Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will chase the total set by Gujarat Titans (GT) in the ongoing Match 66 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Thursday, May 21. Cricket fans wonder whether the GT Pacer Prasidh Krishna He is fit again and is playing for his franchise in this important match.
GT vs CSK: Toss Update
Ruturaj Gaikwad got it right in the toss and announced his decision to bowl first for CSK in the last league stage match. They have an outside chance of making the playoffs by winning today, while GT will qualify and retain the top-two positions before the tournament goes to the end.
GT vs CSK: Sai Kishore sat out; CSK made two changes
At the time of toss, Shubman Gill The news has been confirmed that left-arm spinner R Sai Kishore has been rested for this match to bring back the services of Prasidh Krishna. CSK, on the other hand, also made some changes to their line-up, bringing in Matthew Short and Gurjapaneet Singh in place of Prashant Veer and Akeal Hosein respectively.
GT vs CSK: What did the captains say?
Shubman Gill, GT Captain,
“Also to bowl first, but it doesn't really make a difference. We have seen that there is not much dew here and I don't like to go by statistics, if you go by that, batting first, teams have won more matches. (Change?) We have one change. Prasidh Krishna came back in place of Sai Kishore. (What did you learn from the last outing as a team, Shubman?) Honestly, it's all about maintaining your intensity. We have had a few catches in the last match. And I think the overall fielding we have seen in this cycle, as well as in the last few IPLs, has not been up to the standards that every team wants, so hopefully our intensity will be there in this game.
“I think we are playing some, we are bowling good quality and batting well as well. So it's all about all three departments coming together. Yeah, definitely. Just because we have Q next to our name doesn't mean the job is done. I think that's the hot zone of the tournament. So hopefully there will be three good matches from there and we will be in a great position.”
Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK captain,
“We will bowl first. Obviously the pitch has some pace and bounce and we want to take advantage of that early on. That's the only reason we are bowling first. (What is the team combination?) We have got a few changes. Obviously, as per the circumstances, Akil unfortunately missed out. And Gurjapaneet came in. And we played Matt Short in place of Prashant Veer.
“(How have you regrouped for this important encounter?) Well, it's about keeping it simple and trusting the process. I think even in the last game we put up a good fight and obviously we didn't get the result we wanted, but it's all about coming out and getting the W at the end of the day. But obviously, there are a lot of things that come up and we want to make sure we keep it really simple and change that today.”
GT vs CSK: Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings
Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dubey, Matthew Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Chaudhary, Gurjapneet Singh
Effect Options: Karthik Sharma, McNeil Noronha, Sarfaraz Khan, Kuldeep Yadav, Aman Khan
Gujarat Titans
Sai Sudarshan, Shubman Gill (captain), Jos Buttler (wicketkeeper), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso RabadaArshad Khan, Mohammad Siraj
Effect Options: Prasidh Krishna, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Kulwant Khejroliya, Kumar Kushagra
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