CSK vs GT Live: Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj dominate as Chennai Super Kings stumble in powerplay

Kagiso Rabada wraps up the powerplay by conceding just 2 runs in the sixth over. A dominating display from Rabada and Siraj to give Gujarat Titans control of this game.

Dewald Brevis - 12 off 13 balls

Ruturaj Gaikwad - 1 off 4 balls

CSK - 28/3 in 6 overs

Another aggressive shot costs CSK. Sarfaraz Khan goes for a big shot to Mohammed Siraj's bouncer, takes the top edge, and finds Buttler behind.

Sarafaraz Khan scored a golden duck. Dewald Brevis comes in at No. 5.

CSK - 26/3 in 4.5 overs

Urvil Patel throws away his wicket. After smashing a four, Urvil goes for a big shot off Rabada's bouncer but fails to time it. Two wickets in an over for Kagiso Rabada put Gujarat ahead in the game.

Urvil scored 4 runs off 3 balls. Impact player Sarfaraz Khan comes in at No. 4.

CSK - 25/2 in 4 overs

Outside edge and caught behind. Kagiso Rabada ends Sanju Samson's troubling knock with a stunning short delivery.

Samson scored 11 runs off 15 balls. Urvil Patel comes in at No. 3 for his first game in IPL 2026.

CSK - 21/1 in 3.3 overs

Ruturaj Gaikwad starts his innings with two stunning fours off Mohammed Siraj. CSK's captain is looking confident today.

Sanju Samson - 11 off 12 balls

Ruturaj Gaikwad - 10 off 6 balls

CSK - 21/0 in 3 overs

Sanju Samson smashed Kagiso Rabada for two fours in the second over to accelerate CSK's innings. Samson also completes 5000 runs in IPL.

Sanju Samson - 11 off 12 balls

Ruturaj Gaikwad - 0 off 0 balls

CSK - 1/0 in 2 overs

Mohamme Siraj finds a lot of swing and bounce on the wicket as he delivers five dot balls in the first over.

Sanju Samson - 1 off 5 balls

Ruturaj Gaikwad - 0 off 0 balls

CSK - 1/0 in 1 over

CSK openers Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad are out in the middle to begin the game.

Mohammed Siraj to bowl the first over for GT.

The game is on at Chepauk...

Prasidh Krishna misses out today. Looks like a forced change. Left-arm pacer Arshad Khan replaces Prasidh. Rahul Tewatia starts from the bench.

GT XI (bowling first): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar

Impact players: Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Nishant Sindhu, Rahul Tewatia

Urvil Patel replaces Sarfaraz Khan at No. 3 in CSK's playing XI today. No MS Dhoni. Mukesh Choudhary starts from the bench.

CSK XI (batting first): Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh

Impact players: Sarfaraz Khan, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matt Short

Captains Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill are out in the middle at the Chepuak for the toss.

Gill wins the toss and Gujarat Titans decide to bowl first

Urvil Patel comes in for CSK and Arshad Khan is in for GT

Both teams have recorded four wins against each other in eight meetings and are looking to take a lead in the head-to-head battle today. However, CSK have won four of their last five meetings against GT.

• Matches played - 8
• CSK won - 4
• GT won - 4
• NR - 0

After suffering a huge 99-run defeat against Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans failed to defend 205 runs against RCB in the last game. With two back-to-back defeats, they have slipped to 7th position in the points table.

Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan are doing well at the top, but the former's traditional approach in the poweplay is not helping the team. Jos Buttler and Washington Sundar are also in good form, but the lower middle order is struggling again.

With the ball, Kagiso Rabada is back to his best this season and is making impact with the new ball. Prasidh Krishan is doing wonders with the old ball and is in contention for the Purple Cap again. Rashidh Khan and Mohhamed Siraj have failed to show consistency so far with just 15 wickets combined.

Chennai Super Kings finally recorded a convincing win in their last game, rising to 5th in the points table. CSK defeats their rivals Mumbai Indians by a record-breaking 103 runs at Wankhede Stadium to regain a much-needed morale boost. With three wins and four defeats, the five-time champions will look to make a strong comeback in the second half of the season.

Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad's form is a big worry at the top. He is yet to score a big innings this season, but showed a glimpse of an aggressive approach in the last match against MI. Shivam Dube and Sarfaraz Khan are also struggling in the middle and need to step up today if they want to beat the Titans.

With the bowl, Akeal Hosein won the last game for CSK and is likely to make a big impact at Chepauk today. Anshul Kamboj is leading the Purple Cap race, but the fast bowling is looking unstable after injuries to Nathan Ellis and Khaleel Ahmed.

Can't say.

MS Dhoni is declared almost fit by CSK's coaching staff, but might sit out another game. He is batting at full tilt in the nets, but is still recovering from a calf injury. He might comes in as an impact player today, but the management is unlikly to take a risk on his injury after winning the last game.