Updated 26 March 2024 at 19:09 IST
At the MA Chidambaram Stadium, the highly anticipated rematch of the previous season's final between defending champion Chennai and runners-up Gujarat looks to be an exciting affair. The defending champions defeated a strong Bangalore team handily to start their campaign. Chennai is motivated to win two straight games and establish their supremacy early in the competition because of their enthusiastic home crowd. Gujarat, on the other hand, started their campaign with a valiant victory over Mumbai, displaying steely grit in a nail-biting match. With their talented team and eagerness to exact revenge for the heartbreak they suffered the previous season, Gujarat's new leadership anticipates a fierce matchup with the reigning champions. Both sides are eager to win and settle the score from the previous season, therefore cricket fans can anticipate a thrilling match full of suspense and high-stakes play.
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Shubman Gill wins the toss and Gujarat Titans will bowl first.
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi , MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), B Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Spencer Johnson, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore
Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Vice Captain: Shubman Gill
Wicketkeeper: MS Dhoni, Wriddhiman Saha
Batsmen: Shubman Gill, Daryl Mitchell
All-rounders: Rachin Ravindra, Azmatullah Omarzaim Ravindra Jadeja
Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Mustafizur Rahman, Deepak Chahar
The IPL 2024, CSK vs GT match toss will take place on Friday, March 22nd, at 07:00 PM.
Tuesday's high in Chennai City is expected to be 25° at night and 33° during the day, according to weather.com's forecast. Both throughout the day and at night, the sky will be clear.
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MA Chennai's Chidambaram Stadium is renowned for favouring bowlers, particularly spinners. For the new ball bowlers, it will have very little longitudinal movement. Chepauk's surface tends to slow down in the second half, making the chase challenging.
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudharsan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Mustafizur Rahman, Sameer Rizvi, Mitchell Santner, Tushar Deshpande, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, RS Hangargekar, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Wriddhiman Saha (wicketkeeper), Sai Sudharsan, Rashid Khan, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Spencer Johnson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Joshua Little, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Jayant Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shahrukh Khan, Abhinav Manohar, Sharath BR, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Darshan Nalkande, Kartik Tyagi, Sushant Mishra
Published 26 March 2024 at 06:55 IST