CSK vs GT IPL 2024 Highlights: Chennai Super Kings steamroll Gujarat Titans, register big win

CSK have won this one pretty comprehensively. A big 63-run win for the hosts.

GT have gone 7 down now. Omarzai and Rashid Khan have departed and CSK have a hand and four fingers on this contest.

GT are in a big hole now and it is going out of their hands. They are at 110/4 and need 97 more from 36 balls. Sudharsan departs now as Pathirana gets him. It is going worse for GT

GT need 114 off the last 9 overs. They are three down but have David Miller and Sudharsan in the middle and have Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia and Rashid Khan waiting. This shall go a long way.

Don't tell me this guy is 42-year-old. You cant take these strong reflex catches. Dhoni has pulled off a brilliant catch behind the stumps as Daryl Mitchell gets Shankar. 

And now Chahar gets Saha - his second of the day and CSK fans are enjoying this a lot. A length ball and Shaha hits it to deep square leg. GT 34/2 in 4.3 overs.

Chahar gets the first break-through. Gill looked to pull a ball that was not that short and takes a review. He burns it indeed as it is crashing onto the stumps. Sai Sudharsan is the impact sub for GT now

The run-chase is on and the GT openers - Gill and Saha are in the middle. Deepak Chahar will start for CSK. A tall total for GT to accomplish and they need a strong start.

CSK will end at 206/6 from their 20 overs and it is a pretty strong total. Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra were fabulous in the start and then Dube joined the show in the middle part. Daryl Mitchell and Sameer Rizvi came up with little cameos and CSK have a big total with them.

Dube gets to his fifty in 22 balls and he has put up a show today. CSK 183/3 after 18 overs

CSK are well and truly in line to get 200. The pair of Dube and Mitchell is leading them well. After 17 overs, CSK are 172/3

Spencer Johnson gets Gaikwad and the CSK skipper falls four short of his fifty. He looked to pull this but got the inside edge to Saha.

Sai Kishore gets Rahane stumped out and he has to walk back. He did not look in good touch today and the pressure has got him. Dube comes in next

Rashid removes Rachin and there is sigh of relief for GT and their fans as Rachin was in some destructive mood. This was a quicker one and Rachin was beaten up as he looked to hit it on the leg side. The ball hit the inside part of his pad and he came down the ground too. The ball went behind and Saha did well to affect the stumping. Rahane now comes in

And 50 is up for CSK in flash in the 5th over itself. Rachin is not looking to put the guard down today. he pulls Omarzai over cow corner to collect six more and bring the 50 up for the hosts

The Kiwi star Rachin Ravindra is off to a flying start. He is taking down the bowlers one after the other and has raced to 30 off 12 balls already. He hit a six and a four off Umesh Yadav in the second over and then two fours off Omarzai in the third. He hits a six and a four to Umesh in the 4th over too. 

Ohh no, Gaikwad has been put down in the first over. This was a good length outswinger, outside the off stump and Gaikwad has a poke at it. It went straight to Sai Kishore at first slip and he puts it down. It was an easy one

The match is underway as the two CSK openers - Rachin Ravindra and Ruturaj Gaikwad look to give their team a strong start. It's Azmatullah Omarzai to start for GT, one slip in and off we go

"It's a different pitch tonight. Looks a really good wicket, there was bounce and carry in the first game. There's a lot of grass on the surface, unsual for a Chepauk pitch. There are a few patches where there's an uneven covering of grass. The spinners will come into play in the middle overs. It's a bat-first wicket," Matthew Hayden said in his pitch report.

GT's Impact players option: Sai Sudharsan, Sharath BR, Abhinav Manohar, Noor Ahmad, Manav Suthar

CSK Impact players option: Matheesha Pathirana, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner

One change for CSK. They bring Pathirana in for Theekshana.

Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman

No change for GT to the team that defeated MI.

Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Spencer Johnson

We were looking to bowl first, wicket is hard and looks similar to the first game. It was a rusty start (against RCB) but we came back well. Everyone showed good intent throughout the innings. Our Malinga, Pathirana comes in for Theekshana

We will bowl first. That (against MI) match was physical and mentally exhausting. Everyone is well rested and well settled with 10 teams playing. We get enough rest time between matches. It shows the character of the team, the way our bowlers bounced back against Mumbai. Playing with the same team.

Shubman Gill has won the toss and GT will be bowling first today

The toss is just a little away from now. The captains of both teams are out in the middle.It's Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Shubman Gill, CSK vs GT at Chepauk

Do you remember?

CSK beat GT in IPL 2023 final with Ravindra Jadeja scoring 10 runs off the last two balls. Will GT be able to avenge that loss?

People have started to come in numbers and it is set to be a yellow sea at Chepauk. They are excited to watch Ruturaj, Dhoni and all the other CSK stars.

CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, batter Ajinkya Rahane and GT all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai will be the ones to keep the eyes on. Gaikwad has hit Rashid Khan for 95 runs in 60 balls. Rahane strikes at over 158 strike rate in his first 10 balls. Omarzai will look to strengthen GT's bowling line-up in absence of Shami.

Matheesha Pathirana, who missed the previous game of the season, is now available for this clash, Stephen Fleming confirmed. He has joined the team camp. But will he be picked for Mustafizur after the Bangladesh pacer's 4/29 bowling figures vs RCB? Looks tough, though

Since Gujarat Titans' existence in 2022, CSK and GT have faced each other five times. GT have an upper hand over CSK with three wins to CSK's two. But CSK would be afresh of the memories of the 2023 final - the biggest time that they got one over the Titans. Will this become 3-3 square today, or will GT extend the lead? We shall find it out soon.

It's time for the two finalists and last two winners of IPL to take on each other. Chennai Super Kings will be hosting Gujarat Titans in match number 7 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The clash is also the clash of two young skippers - Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill - who have got the captaincy into this season only. This shall be a fascinating contest. So sit back in your comfort as I Varun Mali, take you across this game in Chepauk.