Injury scare for CSK! Sanju Samson leaves field mid-match vs Gujarat Titans

NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings suffered an aboriginal wounded scare successful their must-win IPL 2026 clash against Gujarat Titans astatine the Narendra Modi Stadium successful Ahmedabad, arsenic wicketkeeper Sanju Samson was forced to permission the tract aft injuring his digit portion keeping wickets.The incidental occurred successful conscionable the 2nd implicit of the innings during Spencer Johnson’s spell to Sai Sudharsan. Johnson fired 1 good down the limb broadside and Samson enactment successful a full-length dive to halt the ball, but it abruptly changed absorption and struck him connected the fingers. The transportation yet resulted successful 5 wides — a bound positive the other tally for the wide.

Samson received contiguous attraction from the physio earlier deciding to locomotion disconnected the field.Urvil Patel past took implicit wicketkeeping duties arsenic Samson’s substitute down the stumps.Earlier, Chennai Super Kings won the flip and opted to vessel archetypal against Gujarat Titans.CSK made 2 changes to their playing XI, bringing successful Matt Short for Prashant Veer and Gurjapneet Singh successful spot of Akeal Hosein.Gujarat Titans, meanwhile, made 1 change, with Prasidh Krishna replacing Sai Kishore.GT came into the contention placed 2nd connected the points array with 16 points from 13 matches and are aiming to seal a top-two decorativeness with a triumph implicit Chennai Super Kings astatine home.

Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings are sixth connected the array with 12 points from 13 matches and astir retired of the playoff race. CSK request a monolithic triumph against GT, on with favourable results successful different matches, to support their slim qualification hopes alive.Teams:Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Matt Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh.Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), B Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammed Siraj.