CSK vs GT, IPL 2024 Toss result and playing XIs for today’s match, umpires list and pitch report
Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) meet Gujarat Titans (GT) in a rematch of the IPL 2023 final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday, March 26.
While Chennai began their campaign defense with a six-wicket triumph over Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat, under new captain Shubman Gill, beat Mumbai Indians by six runs in their first game in Ahmedabad.
CSK bowled first against RCB in Chennai and restricted the opposition to 173-6. Bangladesh left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman shone with 4-29 on his CSK debut. The batters came up with good contributions as CSK romped home in 18.4 overs.
There was plenty of hype around the GT vs MI clash in Ahmedabad. Gujarat batted first in the home game and put up 168-6, with Sai Sudharsan scoring a defiant 45 off 39. GT defended the target in clinical fashion, with four bowlers claiming two wickets apiece to restrict Mumbai to 162-9.
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Today's CSK vs GT toss result
GT have won the toss and chose to bowl first. Shubman Gill said:
"The reason is simple. (It) looks like a good wicket. (We'll) see how much they score and (try to) chase it down later in the day."
Gujarat Titans are going in with an unchanged XI, while for CSK, Matheesha Pathirana comes in for Maheesh Theekshana.
CSK vs GT - Today's match playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana
CSK subs: Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Matheesha Pathirana, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Azmatullah Omarzai, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson, Mohit Sharma
GT subs: Manav Suthar, Sai Sudharsan, Noor Ahmad, BR Sharath, Abhinav Manohar
Today's CSK vs GT pitch report
A different pitch is being used today than the one on the opening night. According to Matthew Hayden, there's grass on the surface, which is a bit unusual.
He adds that doing damage with the bat early could be the key and reckons it could spin later in the innings. The Australian legend feels that it's a bat-first wicket.
Today's CSK vs GT match players list
Chennai Super Kings squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, MS Dhoni (wk), Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Sameer Rizvi, Moeen Ali, Devon Conway, Mustafizur Rahman, Mitchell Santner, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Ajay Jadav Mandal, R Hangargekar, Tushar Deshpande, Prashant Solanki, Shaikh Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish Rao
Gujarat Titans squad: Shubman Gill (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohit Sharma, Umesh Yadav, Noor Ahmad, Kane Williamson, Jayant Yadav, Sandeep Warrier, Shahrukh Khan, Matthew Wade, Abhinav Manohar, Sharath BR, R Sai Kishore, Darshan Nalkande, Spencer Johnson, Kartik Tyagi, Sushant Mishra
CSK vs GT - Today's match umpires
On-field umpires: Alex Wharf, Tapan Sharma
TV umpire: Jayaraman Madangopal
Match Referee: Narayanan Kutty