Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans play their second match of the IPL 2024 season on Tuesday in Chennai in what should be an exciting match. In the season opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore, CSK defeated them by six wickets to start their IPL 2024 campaign. Meanwhile, GT won their first-ever season opening against the Mumbai Indians.
CSK against GT IPL 2024: On March 26 at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) will square off in their second meeting of the league. Both sides have won their first-round matches going into this one.
On March 24, Gujarat, now captained by Shubman Gill, stopped Mumbai Indians (MI) from reaching the target in the last over. Their victory was made possible by Umesh Yadav’s important dismissals of MI captain Hardik Pandya and Piyush Chawla, even though they lost by 10 runs in the first two deliveries of the 20th over.
With a Net Run Rate of +0.779, CSK gained two points and advanced in the points table in the meantime. On March 22, Chennai, now captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad, triumphed over Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in their opening encounter. In 18.4 overs, CSK reached 176/4 while chasing RCB’s 173/6.
Cricket analysts such as Sunil Gavaskar praised Ruturaj’s captaincy, especially his usage of Mustafizur Rahman in the bowling attack.
Head-to-head records for CSK and GT
Since GT is a new franchise, Chennai and Gujarat have only participated in five IPL games. Of those, Chennai won two and Gujarat won three. Thus far, CSK has scored the greatest total against GT (178), while GT has scored the highest against CSK (214).
The 2023 Indian Premier League got underway with a victory for reigning champion GT over CSK. The next game between CSK and GT was won. When they faced off again in the final, Chennai won their fifth championship.
CSK vs GT fantasy team
MS Dhoni (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Moeen Ali, Shardul Thakur, Shubman Gill (VC), David Miller, Rashid Khan, Joshua Little, Wriddhiman Saha.
CSK vs. GT pitch analysis
Chennai will host its second IPL match of the year this year. The pitch benefited hitters in the opening game as Chennai easily overcame RCB’s 173 deficit. In the second game, the pitch will also be in the batters’ advantage. Given that both sides have strong hitters, a high-scoring contest is likely.
CSK vs. GT weather
The temperature in Chennai will be about 29 degrees when the game begins. Throughout the entire game, it won’t change much. On the other hand, the high humidity of 77% will make it feel warmer. Rain is not a possibility.
CSK vs. GT forecast
Chennai has a 56% chance of winning their home match against Gujarat, according to Google’s win probability, which may put them atop the points table.