CSK vs GT: In the 37th match of IPL 2026, Gujarat Titans have defeated Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets. Playing first at the MA Chidambaram Cricket Stadium in Chennai, CSK scored 158 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing this target, GT won the match by scoring 159 runs at the loss of 2 wickets in 17.1 overs. After this crushing defeat, Ruturaj Gaikwad has given a big statement. Whom has he held responsible for this defeat? Let us know.
What did Gaikwad say after the defeat, who was blamed?
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gayakwad said in the post match conference after this defeat, ‘To be honest, sometimes I don’t like to guess like this but I felt that this pitch was difficult. I was a little late for the Pacers. The pace was not the same and the bounce was going up and down. But if we had not lost too many wickets, we could have reached 170-180. In the last three matches we learned how the game will be. In the last two-three matches we had 60-70% chances, but we did not expect to play like this today. We simply could not adapt ourselves to the situation.
Ruturaj Gaikwad said, “I got off to a really good start, and then I thought to keep up the momentum. But after the wickets fell, I thought to build a partnership, take my time and rotate the strike. Any other pitch, any other day, I would have rotated the strike”. pic.twitter.com/7sTulvHvPg
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 26, 2026
He further said, ‘In the first timeout, I told Flame that I was trying to be positive and aggressive but many times, the ball would come out with uneven bounce. I told him that I was trying to adapt but it was not possible. You couldn’t judge and you couldn’t expect it to be good. We were sluggish and didn’t start well but we need to do better. I started well, I thought I would maintain the momentum, but then when we were trying to build a partnership, 3 wickets fell. Another wicket fell and I wanted to take my time.
Gaikwad further said, ‘On some other pitch I might have been able to rotate the strike better. Once I got hit I thought I would take my chances and get some momentum back. We were batting really well, if we had not lost two wickets early, Mukesh would have come in the second innings but we lost two wickets early, that is why we chose an impact player.
Skipper’s Knock! 🦁🔥#WhistlePodu#CSKvGTpic.twitter.com/ht65b10tOO
—Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 26, 2026
Sudarshan played a brilliant inning for Gujarat Titans.
Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill came to open the innings for Gujarat Titans. Gill played an innings of 33 runs in 23 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes. Whereas Jos Buttler played an unbeaten inning of 39 runs with 4 fours and 1 six in 30 balls. Sai Sudarshan scored the maximum runs for the team. Sudarshan played an inning of 87 runs in 46 balls with 4 fours and 7 sixes and played an important role in helping the team win. Akil Hussain and Noor Ahmed took 1-1 wicket for CSK.
It is Sai Sudharsan again 👏
A steady 5⃣0⃣ to follow up a hundred, the #GT opener steering the side
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Ruturaj Gaikwad’s half-century inning went in vain
Earlier for Chennai Super Kings In this match, Ruturaj Gaikwad played an inning of 74 runs in 60 balls with 6 fours and 4 sixes. Apart from them, Shivam Dubey scored 22 runs, Karthik Sharma scored 15 runs and Sanju Samson scored 11 runs for the team. For Gujarat Titans, Kagiso Rabada took 3 wickets, Arshad Khan took 2 wickets and Mohammad Siraj took 1 wicket.
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