CSK made a strong comeback after a steady knock from Ruturaj Gaikwad, helping the side to revive from an early collapse to post 158 runs in the IPL 2026 game against the Gujarat Titans.

His 74* runs off 60 deliveries helped the side to post a fighting total against the Titans on Sunday’s clash.

After being invited to bat first, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson opened the innings while Mohammed Siraj opened the bowling attack.

Rabada bagged the wicket of Sanju Samson for 11 runs. He got dismissed on a shortened length outside off where Jos Buttler caught the ball behind the wickets.

Urvil Patel who came to bat at No.3 got dismissed for 4 runs. He got dismissed on a bouncer where the ball got edge and went off the top edge to mid off where Jason Holder took the catch.

Sarfaraz Khan who came as impact sub, got dismissed for golden duck on a bouncer from Siraj. He got dismissed after he attempted for a pull shot where Jos Buttler took a safe catch.

With Dewald Brevis and Ruturaj Gaikwad at crease, Chennai Super Kings scored only 28 runs in the powerplay.

With Dewald Brevis lost the wicket to Manav Suthar for 2 runs, Chennai Super Kings lost four wickets for 37 runs.

However, Shivam Dube and Ruturaj Gaikwad forged a decent partnership to post a decent total against Gujarat Titans.

Arshad Khan bagged the wicket of Shivam Dube for 22. He got dismissed after the ball cleared his left leg as he missed the ball which hit the wickets.

After a small cameos from Karthik Sharma (15) and Jamie Overton (18), Ruturaj Gaikwad went on to smash his fifty as he scored 74* runs in the innings.

With their contributions, CSK posted 158 runs in their 20 over innings.