Chennai Super Kings had to face Gujarat Titans on Thursday night in which Chennai had to face a big defeat. With this, Cieske’s journey has ended this season. CSK had a fight or kill match with Gujarat. After the crushing 89-run defeat at the hands of Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium, Chennai Super Kings fans were seen very emotional on social media platforms. With this, CSK was reduced to seventh place in the points table and after being completely out of the playoff race, keywords like ‘CSK’, ‘Chennai Super Kings’, ‘Ruturaj Gaikwad’ and ‘MS Dhoni’ remain in the top trends on X and Instagram.

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Emotional reactions of fans on social media

In front of the huge mountain of 229 runs of Gujarat Titans, the entire Chennai team was reduced to just 140 runs. Reactions of Chennai Super Kings fans are becoming increasingly viral on social media. It is a matter of great sadness for any fan to see his favorite team being eliminated from the tournament like this. Some fans are expressing their pain through memes, while many fans are expressing their displeasure over the disappointing performance of captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and the top order, while crores of fans of MS Dhoni are sharing emotional posts after seeing his last glimpse in this season.

Talking about the match, Gujarat Titans, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 229 runs for 4 wickets on the basis of brilliant innings of 84 runs by Sai Sudarshan and 64 runs by captain Shubman Gill. There was an opening partnership of 125 runs between the two batsmen. In the end, Jos Buttler put the team in a strong position by playing an unbeaten inning of 57 runs in 27 balls. The team of Chennai Super Kings was out of the match somewhere in the first innings itself.

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The condition of Chennai Super Kings worsened in the second innings. The team had a very bad start and in front of the lethal bowling of Mohammad Siraj, 3 wickets fell for 29 runs in the third over itself.

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After this, Shivam Dubey gave some hope by playing a quick inning of 47 runs in 17 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 4 fours, but as soon as he was out, the entire team fell apart like a pack of cards. In the match, Mohammed Siraj, Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada from Gujarat took 3 wickets each and bundled out Chennai’s entire innings for 140 runs in 13.4 overs.

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans: Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bowl first. It is very important for Chennai to win this match by a big margin, for this CSK has made two major changes in its playing eleven. Chennai has brought back Matthew Short, while Akil Hussain has been dropped. On the other hand, fast bowler Prasidh Krishna has returned in place of Sai Kishore in the Gujarat team.

Chennai Super Kings have given batting all-rounder Matthew Short a chance for the first time since April 18. Short’s strike rate in T20 International cricket is more than 150. Captain Gaikwad said that due to circumstances, Akil Hosein was made to sit out.

Chennai’s playing eleven: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dubey, Matthew Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Chaudhary, Gurjapaneet Singh.

Gujarat’s playing eleven: Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj.

In the history of IPL, the team batting first and chasing first at Narendra Modi Stadium has got equal success. Let us tell you that the target of 204 runs has also been chased on this ground, hence Gujarat will have to score a big score while batting first. Chennai and Gujarat have won against each other twice each at Narendra Modi Stadium.

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In the 65th match of IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets. After the victory in this match on Wednesday, KKR came to sixth place in the points table and the battle for the playoffs has become even more exciting. Now 5 matches of the league stage are left, the hopes of qualifying for 5 teams including Punjab Kings, Chennai Super Kings are alive and there is only 1 place.

In this match played at Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and decided to bowl first. Mumbai Indians had a bad start due to the lethal bowling of Saurabh Dubey and Cameron Green. In the form of Suryakumar Yadav, the team had suffered its fourth blow in the powerplay itself. MI had scored 147 runs in this rain-affected match. While chasing the target, Manish Pandey played an important inning of 45 runs, for which he received the POTM Award. Rovman Powell scored 40 runs in 30 balls. KKR won the match by 4 wickets with 7 balls remaining.

Kolkata Knight Riders

KKR’s last match is with Delhi Capitals, winning which the team will reach 15 points. With this, for Kolkata to reach the playoffs, Punjab and Rajasthan Royals should lose their last matches, this will qualify Kolkata. Then it will not matter to them whether CSK wins or loses.

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Rajasthan Royals

RR’s last match is with Mumbai Indians, winning which the team will reach the playoffs. In this situation, Rajasthan will not make any difference to any team’s win or loss, because they will have 16 points. But if Rajasthan loses then they would need CSK, PBKS and KKR to lose their last match.

punjab kings

PBKS’s last match is with LSG, winning which the team will reach 15 points. Along with victory, they need Rajasthan and Kolkata to lose their last matches. If Kolkata also wins its last match, then the net run rate will decide who will go to the playoffs.

Chennai Super Kings

For CSK, reaching the playoffs will be nothing less than a miracle. Chennai needs to win its last match, with Rajasthan, Punjab and Kolkata losing their matches. In this situation, RR, CSK and DC will have 14 points each and then the net run rate will decide who will go to the playoffs.

Delhi Capitals

DC can also reach 14 points by winning the last match, but this is not enough for them too. Along with a big win, they need Chennai, Punjab and Rajasthan also to lose their last match. In this situation, RR and DC will have 14 points each and then the team with better net run rate will qualify for the playoffs.

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Teams reaching playoff

Royal Challengers Bangalore, Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad are the three teams that have confirmed their place in the playoffs, the battle for the fourth spot is going on. However, there is a fight between the teams that have reached the playoffs to remain in the top-2, because those two teams get 2 chances to go to the finals.

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans Highlights: Gujarat Titans have defeated Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets. With this big win, Gujarat has ended its two-match losing streak. CSK could neither do well in batting nor bowling, while Chennai team was playing on its home ground.

Chennai’s batting-bowling sub flop

Chennai Super Kings team came to bat first after losing the toss. From Sanju Samson to Urvil Patel, Sarfaraz Khan and Dewald Brevis were also flops. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad played a half-century inning of 74 runs. During this period, Gaikwad also made the record of scoring the slowest fifty in IPL 2026, as he completed 50 runs in 49 balls. Somehow Chennai team reached 158 runs.

Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan gave a good start to Gujarat Titans, who came to chase the target of 159 runs. Both of them had made an opening partnership of 58 runs. Chennai bowlers were able to give the first blow to GT in the seventh over. By then the foundation of Gujarat’s victory had been laid.

Sai Sudarshan became hero

Sai Sudarshan was the hero of Gujarat Titans’ victory. He had ended the hopes of Chennai Super Kings’ victory by making a partnership of 97 runs with Jos Buttler. Sudarshan was out on the score of 87 runs while trying to hit the winning shot. Whereas Butler returned unbeaten after scoring 39 runs.

This big win has taken Gujarat Titans to fifth place in the points table. Gujarat currently has 8 points, Chennai Super Kings also has 8 points but its net run rate has become weaker than Gujarat.

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Chennai Super Kings lost badly against Gujarat Titans in Chepauk. Chennai batsmen were out on the lines of ‘Tu chal main aaya’. Chennai had scored only 28 runs in the powerplay. However, Rituraj Gaikwad played an unbeaten inning of 74 runs in 60 balls, taking the score to 158. After this, Gujarat Titans won the match by losing two wickets in the 17th over. Know here what captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said after this defeat of Chennai.

After the match, CSK captain Gaikwad said, “I had a great start, scored 10 runs in 6 balls, and then I thought I would maintain this rhythm, but then you saw that three wickets fell in quick succession in front of my eyes. I felt that a little partnership was needed, because the wicket was not playing well. After that we were trying to put pressure on a particular bowler, then one wicket fell, and then I thought, okay, let’s take some time, batting. And rotate the strike.”

Whom did Gaikwad hold responsible for the defeat?

Gaikwad further added, “On another day or on another pitch, I think I would have rotated the strike a bit more, but as I said, I was trying and it is obviously disappointing to see the number of balls on the scorecard and very few runs, but as soon as I got hit, I thought, I will just keep going. I will see how I can change my rhythm and even if I get out now, there are still about five-six overs left, so There’s not much left, so this was the moment when I thought I should start playing faster.”

Know what Gaikwad said about the pitch?

Regarding Impact Sub, Gaikwad said, “I think we were batting very well, so we thought that after the powerplay was over when one or two wickets fell, we would field a bowler for the second innings. Mukesh Chaudhary was supposed to come in, but we lost two wickets early, so I think in the fourth over we had to bring a batsman in and then make sure that we score some runs. Unfortunately, that did not happen, but I think our thinking was very good. It was good.”

Regarding the pitch, Gaikwad said, “I really thought the pitch was a bit challenging, especially for the medium pace bowlers. The pitch was a bit slow and double-paced. The bounce was also a bit up-and-down, but I think if we had not lost too many wickets in the beginning, we probably would have reached 170 or 180, which would have been a competitive score. It was a bit difficult to play the shots.”

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MS Dhoni was injured before the start of IPL 2026, due to which he was not playing. But now he is fit, he had practiced hard even before the last match and it was expected that he could play the first match of the season against Gujarat Titans. But even in this match being played in Chepauk, he is not playing, but according to the report, he himself has refused to play even though he has become completely fit.

MS Dhoni had suffered a calf injury before the start of the season, due to which CSK had told that he is out for 2 weeks. Chennai Super Kings missed him, the team’s performance was poor but now Rituraj Gaikwad and team are back on the winning track. Chennai has won 3 out of the last 4 matches, in the last match they defeated Mumbai Indians by a huge margin of 103 runs.

Why is MS Dhoni not playing?

Chennai Super Kings had lost the first 3 matches, the team was in trouble. Dewald Brevis was also injured, but his return improved the team composition. Chennai has now found its way to victory, the team’s batting and bowling have started looking excellent. Dhoni does not want the winning combination to be tampered with or the balance of the team to be disturbed. For this reason he has decided not to play right now.

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According to the report, the decision of not playing is MS Dhoni’s only, because he does not want the balance of the team to be disturbed. If Dhoni had been included in the playing 11, perhaps Karthik Sharma would have had to be dropped, but considering the future of the team, along with CSK, Dhoni is also supporting Karthik.

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Where is CSK in the points table?

Chennai Super Kings was in 10th place for the initial few days, but after returning to the winning track, the Yellow Army has also taken a huge leap in the points table. Chennai’s morale is high after defeating Mumbai by 103 runs, this was Chennai’s biggest win in IPL history. Chennai is at fifth position in the points table with 6 points and +0.118 net run rate.

The 37th match of the IPL 2026 tournament is being played between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk). CSK team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, got a very bad start. If CSK wants to win this match, it will have to reach at least 130 runs at any cost. Chennai team lost three wickets reaching the score of just 26. Sanju Samson, the centurion of the last match, could not do anything special this time and was out after scoring 11 runs.

Chennai Super Kings team could score only 28 runs in the first 6 overs. Besides, 3 wickets had also fallen. In such a situation, it is finding difficult for Chennai to reach even 100 runs. If Chennai is not able to score big, then know whether their hopes of victory will remain intact even after that. Know here what is the score to be defended till now at Chepauk ground.

CSK will definitely have to score this many runs

The lowest score to be defended at Chepauk ground in the Indian Premier League is 126 runs. This is from the year 2008, when RCB team was able to score only 126 runs while batting first. Despite playing on their home ground, CSK team could not achieve the small target and were limited to 112 runs. Despite scoring only 126 runs, Bengaluru won that match by 14 runs.

The second highest score to be successfully defended at Chepauk ground is 134 runs. This is from the year 2015, when the host team i.e. CSK, batting first, had scored 134 runs. In reply, Kolkata Knight Riders team remained just 2 runs away from the target. This clearly means that Chennai Super Kings should not allow anything below 130 runs in today’s match against Gujarat Titans.

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Slowest Fifty in IPL 2026 Ruturaj Gaikwad: Chennai Super Kings recovered from a bad start and scored 158 runs. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad definitely scored 74 runs, but a shameful record has been added to his name. The record of scoring the slowest fifty in IPL 2026 has been added to Gaikwad’s name so far. He completed fifty runs in 49 balls against Gujarat Titans (CSK vs GT).

At one time Chennai was off to a good start and had scored 21 runs without losing any wicket. But from here Kagiso Rabada and Mohammad Siraj wreaked such havoc that Sanju Samson, Urvil Patel and Sarfaraz Khan were also out within the next 7 balls. Dewald Brevis was also out cheaply and within no time Chennai had lost four wickets by the time the score reached 37.

Rituraj Gaikwad hit the slowest fifty

4 wickets had fallen for 37 runs, meanwhile Rituraj Gaikwad and Shivam Dubey took the responsibility on their shoulders. Together, they made a valuable partnership of 59 runs and somehow took CSK’s score close to 100. Meanwhile, Gaikwad was batting as if he was playing in a test match.

At one time Gaikwad was at the crease after scoring 20 runs in 36 balls. But he scored 30 runs in the next 13 balls and completed his fifty in 49 balls. This is the slowest fifty so far in IPL 2026. This is the slowest fifty in the Indian Premier League ever since the impact substitute rule came into play in the IPL. Gaikwad has also made a record of hitting 100 sixes for Chennai Super Kings.

83 runs scored in 6 overs

At one time the score of Chennai Super Kings was only 75 runs in 14 overs. It seemed difficult for him to even reach the score of 120. But Rituraj Gaikwad changed gears from here and Chennai team was successful in adding 83 runs in the last 6 overs.

Will MS Dhoni Play Against GT Today: In IPL 2026, all the teams have played at least half of their league matches. Therefore, half the league stage of the tournament has ended, but till now former Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has not been seen on the field. Today i.e. on Sunday (April 26), Chennai will take the field for its eighth league match. But before the match, only one question is arising in the minds of the fans, will Dhoni play today? So let us know what is the latest update regarding Dhoni.

Today the 37th match of the season will be played between Chennai and Gujarat Titans at Chepauk Stadium. Earlier in the match against Mumbai Indians, Chennai had won by 103 runs. Before that match, there was intense discussion about Dhoni’s return.

Will MS Dhoni play against Gujarat today?

During the match between Mumbai and Chennai, CSK batting coach Michael Hussey had made it clear that Dhoni will return as a wicketkeeper batsman. Dhoni will not play only in the role of a batsman. Michael Hussey, while giving an update on Dhoni’s fitness, had said, “We hope that it can happen in the next few matches, but to be at his best he will have to be almost 100% fit.”

Hussey had further said, “He is progressing well. I know he is trying his best to return as soon as possible and the fans are desperate to see MS Dhoni back on the field.”

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Video of Dhoni’s practice arrived

The thing to note is that no official update has been given by Chennai on Dhoni’s play in today’s match against Gujarat. But on the other hand, the franchise has also shared the video of Dhoni’s practice. Although videos of the practice have come before this also. Now it will be interesting to see whether Dhoni comes on the field today or not.

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