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The 66th match of IPL 2026 is to be played today i.e. Thursday (21 May 2026) at the historic Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. In this match, Gujarat Titans (GT) captained by Shubman Gill and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) led by Ruturaj Gaikwad will face each other. This match is very important for both the teams. Gujarat Titans will be eyeing to win this match and cement their place in the top-2 of the points table. At the same time, this match is like ‘do or die’ for Chennai Super Kings to remain in the race for playoffs. However, even after winning this match, CSK will have to depend on the results of other teams. This blockbuster match will start at 7:30 pm Indian time, while both the captains will take the field for the toss at 7:00 pm. Let’s take a look at the pitch report and statistics of this match: GT vs CSK: Pitch Report Today’s match will be played on pitch number 7 at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, which has been specially prepared from red soil. Batsmen will get help: Generally good bounce is seen on red clay pitch, due to which the ball comes well on the bat and a lot of runs are scored here. Unique toss trend: This pitch had been used only once before this season, on April 4. In that match, Rajasthan Royals defended 210 runs against Gujarat Titans and won. This is the only case in this entire IPL season when a team has won the toss and batted first and successfully defended the score. Toss Decision: Considering this special record, whichever captain wins the toss today can take a bold decision of batting first. IPL Records of Narendra Modi Stadium A total of 50 IPL matches have been played so far on the Ahmedabad ground, where the figures have been exactly equal: Total matches: 50 Win while batting first: 25 matches (50%) Win while chasing: 25 matches (50%) Win after winning the toss: 23 matches (46%) Win after losing the toss: 27 matches (54%) Highest Score: 243/5 Lowest Score: 86 Highest Score while chasing: 204/3 Average Runs per Over: 8.95 Average Score of 1st Innings: 177.47 Head to Head: Who is ahead between Gujarat and Chennai? (GT vs CSK Head to Head) There has always been a tough competition between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in IPL history. Total matches played: 09 Gujarat Titans won: 05 matches Chennai Super Kings won: 04 matches Previous match this season: Both the teams are clashing for the second time in IPL 2026. In the last match, Gujarat Titans played a one-sided game and defeated Chennai Super Kings by 8 wickets. In such a situation, CSK will come out today with the intention of taking revenge of that defeat. Full squad of both teams (Playing Squads) Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), MS Dhoni, Shivam Dubey, Urvil Patel, Karthik Sharma, Dewald Brewis, Prashant Veer, Akil Hussain, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Spencer, Mukesh Chaudhary, Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan, Gurjapaneet Singh, Akash Madhwal, Zachary Foulkes, Matt Henry, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Kuldeep Yadav, McNeil Noronha, Dianne Forrester. Gujarat Titans (GT): Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudarshan, Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Ravishrinivasan Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Rahul Tewatia, Glenn Phillips, Anuj Rawat, Prasidh Krishna, Kulwant Khejroliya, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Luke Wood, Shahrukh Khan, Manav Suthar, Kumar Kushagra, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma, Connor Esterhuizen.