Today is a do or die match for Chennai Super Kings. CSK needs a win against Gujarat Titans at any cost to keep alive its hopes of qualifying for the playoffs, but just winning will not suffice. Know the equation of Chennai reaching the playoffs.

Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings match will be played today (21 May) at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in Ahmedabad. The match will start at 7:30 pm. Talking about head to head, both the teams have faced each other 9 times so far, out of which 5 matches have been won by GT and 4 by CSK.

The equation of CSK reaching the playoffs

If Chennai Super Kings beats Gujarat Titans today, they will have 14 points. Currently CSK has 12 points in 13 matches and the net run rate is minus (0.016). After this, Chennai needs Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders to lose their last matches. If this happens then CSK, DC and RR will have 14 points each, PBKS and KKR will have 13 points each. That means Punjab and Kolkata will be out.

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Then the net run rate will decide who will go to the playoffs among CSK, DC and RR. Currently, Chennai’s net run rate (-0.016) is better than Delhi’s (-0.871), but not Rajasthan’s (0.083). Therefore, Chennai’s victory and according to him the results of other matches will not be enough.

For this reason, Chennai Super Kings will have to register a big win over Gujarat Titans, so that if the matter gets stuck on net run rate, then they can remain ahead. They will have to do a better net run rate than Rajasthan and pray that Delhi also does not win against Kolkata by a big margin.

If Chennai Super Kings loses today, then only 4 teams (PBKS, RR, KKR and DC) will be left for the remaining 1 spot in the playoffs.

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Where to telecast live GT vs CSK match?

Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network channels. Live streaming will be on JioHotstar app and website.

The 66th match of IPL 2026 will be played today between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. This match is do or die for CSK, because if the team does not win with a good net run rate then it will be out of the race for the playoffs. This match is also important for GT, although the team captained by Shubman Gill has qualified for the playoffs but now their eyes will be on finishing the league stage by staying in the top-2. Read the pitch report of today’s match, who will get more advantage among the batsmen and bowlers.

So far 6 matches have been played at Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium in IPL 2026. More than 200 runs were scored in the first match, but after that in 5 matches no team could touch the figure of 200. In the last match played here, the entire team of Sunrisers Hyderabad was limited to 86 runs. Gujarat Titans have won 4 out of 6 matches played in this stadium of Ahmedabad. There will be many challenges in front of Chennai Super Kings today, the biggest challenge in which will be to do well in front of Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj. If Chennai’s top batsmen (Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad) do not lose wickets on the balls of Siraj-Rabada, then there will be pressure on GT.

GT vs CSK match pitch report

Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings match will be played on pitch number-7 of Narendra Modi Cricket Stadium. Only one match was played on this pitch this year, in which 200 plus runs were scored in both the innings. This was the first match of this season, in which Rajasthan had scored 210 runs and Gujarat could only score 204 runs. Today’s pitch will be helpful for the batsmen.

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Of course, the team batting first won that match, but today the captain who won the toss would like to bowl first. Batting may be easier in the second innings here. Spinners are going to get a lot of benefit on the pitch, in such a situation the role of Rashid Khan who has played 6 matches on this ground this year will be special.

Chennai Super Kings spinners Akil Hussain and Noor Ahmed can benefit from the pitch, so it would not be surprising if Rituraj Gaikwad brings these two bowlers to bowl early.

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IPL record of Narendra Modi Stadium

50 IPL matches have been played in Ahmedabad. The team that bats first 25 times and chases runs the same number of times wins. The highest individual score here is in the name of Shubman Gill, he had scored 129 runs against MI on this ground in 2023. Mohit Sharma has the best spell in his name, who took 5 wickets for 10 runs in the same match of 2023.

The average score of the first innings at Narendra Modi Stadium is 177 runs. The highest team total here is 243 runs, which was made by Punjab Kings against Gujarat last year. The most successful run chase is of 204, which GT achieved against Delhi last year.