Mohit Sharma was excellent with his variations to pick 3-31 while Rashid Khan ended a three-game wicketless run to take 2-38 as Gujarat Titans keep their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Playoffs hopes alive with a comfortable 35-run win over Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday. After Shubman Gill (104) and B Sai Sudarshan (103) slammed centuries while sharing a 210-run opening partnership and propelled GT to 231/3, CSK lost three wickets in the first three overs of the chase. Despite a 109-run stand between Daryl Mitchell (63) and Moeen Ali (56), CSK ended up reaching 196/8 in their 20 overs. GT vs CSK Funny Memes and Jokes Go Viral As Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill Power Gujarat Titans to Dominant Victory Against Chennai Super Kings.

CSK’s chase had a less-than-ideal start as David Miller nailed a direct hit to run out Rachin Ravindra in the opening over. Sandeep Warrier, coming in as an Impact Player for B Sai Sudharsan, drew a leading edge from Ajinkya Rahane, which was taken by mid-off. When Ruturaj Gaikwad fell for a duck after Rashid Khan tossed up the ball in the air, found his balance, and then took the catch with his outstretched right hand at deep square leg, CSK were left in dire trouble at 10/3.

Mitchell began by taking Warrier for 20 runs off nine balls, including two sixes and a four. He then took three fours off Kartik Tyagi in the eighth over. From the other end, Moeen gave him great support by taking boundaries off Umesh Yadav, Warrier and Tyagi. After Mitchell reached his fifty, Moeen smacked Noor Ahmad for three successive sixes. Mitchell then took Rashid for a four and six but fell for 63 off 34 balls after miscuing a lofted shot to long-off against Mohit.

In his next over, Mohit had Moeen holing out in the deep for 56 to put a dent in CSK's chase. Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja hit five boundaries between themselves before the duo got out to Mohit and Rashid in quick succession. Despite MS Dhoni enthralling the crowd with three sixes and a four, CSK fell short of a win on a day when Gill and Sudharsan shined brightest under the Ahmedabad sky.

GT vs CSK IPL 2024 Stat Highlights

# CSK now has the lowest team score before a 100+ 4th-wicket stand in IPL (10)

# 25 sixes in this match is the 2nd most hit in an IPL match at Ahmedabad

# 43/3 is the 2nd lowest powerplay total for CSK in IPL 2024

# 231/3 is the joint-highest team total against CSK

# 231/3 is the second highest team total for GT

# Shubman Gill now has joint-second most individual hundreds at a venue in T20s (4 in Ahmedabad)

# 210 by Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan is the fourth-highest partnership in IPL (any wickets)

# 210 by Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan is the joint-highest opening partnership in IPL

# Shubman Gill has completed 1000 runs in T20s at Ahmedabad

# Sai Sudharsan is the fastest Indian to score 1000 runs in the IPL

# This is the third time two individual hundreds in same IPL innings has been scored

# Shubman Gil is now joint-third in the list of Indians with most individual hundreds in T20s (6*)

# 13* in IPL 2024 is the most individual hundreds scored in an IPL season

# 148* runs partnership between Gill & Sudharsan is the highest for GT for any wickets surpassing 147 runs by the same pair against SRH last year

#148* runs partnership between Gill & Sudharsan is the highest against CSK for any wickets in IPL surpassing 144 runs by Rahane & Watson in 2015

# Sai Sudharsan took the joint third fewest innings to 1000 runs in the IPL (25)

# 58/0 is the second highest powerplay score for GT this season and highest batting first

# MS Dhoni completed 250 sixes in the IPL. Viral Moments From GT vs CSK IPL 2024 Match: Shubman Gill-Sai Sudharsan's Partnership, David Miller's Direct-Hit, MS Dhoni's Cameo and Other Highlights From Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings Clash.

The win sees GT jump from the bottom place to eighth position. CSK, meanwhile, remain in fourth place with 12 points, with their NRR taking a hit as it now stands at 0.49. Though they are ahead of Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants on points and NRR, CSK’s defeat gives them and Royal Challengers Bengaluru

(With Inputs From IANS)

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