🏏IPL 2024: Match 59 - GT vs CSK at Ahmedabad @ 7:30PM IST🏏 - Page 2

Quotes

"He has enjoyed captaincy. It is something that takes time to really master. He has enjoyed it this season. He is a world-class player. I have no doubt that in the next three games, he is going to put in one or two really good performances, no doubt."

Gujarat Titans batting coach Gary Kirsten does not feel captaincy has affected Shubman Gill's batting

Probable Best Players of the Match

Probable Best Batter: Shubman Gill

GT skipper Shubman Gill scored his last 50-plus score against the Rajasthan Royals six games back and has been underwhelming post that knock. With this being a make-or-break game for GT, it seems as if Gill will have to step and lead from the front, not only on the field but also with the bat.

Probable Best Bowler: Rashid Khan

In 11 matches, the ace Afghanistan legspin wizard Rashid Khan has only managed to take eight wickets. Like his skipper, he has had a fairly lukewarm season up until now. With an exemplary wrong-un as an arrow in his quiver, he would be itching to use it against the middle-order of CSK.

Today's Match Prediction: Gujarat Titans to win the match

Scenario 1

Gujarat Titans win the toss and opt to bowl.

Powerplay: 45-55

CSK: 175-185

Gujarat Titans win the match.

Scenario 2

Gujarat Titans win the toss and opt to bat.

Powerplay: 50-60

GT: 205-215

Gujarat Titans win the match.

When: Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2024, May 10, 19:30 IST

Where: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

What to expect: A high-scoring game with the captain winning the toss opting to field first has been the trend. The pitch may be a little worn out but it still looks full of runs.

Head to Head: GT 3 - 3 CSK.

Team Watch:

Gujarat Titans

Injury/Unavailability: No injury concerns for the home team.

Tactics & Matchups: Sai Sudharsan has done well against Ravindra Jadeja - CSK's form bowler, with 32 runs in 21 balls without a dismissal. The left-hander has also taken on one of CSK's best bowler this season Tushar Deshpande in his previous encounters against him. The TN batter could hold the aces against CSK in a must-win fixture.

Probable XI: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma.

Chennai Super Kings

Injury/Unavailability: CSK have a handful of absentees with the likes of Deepak Chahar, Mustafizur Rahman and Matheesha Pathirana not available for rest of the season due to injury and national duty.

Tactics & Matchups: Shardul Thakur could add to Shubman Gill's middling season as he comes with a favourable match-up [36 runs | 31 balls | 2 dismissals] against the GT captain.

Probable XI: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande

What They said:

"I think he's Shubman Gill enjoyed the captaincy. You know, it's something that takes time to really master, but I think he's enjoyed it this season and he's a world class player. So I have no doubt that in the next three games he's going to put in one or two really good performances." - Gary Kirsten on whether captaincy has affected Shubman Gill's batting.

"We thought Mustafizur was going to be here longer. The BCB pulled him a little bit earlier than we'd hoped, but we're covered for that. So that planning is in place. Some of the other injuries have been a little bit more problematic, but we're okay. We've got good resources to cover it and a good group of young players that are ready to go." - Stephen Fleming on injuries to key CSK bowlers.

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Team news and Impact Player strategy

Gujarat Titans

GT have tried 22 players, joint-most for the season, without really settling into a winning combination. Their success seems to depend heavily on Gill scoring runs at the top and Miller being there to finish. Their impact player strategy is likely to be a straight swap between Sai Sudharsan and Sai Kishore or Sandeep Warrier

Likely XII: 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 Wriddhiman Saha (wk), 3 B Sai Sudharsan, 4 M Shahrukh Khan, 5 David Miller, 6 Vijay Shankar, 7 Rahul Tewatia, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Mohit Sharma, 10 Noor Ahmad, 11 Josh Little/Azmatullah Omarzai, 12 R Sai Kishore/Sandeep Warrier

Chennai Super Kings

CSK have repeatedly said they aren't concerned with Ajinkya Rahane's form, trusting in the fact that experienced players know how to get out of ruts. He has been part of their impact player strategy as well and will probably swap in and out for Simarjeet Singh.

Likely XII: 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), 2 Ajinkya Rahane, 3 Daryl Mitchell, 4 Shivam Dube, 5 Moeen Ali, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 MS Dhoni (wk), 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Shardul Thakur, 10 Tushar Deshpande, 11 Richard Gleeson, 12 Simarjeet Singh

Thank you Raji for the thread and for tagging me.

Best wishes to both the teams and a bit more for CSK.

A reality check for Gujarat Titans

They won the title in their very first season and finished runners-up in the second. In both seasons, they finished top of the table with 20 points, winning 10 and losing just four in each season. But this is sport, and reality checks are waiting in every corner. For GT, letting go of their captain and all-rounder extraordinaire Hardik Pandya proved to be a decision they couldn't recover from. They are sitting bottom of the table after playing 11 games with eight points, winning just four and losing seven. If they lose today, they will equal the number of losses they suffered in their first two seasons put together in this year alone

Shardul Thakur vs Shubman Gill

IPL 2024, GT vs CSK Live Score, Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings: Shubman Gill has not had the greatest of seasons with the bat, or as captain. Today he could face Shardul Thakur, who has a good record against him. Gill has been dismissed just twice by his compatriot but has also scored just 36 runs in 31 balls against Thakur.