At Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad Gujarat Titans (GT) by Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Faced a shameful defeat by 89 runs in the 66th match. There was immense pressure on both teams in this high-pressure encounter, but GT performed brilliantly in front of their home crowd. Riding on a consistent batting performance and lethal opening bowling, the Titans completely demolished their rivals.
Great performance by Shubman Gill, Sai Sudarshan and Jos Buttler, GT made a big score against CSK
After being invited to bat, Gujarat’s top order put up an amazing performance in the T20 batting, taking the team to a mammoth score of 229/4 in 20 overs. openers Sai Sudarshan and captain Shubhman Gill Took apart CSK’s bowling attack with a staggering partnership of 125 runs within 13 overs. Gill batted aggressively early on, scoring 64 runs off just 37 balls with 7 fours and 3 massive sixes, setting the team’s tempo. Sudarshan handled the inning brilliantly and became the top scorer by scoring 84 runs in 53 balls with 7 fours and 4 sixes.
After Gill’s dismissal, England’s white ball specialist jos buttler Had an explosive performance in the last overs. Buttler helped the team maintain the momentum by remaining unbeaten on 57 runs in just 27 balls at a strike rate of 211.11. His flamboyant innings included 5 fours and 4 high sixes. CSK bowlers had no answer to this attack. Anshul Kamboj gave away 56 runs in 4 overs, while Spencer Johnson finished with figures of 1/47, helping Gujarat post a scary total.
GT rules CSK out of IPL 2026
Facing a challenging target of 230, Chennai Super Kings had to mount a historic chase to keep their playoff dreams alive, but their innings fell apart badly with the first ball. mohammed siraj Took apart CSK’s batting line-up with a magical start sanji samson Was sent down for a golden duck on the first ball. Siraj did not stop here either, soon he will become the captain of CSK. Ruturaj Gaikwad Clean bowled on 16 and Urvil Patel Was also out for a duck, leaving Chennai at 29/3 in 3 overs. Siraj’s brilliant figures of 3/26 earned him the Player of the Match award.
Shivam Dubey A brief, explosive counter-attack by K.K. gave the traveling fans some hope. Dubey made a solo effort, scoring 47 runs in just 17 balls with a strike rate of 276.47, but Rashid Khan By playing a shot against him at the wrong time, he was caught in the hands of Gill. The final, precipitous decline began after Dubey’s dismissal. Rashid broke the lower order and finished with impressive figures of 3/18, while the fast bowler Kagiso Rabada took the last wickets taking 3/32. CSK was all out for 140 runs in just 13.4 overs. With this comprehensive 89-run win, Gujarat Titans successfully eliminated Chennai Super Kings from the IPL 2026 tournament, sending the Ahmedabad crowd into complete joy.
Fans’ reactions:
Sai Sudharasan โ 84(53)
Shubman Gill โ 64(37)
Jos Buttler โ 57*(27)GUJARAT TITANS POSTED 229/4 AGAINST CHENNAI SUPER KINGS ๐ pic.twitter.com/3bvwjHwPS9
โ Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) May 21, 2026
GTโs shining stars in convincing victory
Batting: Shubman, Buttler & Sai all scored Fifties
Bowling: Siraj, Rabada & Rashid took 3-3 wickets each
Fielding: With a flying catch and a bullet run-out, @ShubmanGill turned the game into a one-man fielding masterclass against CSK pic.twitter.com/Mgu9hzZGsp
โ Navdeep Singh Gill (@navgill82) May 21, 2026
Alert ๐จ๐จ
Shubman Gill & Sai Sudharsan Enter Elite IPL Company With 15 Fifty-Plus Opening Partnerships ๐ฅ
The GT duo now trails only David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan (18) on the all-time list ๐ฎโ๐จ๐
Consistency. Class. Complete domination. ๐ค#IPL2026 #GTvCSK #CSKvsGT pic.twitter.com/JD8Ke5aijO
โ Mufaddal Shailu (@Shailu_15Jul) May 21, 2026
Looks like it’s over for Virat Kohli and others in the orange cap race.
This two guys are alone ruling this IPL 2026 season like no other and it will be clear winner in between this two for sure ๐ฏ
Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill taught us that elegance over raw power hittingโฆ pic.twitter.com/jKcCzIhOJE
โ Vaibhav (@Vaibhav574) May 21, 2026
Sai Sudharsan 84(53)โฐCaptain Shubman Gill 64(37)โฐJos Buttler 57*(27)
A complete batting masterclass as Gujarat Titans post 229/4 against CSK at Ahmedabad. ๐ฅ pic.twitter.com/zNfPcWxGTh
โ Shubman Gill Fc (@ShubmanGill7fc) May 21, 2026
๐จ Statement victory from Gujarat Titans ๐ฎโ๐จ๐๐ฅ
GT crush Chennai Super Kings by 89 runs after total domination with both bat and ball โ๏ธ๐ฅ
Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan & Jos Buttler powered the batting masterclass before Mohammed Siraj and Rashid Khan ripped through the chase ๐โฆ pic.twitter.com/hsAxcfdiWT
โ Third Man View (@3rdManView) May 21, 2026
Well played ๐
Rashid Khan
Kagiso Rabada
Mohammad Siraj
Sai Sudarshan
Shubman Gill
If Buttler #GTvsCSK pic.twitter.com/hzAPRPzEVEโ Umair ๐ค๐งธ Umair Ali (@umair_nobody) May 21, 2026
Dominance at Ahmedabad! ๐ฅ Gujarat Titans crush CSK by 89 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium, officially knocking the 5-times champions out of the IPL 2026 playoff race. A massive statement victory for GT as they march forward! โก๐ฅ#GTvCSK #IPL2026 #GujaratTitans #AavaDeโฆ pic.twitter.com/8znQCBJslE
โ CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) May 21, 2026
Attacking batting was on Shubman Gillโs mind this season.
Worked brilliantly for him.
โ Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 21, 2026
Gujarat Titans crushed CSK by 89 runs to officially knock Chennai out of the IPL 2026 playoff race ๐
โข GT dominated with bat and ball
โข CSK eliminated from top-4 race
โข Another disappointing season ends for the 5-time champions ๐ pic.twitter.com/ZP1qqPHnC5— Cricket Hub (@Anurag9793) May 21, 2026
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