Welcome to Sportstar‘s LIVE coverage of the IPL 2022 match between CSK and GT at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. This is Santadeep Dey, bringing you all the action as it unfolds at the venue.

GT vs CSK LIVE COMMENTARY

SIX! Gaikwad steps out and cracks this length ball on leg stump over fine leg for a maximum.

CSK 16/1 in 3 overs: Swing and a miss. Uthappa has been hit in the box. Shami strikes! He persuades Rashid to go upstairs as the umpire doesn’t seem too interested in an LBW appeal for Uthappa’s wicket. Three reds and he has to go. Wide down leg again. Bounce on offer, there is a bit of an inside edge as Ruturaj gets away with it and picks up a boundary.

CSK 7/0 in 2 overs: Dayal to share the new ball. The fielder stationed at cover-point makes a fine stop to deny four runs. Would have just been two off the over, if not for a wide off the last ball followed by a quick single.

CSK 3/0 in 1 over: Ruturaj is on strike and there’s a slip in place. There are two boundary riders at deep backward square and third man. Let’s play! A hint of swing for Shami early on. Ruturaj is up and running with a dab towards third man for a run. Shami gets one wide down leg. Uthappa taps a single to third man off the final ball.

Uthappa and Gaikwad to open for CSK. Stand-in skipper Rashid leads his boys out to the middle. Shami will get things rolling for GT.

GT vs CSK PLAYING XI

Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Abhinav Manohar, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan (c), Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami

Chennai Super Kings: Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary

WHAT THE CAPTAINS SAID

Ravindra Jadeja: We would have bowled first as well. Now we will look to put a good score on the board and put pressure. Same team for us.

Rashid Khan: We would like to bowl first. Hardik will rest and hopefully be back for the next game. I just want to learn as much as I can and give my 100 percent. Matthew Wade is out and Wriddhiman Saha comes in. (Alzarri Joseph has received his cap as well).

GT vs CSK TOSS

Gujarat Titans to bowl. Stiffness in Hardik Pandya’s groin area means Rashid Khan will take over as captain tonight.

GT vs CSK PITCH REPORT

“Teams batting first have won thrice here. It’s a used surface and there’s a covering of grass. There’s a bit of scarring on the surface. The CSK bowlers need to pitch it up and get some swing. They must take the pace off. The GT bowlers can bowl back of a length and extract some help from the grass. If I were CSK I would at bat first and hope to get a big score, but if I were GT, I would have looked to go the opposite way,” reckons Nick Knight.

GT vs CSK PREDICTED XI

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade (wk), Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, David Miller, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja (c), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (wk), Maheesh Theekshana, Chris Jordan, Mukesh Choudhary

CSK vs GT DREAM11 FANTASY TEAM PREDICTION

Wicketkeeper: Matthew Wade

Batters: Shubman Gill, Shivam Dube (vc), Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya (c), Vijay Shankar

Bowlers: Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami

Team Composition: GT 7-4 CSK Credits Left: 0.0

GT vs CSK MATCH PREVIEW

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) got its first win in the last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and will look to build on that when it takes on Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the MCA Stadium in Pune on Sunday.

Despite its win against RCB, CSK is likely to be the underdog in the contest against the Titans, who had their best performance of the tournament in their last match against Rajasthan Royals with a comprehensive 37-run win. 

The defending champion still doesn’t have all bases covered especially on the bowling front with the pacers unable to provide breakthroughs. An option for the team could be to try out young pacer Rajvardhan Hangargekar instead of Mukesh Choudhary who has struggled so far. The India under-19 star bowls with good pace and could add some firepower to its pace attack.

A huge positive for CSK though was the performance of spinner Maheesh Theekshana, who delivered with a four-wicket haul.

The team will also hope opener Ruturaj Gaikwad finds form in front of his home crowd in Pune. 

The Titans, on the other hand, have everything going for them with Hardik Pandya leading from the front with both bat and ball. The team has one of the best bowling attacks in the competition. 

The guile of Mohammed Shami, the pace of Lockie Ferguson and Rashid Khan’s wizardry will pose a formidable challenge to the CSK batters. 

The only area of concern is the form of top-order batters Matthew Wade and Vijay Shankar. In Afghanistan’s Rahmanullah Gurbaz, it has a readymade opening batter who can don the gloves as well and will be a punt worth taking.

– S. Dipak Ragav

GT vs CSK HEAD-TO-HEAD RECORD, STATS AND KEY PERFORMERS

This is the first time these two teams are going up against each other.

GT vs CSK FULL SQUADS

Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (c), Shubman Gill, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Wriddhiman Saha, Abhinav Manohar, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tewatia, Dominic Drakes, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Shami, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Jayant Yadav, R Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller, Matthew Wade, Gurkeerat Singh, B Sai Sudharshan

Chennai Super Kings: Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, KM Asif, Shivam Dube, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Samarjeet Singh, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Adam Milne, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Varma

WHERE TO WATCH GT vs CSK, IPL 2022 LIVE?

All IPL 2022 matches will be broadcast on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 3, and Star Sports 3 HD channels in India. Disney+ Hotstar is the official live streaming partner.