Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings

Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by eight wickets on April 26 after chasing 159 with 20 balls left at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. (iplt20.com) (espncricinfo.com) Sai Sudharsan made 87 from 46 balls, with seven fours and six sixes, and Gujarat finished on 162 for 2 in 16.4 overs. (espncricinfo.com) (iplt20.com) Chennai made 158 for 7 after Ruturaj Gaikwad carried his bat for 74 not out from 60 balls, but the innings began with a collapse to 16 for 3. (espncricinfo.com 1) (espncricinfo.com 2) Kagiso Rabada set up the chase by taking 3 for 25 in four overs, and the official IPL report named his opening spell as the break that pushed Chennai onto the back foot. (iplt20.com) (espncricinfo.com) Gujarat also got a brisk start from captain Shubman Gill, who made 30, before Jos Buttler closed the chase with 39 not out. (espncricinfo.com) (iplt20.com) The match turned on tempo as much as volume: Sudharsan scored at 189.13, while Gaikwad’s 74 came at 123.33 on the same surface. (espncricinfo.com) Business Standard reported that the result got Gujarat back to winning ways, while India Today described the defeat as another poor home outing that sent Chennai fans toward the exits early. (business-standard.com) (indiatoday.in) For Gujarat, the night was simple: Rabada broke the innings, Sudharsan broke the chase, and Chennai never recovered the gap between 158 and a par score. (espncricinfo.com) (iplt20.com)