CSK–GT venues swapped

The Indian Premier League has switched the venues for both Chennai Super Kings–Gujarat Titans league matches, moving the April 26 game to Chennai and the May 21 return fixture to Ahmedabad. (iplt20.com) The Board of Control for Cricket in India said on April 13 that the April 26 afternoon match will now be played at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai at 3:30 p.m. Indian Standard Time. The May 21 evening match will now be played at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad at 7:30 p.m. Indian Standard Time. (iplt20.com) The league said it made the change because municipal corporation elections are scheduled in Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat on April 26. ESPNcricinfo reported the election date was the reason cited in the league’s release. (espncricinfo.com) The switch changes which team hosts each meeting without changing the dates or start times. Gujarat Titans were originally due to host the first match in Ahmedabad, while Chennai Super Kings were scheduled to host the second in Chennai. (espncricinfo.com) The revision comes after the Board of Control for Cricket in India released the second-phase schedule for the 2026 season on March 27. That schedule said the remaining 50 league matches would be played from April 13 to May 24 across 12 venues. (iplt20.com) The 2026 tournament began on March 28, and the last league match is set for May 24, according to the published season schedule. The official fixture list shows the Chennai Super Kings–Gujarat Titans dates still falling inside that closing stretch of the league stage. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) The official Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans team schedule pages now reflect the swapped venues. The league-wide fixtures page also lists the updated locations for the two matches. (iplt20.com, iplt20.com) For fans, the practical change is simple: the April 26 Chennai Super Kings–Gujarat Titans game is now in Chennai, and the May 21 return match is now in Ahmedabad. The rest of the pairing stays the same. (iplt20.com)