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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