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Gujarat Titans (GT) skipper Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to field first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Gill did not make any changes to their winning combination.
“We will bowl first. That match was physically and mentally exhausting. Everyone is well rested and well settled with 10 teams playing. We get enough rest time between matches. It shows the character of the team, the way our bowlers bounced back against Mumbai. Playing with the same team,” Gill said after winning the toss.
On the other hand, Ruturaj Gaikwad did made one major change to his lineup. He replaced Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana with Matheesha Pathirana. The pacer with bowling action similar to legendary Lasith Malinga was one of the major factors behind CSK's fifth title win.
“We were looking to bowl first, wicket is hard and looks similar to the first game. It was a rusty start (against RCB) but we came back well. Everyone showed good intent throughout the innings. Pathirana comes in for Theekshana,” Gaikwad said at the coin toss.
GT Playing XI: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill (c), Azmatullah Omarzai, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Spencer Johnson
CSK Playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman
Head-to-head
CSK and GT have taken on each other on five occasions so far. CSK have two wins from three games. The last time they took on each other was in the IPL 2023 final where CSK beat GT in a last-ball thriller.
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