Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings arrive at Thursday's final league game at opposite ends of the playoff spectrum. Gujarat sits comfortably in second
place on the table with 16 points, having already qualified for the playoffs and currently fighting for a top-two finish to secure a Qualifier 1 berth.
Chennai Super Kings, meanwhile, are clinging to survival in sixth place with 12 points from 13 games.To keep their playoff, dream alive, CSK needs an absolute must-win result combined with a near-impossible set of external results involving Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, and Kolkata Knight Riders dropping points.
GT vs CSK Match Schedule
- Match: Gujarat Titans (GT) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Date and Time: May 16, 2026 | 7:30 P.M. IST
- Venue: Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
- Captains: Shubman Gill (GT), Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)
- GT vs CSK Head-to-Head (H2H) Stats
The two sides met at Chepauk earlier this season, where Gujarat dismantled Chennai by eight wickets. At the Narendra Modi Stadium, the head-to-head record is evenly split at 2-2 across four IPL meetings.
- Total Matches played: 9
- CSK Won: 4
- GT Won: 5
- Tie/NR: 0
GT vs CSK Probable Playing XI
Gujarat Titans (GT): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj
Impact subs: Rovman Powell, Tejasvi Dahiya
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Spencer Johnson.
Impact Subs: Mukesh Choudhary, Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan.
GT vs CSK Prediction: Who will Win Match Today?
The outcome of this match heavily relies on the battle between CSK's top order and GT's ferocious new-ball attack of Kagiso Rabada and Mohammed Siraj. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad enters the game carrying the lowest powerplay strike rate of any regular opener this season at 124.6. If wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson goes cheaply inside the first six overs, CSK's innings tends to stall badly.
Gujarat boasts the most complete bowling unit in the tournament, having taken the most powerplay wickets (25) this season at an economy rate of 8.6. Given their clinical form and potent pace attack, GT is expected to bowl first, expose CSK's fragile top order early, and chase down the target with their in-form top three.
Match Prediction: Gujarat Titans (GT) to win this match.
