CSK vs GT LIVE Score, IPL 2026: No MS Dhoni, Chennai veteran remains sidelined; Gill opts to bowl, focus on Samson

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: After winning the toss, GT skipper Gill said, “We are gonna bowl first. Looks like a good wicket. Actually not that bad, there’s a breeze. We are doing a lot of things right, it’s about winning the small moments. (More aggressive in the powerplay?) If the wicket iis good, get as many in the powerplay. It’s important to assess the conditions. Arshad is coming back.”

Meanwhile, CSK skipper Gaikwad said, “It’s a bit on the drier side. We don’t mind putting a score and defending it. The confidence is high. This game starts from zero. We have to assess. We are slightly getting better and better. One or two areas we need to click. I’ve been getting starts. One change. Urvil comes in.”

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: Toss time! Both captains are here! Gaikwad and Gill! Gill wins the toss and opts to bowl.

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: GT need to find way to increase their scoring rate in the death overs with the bat. Their bowlers have also failed. Can Kishore make his way back into the playing XI? GT really need to make some changes for this game.

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: Toss is coming up folks! We will soon see Gaikwad and Gill take centre-stage for the coin flip. It is scheduled for 3:00 PM.

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: Hosein has dismissed Gill twice in T20s in 31 balls and has conceded only 29 runs. He has been good with the new ball and against MI, he showed that he can turn it as well. He got Malewar’s outside edge and also removed Dhir. He will be key vs GT.

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan, Luke Wood, Connor Esterhuizen, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: Gaikwad’s CSK captaincy has been questioned plenty of times. Speaking ahead of the game, CSK head coach Fleming said, “Nothing but support. He’s a quality player, and a young captain that’s working himself into the role, and he’s doing a good job. I know he’s getting a lot of heat from outside, but within he’s got a lot of support, and he’s very well respected within the side, and that will continue.”

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: There is no confirmation on Dhoni’s participation yet. He was seen sprinting and batting in the nets on the eve of the game. Even Fleming didn’t give a concrete update. Dhoni hasn’t played a single game this season.

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: Prasidh has taken 11 wickets in the first five games of the season. But in the last two matches, he took only onw wicket and went for 14.16 per over. It is not only about his economy rate, he is also straying from his hard length.

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: CSK – Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Matt Henry, Urvil Patel, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Zakary Foulkes, Akash Madhwal, Aman Khan, Ramakrishna Ghosh

Chennai Super Kings vs Gujarat Titans LIVE Cricket Score, IPL 2026: Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of today’s first IPL 2026 game as CSK take on GT in Chennai. Both teams will be looking to find some form now as they are running out of time. Stay tuned folks!