Ahmedabad, May 10: Winning the toss, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opted to bowl first against Gujarat Titans (GT) in the 59th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, here on Friday.
While injury-hit CSK would be keen for a play-off berth, for GT it would be a game of survival. If they lose, they would join Mumbai Indians (MI) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) to be out of the contention for a play-off berth.
CSK, sitting fourth in the points table, are heading into this game after a comfortable win against Punjab Kings at Dharamsala while GT, that are rooted at the bottom of the table, lost to Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their last match.
Chennai and Gujarat locked horns six times in the IPL, with both teams sharing an equal number of wins.
Squads:
Gujarat Titans XI: Shubman Gill (Captain), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Matthew Wade (wicket-keeper), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma and Kartik Tyagi.
GT Substitutes: Abhinav Manohar, Sandeep Warrier, BR Sharath, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav
Chennai Super Kings XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicket-keeper), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande and Simarjeet Singh.
CSK Substitutes: Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, A Avanish, Sameer Rizvi and Mukesh Choudhary.
Last season champions CSK, have not been that consistent in IPL 2024 due to injuries to key players and a few others struggling for forms. But GT are in more problem and they would be desperate for a victory too.
