New Delhi: Gujarat Titans close to top two after defeat in IPL 2026 Chennai Super Kings By 89 runs in Ahmedabad on Thursday.Gill, Sudharsan and Buttler took Gujarat Titans to 229/4 before their bowlers bundled out CSK for 140 in 13.4 overs.Shabman Gul 64 off 37 balls while B Sai Sudharsan scored 84 off 53 balls as the opening pair added 125 runs. It was their seventh century partnership in the IPL, the most by any pair in the history of the tournament.Jos Buttler then scored an unbeaten 57 off 27 balls to seal the final over.CSK, who needed a win to stay alive in the playoff race, lost four wickets inside the powerplay and never recovered. The defeat also confirmed that the five-time champions failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.Mohammad Siraj struck early for GT, dismissing Sanju Samson on the first ball of the innings. Samson overtook Butler.Siraj took three wickets in the powerplay, while Kagiso Rabada dismissed Matthew Short when the batsman mistimed a shot at mid-on.Only Shivam Dubey showed some resistance for CSK with a six-laden 47 off 17 balls, but the chase was soon over.GT now have nine wins and 18 points from 14 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad can also reach 18 points if they beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru who already have 18 points.Earlier, Gayle started aggressively and targeted left-arm pacer Spencer Johnson in the powerplay. He completed his half-century in 23 balls while Sudharsan completed his half-century in 35 balls, his fifth consecutive IPL fifty.Gayle scored most of the runs during his 125-run stand using cuts, drives and sweeps to keep the scoreboard moving.When Noor Ahmed came into the attack, Gayle immediately hit him for two sixes.The partnership also helped Gayle and Sudharson surpass David Warner-Shikhar Dhawan and Travis Head-Abhishek Sharma, who scored six centuries in IPL history.After Gill’s dismissal, Sudharsan and Buttler kept the scoring rate high. Sudharsan continued to play his shots with control, while Buttler hit four sixes, including two off Noor Ahmed, as GT crossed the 220-run mark.
