Gujarat Titans Knock CSK Out of Playoffs With Record 89-Run Victory at Ahmedabad

Out front began the Titans’ opening pair, right from the first delivery. Choosing to field looked good on paper but soon unraveled. Ball one set the tone, aggressive and sharp. Toss winner Ruturaj Gaikwad, leading CSK, picked bowling – then watched it go wrong.

Out of nowhere, Sai Sudharsan stood firm alongside Shubman Gill, rattling Chennai’s bowlers early. Their partnership raced to 125 runs before even seventy-five balls had passed. With sharp intent, Gill attacked from the first over instead of waiting. Seventy-four dot-free deliveries later, the scoreboard showed total control.

Sixty-four came off his bat alone – crafted in only thirty-seven attempts. Seven fours slashed through gaps, followed by three towering clears beyond the ropes. Half a hundred arrived quicker than most could blink – twenty-three dots on the clock when he reached it.

Night turned to him though – Sai Sudharsan stepped up. Hitting 84 runs from just 53 deliveries, he stayed calm through the innings. Five fifties now, back to back in IPL history. Before this, only one name sat there: Virender Sehwag. A calm rhythm marked Sudharsan’s innings, shaped by seven boundaries and four towering hits over the ropes. His name now sits firmly among those chasing the season’s top run tally.

Out came Jos Buttler once Gill left the field. Fifty seven runs he scored, not out, from only twenty seven deliveries. Five boundaries lit up his knock, along with four huge hits over the rope. Three fifty plus scores combined pushed Gujarat Titans to two hundred twenty nine for four by the end of twenty overs.