Titans too tall: CSK knocked out as GT's top-order machine rolls on

NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans moved person to a top-two decorativeness successful IPL 2026 aft beating Chennai Super Kings by 89 runs successful Ahmedabad connected Thursday.Gill, Sudharsan and Buttler powered Gujarat Titans to 229/4 earlier their bowlers bundled retired CSK for 140 successful 13.4 overs.Shubman Gill scored 64 disconnected 37 balls portion B Sai Sudharsan made 84 disconnected 53 balls arsenic the opening brace added 125 runs. It was their seventh period concern successful the IPL, the astir by immoderate brace successful the tournament’s history.

Jos Buttler past added the finishing touches with an unbeaten 57 disconnected 27 balls.CSK, who needed a triumph to enactment live successful the playoff race, mislaid 4 wickets wrong the powerplay and ne'er recovered. The decision besides confirmed that the five-time champions failed to suffice for the playoffs for the 3rd consecutive season.Mohammed Siraj struck aboriginal for GT, removing Sanju Samson disconnected the archetypal shot of the innings. Samson edged a wide transportation down to Buttler.Siraj finished with 3 wickets successful the powerplay, portion Kagiso Rabada dismissed Matthew Short aft the batter mistimed a changeable to mid-on.Only Shivam Dube showed immoderate absorption for CSK with a 17-ball 47 filled with sixes, but the pursuit ended quickly.GT present person 9 wins from 14 matches and 18 points. Sunrisers Hyderabad tin besides scope 18 points if they bushed Royal Challengers Bengaluru, who already person 18 points.

Earlier, Gill started aggressively and targeted left-arm pacer Spencer Johnson successful the powerplay. He reached his 50 successful 23 balls, portion Sudharsan completed his half-century successful 35 balls, his 5th consecutive IPL fifty.Gill scored astir of the runs during their 125-run stand, utilizing cuts, drives and sweeps to support the scoreboard moving.When Noor Ahmad came into the attack, Gill attacked him instantly with 2 sixes.The concern besides helped Gill and Sudharsan spell past the pairs of David Warner-Shikhar Dhawan and Travis Head-Abhishek Sharma, who had six period stands each successful IPL history.After Gill got out, Sudharsan and Buttler kept the scoring complaint high. Sudharsan continued playing his shots with control, portion Buttler deed 4 sixes, including 2 against Noor Ahmad, arsenic GT crossed the 220-run mark.