New Delhi: Chennai Super Kings suffered an injury early in their IPL 2026 must-win match against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, as the wicketkeeper. Sanju Samson He was forced to leave the field after injuring his finger while keeping wicket.The incident took place during Spencer Johnson’s spell in the second over of the innings when Sai Sudharsan. Johnson fires one well down the leg side and Samson dives full length to stop the ball, but he suddenly changes direction and hits it on the toes. The delivery eventually resulted in five wides – a boundary plus an extra run for a wide.Samson received immediate attention from the physio before deciding to walk off the field.Arul Patel then took over the wicketkeeping duties as Samson’s replacement behind the stumps.Earlier, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first against Gujarat Titans.CSK made two changes to their playing XI, with Prashant Vir and Gurjapaneet Singh replacing Akil Hussain with Matt Short.Meanwhile, Gujarat Titans made one change, with Prasidh Krishna replacing Sai Kishor.GT come into the contest sitting second on the points table with 16 points from 13 matches and will aim to finish in the top two with a win against Chennai Super Kings at home.Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings are sixth in the table with 12 points from 13 matches and are almost out of the playoff race. CSK need a strong win against GT, along with favorable results in other matches, to keep their slim qualification hopes alive.Teams:Chennai Super Kings: Rituraj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Arul Patel, Devald Brews, Shivam Dubey, Matt Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Chaudhary, Gurjapaneet Singh.Gujarat Titans: Shibman Gill (captain), B Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wicket), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tiotia, Kagiso Rabada, Arshad Khan, Mohammad Siraj.
