Last time's finalist teams will compete in IPL-2024 today: CSK vs GT match in Chennai; Know possible playing-11

The 7th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL) will be played today i.e. on Tuesday between the last time finalists Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT). The match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai from 7:30 pm. The toss will take place at 7:00 pm.

The previous final of the league i.e. 2023 was played between these two teams, where CSK won the title for the 5th time by defeating GT by five wickets.

CSK and GT start this season with wins
This will be the second match of both the teams this season. Both have started with victory. CSK defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and GT defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) in their first match.

CSK is the most successful team of this league. Chennai has won the league title five times and played the final 10 times. On the other hand, GT, which is playing its third season, has also had a great last two seasons. The team won the title in its very first season in 2022. Whereas last time they traveled till the final in 2023, where they had to face defeat from CSK.

GT is full on CSK
Gujarat has also defeated Chennai in head to head. Till now a total of 5 matches have been played between the two. In this, Gujarat has won 3 times and Chennai has won 2 times. Chennai has won the last two matches.

A match has been played between CSK and GT in Chennai. In this, CSK won by 15 runs.

Mustafizur Rahman CSK's top wicket taker
Mustafizur Rahman was the hero of victory in the first match for Chennai. He took 4 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs. He is the top wicket taker of the team this season. All the batsmen from Chennai had contributed in this match. In which Rachin Ravindra is the top run scorer.

Sudarshan scored the most runs for GT
Sai Sudarshan played the highest innings of 45 runs for Gujarat in the first match. Apart from him, captain Shubhman Gill played an inning of 31 runs. Spencer Johnson tops the list of highest wicket takers for GT.

New captains of both teams
New captains of both Chennai and Gujarat teams have been elected this season. Former CSK captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to hand over the captaincy to Ruturaj Gaikwad even before the start of the season. This is how Gaikwad is the captain of CSK. On the other hand, after Hardik Pandya left for Mumbai Indians, GT has appointed Shubman Gill as its new captain.

pitch report
The pitch of Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium has proven helpful for spinners. It is a bit difficult to bat here, but once you settle down, you can play big innings.

CSK has played 65 matches on this ground so far, out of which they have won 46, while they have lost 18. 1 match has also been tied.

weather condition
The temperature in Chennai on March 26 is expected to be between 33 degrees to 27 degrees. There is absolutely no possibility of rain on this day.

Possible playing-11 of both the teams
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Deepak Chahar, Mahesh Tikshana, Mustafizur Rahman and Tushar Deshpande.
Impact Player: Shivam Dubey.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (captain), Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudarshan, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Sai Kishore, Spencer Johnson.
Impact Player: Mohit Sharma.