK is knocked out of the playoff race.

Gujarat Titans (GT) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by a huge margin of 89 runs. After this loss, CSK were eliminated from the playoff race.

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Published May 22, 2026, 12:49:01 AM | Updated May 22, 2026, 1:41:32 AM
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I PL 2026 Match No. 66 between GT and CSK was played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Titans (GT) won the match by 89 runs, and with this defeat, Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) hopes of qualifying for the playoffs have come to an end.

Gujarat Titans (GT) won this match in a completely one-sided manner.

Gujarat Titans (GT) batted first and posted a total of 229 runs, with Sai Sudharsan scoring the highest for the team with 84 runs. In response, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were all out for just 140 runs. As a result, GT won the match in a completely one-sided manner.

In the points table, Gujarat Titans (GT) are currently in second place, while Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are in seventh position.

Gujarat Titans (GT) have played a total of 14 matches so far in this season, winning 9 and losing 5.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have played a total of 14 matches so far in this season, winning 6 and losing 8.

With this, all of CSK’s matches have been completed.

Gujarat Titans Batting:
Sai Sudharsan
Sai Sudharsan
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GT’s batting was very strong for the team. Sai Sudharsan scored 84 runs off 53 balls, including 7 fours and 4 sixes. Captain Shubman Gill made 64 runs off 37 balls with 7 fours and 3 sixes. Jos Buttler remained not out with 57 runs off 27 balls, hitting 5 fours and 4 sixes.

These three players played the key role in taking the team to a strong total. The rest of the batting lineup did not get many opportunities.

Rahul Tewatia scored 0 runs, facing just 1 ball, while Washington Sundar scored 7 runs off 43 balls.

Chennai Super Kings Batting:
Sanju Samson (wk)
Sanju Samson (wk)
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In their last match, CSK had a very poor batting performance. The highest score from the team was just 24 runs, made by Matthew Short. The rest of the players also contributed very few runs, resulting in a disappointing batting display overall.

  • Sanju Samson (wk) – 0 runs, 1 ball, 0 fours, 0 sixes
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad (c) – 16 runs, 7 balls, 1 four, 2 sixes
  • Urvil Patel – 0 runs, 2 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes
  • Kartik Sharma – 19 runs, 15 balls, 3 fours, 0 sixes
  • Dewald Brevis – 8 runs, 10 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes
  • Shivam Dube – 47 runs, 17 balls, 4 fours, 4 sixes
  • Anshul Kamboj – 19 runs, 8 balls, 1 four, 2 sixes
  • Noor Ahmad – 1 run, 5 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes
  • Mukesh Choudhary – 2* runs, 2 balls, 0 fours, 0 sixes
  • Spencer Johnson – 0 runs, 1 ball, 0 fours, 0 sixes
Gujarat Titans squad:

Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj

Chennai Super Kings squad:

Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel (wk), Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Matthew Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh