GT Vs CSK, IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans Secure Qualifier 1 Spot After Massive CSK Rout
Gujarat Titans (GT) thrashed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 89 runs to seal a place in Qualifier 1 in Dharamsala on May 26. After being put in to bat first, GT posted a massive 229/4 in 20 overs on the back of scintillating half-centuries by skipper Shubman Gill (64), Sai Sudharsan (84) and Jos Buttler (57). In reply, CSK batted at a brisk pace but kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bundled out for 140 in 13.2 overs to lose the match by 89 runs. With this loss, CSK become the third team to officially get eliminated from IPL 2026.
Chennai Super Kings' captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, right, and Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill pose for photographers before the Indian Premier League cricket match between in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Chennai Super Kings' Mukesh Choudhary, right, watches as Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, left, run between the wickets during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill celebrates his fifty runs as Sai Sudharsan watches during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Chennai Super Kings' Shivam Dube takes the catch to dismiss Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' Jos Buttler plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' Sai Sudharsan celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' Jos Buttler celebrates his fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' Washington Sundar hits a six during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Chennai Super Kings' Sanju Samson leaves the ground after losing his wicket during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Chennai Super Kings' Matthew Short plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Chennai Super Kings' captain Ruturaj Gaikwad plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of Chennai Super Kings' captain Ruturaj Gaikwad during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' Kagiso Rabada, right, celebrates the wicket of Chennai Super Kings' Matthew Short with teammates during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Chennai Super Kings' Kartik Sharma avoids a rising delivery during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Fireworks light up the sky during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Chennai Super Kings' Shivam Dube plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Chennai Super Kings' Kartik Sharma is run out during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Gujarat Titans' captain Shubman Gill successfully takes a catch to dismiss Chennai Super Kings' Shivam Dube during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Chennai Super Kings' Dewald Brevis plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI/Karma Bhutia
Gujarat Titans' Rashid Khan celebrates the wicket of Chennai Super Kings' Anshul Kamboj during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Gujarat Titans' Kagiso Rabada appeals successfully for the wicket of Chennai Super Kings' Spencer Johnson during the during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India. | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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