🏏IPL 2025 - Match 67: GT vs CSK at Ahmedabad @ 3:30pm🏏

🏏IPL 2025 - Match 67: GT vs CSK on 25th May 2025 at Ahmedabad @ 3:30pm🏏

Gujarat Titans continue their ongoing IPL 2025 campaign by taking on Chennai Super Kings. Both sides will face off at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, in the 67th game of the tournament on Sunday, May 25. Notably, this will be the first time these two sides lock horns this season.

Shubman Gill-led Gujarat Titans, who sit atop the standings in the tournament, have been in exceptional form. With nine wins in 13 games, GT will aim to register yet another win and stay atop the standings. However, they are coming off a loss at the hands of Lucknow Super Giants, but will look to put that behind them. Notably, with a 76% chance of finishing in the top two, the former champions will look to end their league stage with a win.

On the other hand, Chennai have been playing for their pride, since being out of playoffs contention. The Ahmedabad crowd will be excited to watch the legendary MS Dhoni for one final time this season, or perhaps in his playing career, if he decides not to return next year

Big picture: GT must win to play Qualifier 1

Gujarat Titans (GT) were among the first three teams to seal their berth in the playoffs, and will now head into their final game of the league stage on top of the points table. But they are still not guaranteed a top-two finish, and need another win on Sunday to be sure of playing Qualifier 1 and not the Eliminator.

In their last match, GT went down to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), and on Sunday, they face Chennai Super Kings (CSK), another team that has been knocked out. CSK will be playing for pride in Ahmedabad, and wouldn't want to end the season with back-to-back losses.

The defeat to LSG also means GT can't afford the luxury of resting some of their fast bowlers ahead of the knockouts. They will also hope that Rashid Khan, who is having his worst IPL season with the ball, can find some form and momentum in this game before heading into the playoffs.

For CSK, it has been a horror season with several unwanted records, and are set to finish at the bottom of the table for the first time. The five-time champions will want to emulate LSG and sign off by defeating GT, one of the title contenders.

In the spotlight

R Sai Kishore spent three seasons on the CSK bench. He was then signed by GT, and made five appearances each in 2022 and 2024, though didn't get a game in 2023. He has enjoyed his breakout season in IPL 2025, taking 16 wickets in 13 games. Sai Kishore has displayed both skill and guile, and has shown he can be effective even against left-hand batters. The Chennai-born left-arm spinner will want to step up and show his former team just what they missed out on.

Joining CSK as a mid-season replacement, Dewald Brevis is another player enjoying a breakout IPL campaign. Despite playing just five matches, he has already had his most prolific season. Brevis has struck at 164.70, giving CSK much-needed power in the middle order, something that their stand-in captain MS Dhoni also acknowledged after their last match. A highly-rated youngster, Brevis will want to finish the season on a high and ensure he is either retained, or is a hot pick in the next auction.

Team news and likely XIIs

This will be the final game where GT will have Jos Buttler and Kagiso Rabada available. With Rabada going for runs in the last match, they might replace him with Gerald Coetzee. But other than that, it is unlikely they will make any change.

Gujarat Titans: 1 Shubman Gill (capt), 2 B Sai Sudharsan, 3 Jos Buttler (wk), 4 Sherfane Rutherford, 5 M Shahrukh Khan, 6 Rahul Tewatia, 7 Arshad Khan, 8 Rashid Khan, 9 Kagiso Rabada/Gerald Coetzee, 10 R Sai Kishore, 11 Mohammed Siraj, 12 M Prasidh Krishna

CSK are coming off a defeat, and could look to bring Shaik Rasheed back for Devon Conway, who hasn't had a good season at the top.

Chennai Super Kings: 1 Ayush Mhatre, 2 Shaik Rasheed/Devon Conway, 3 Urvil Patel, 4 Ravindra Jadeja, 5 Dewald Brevis, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 R Ashwin, 8 MS Dhoni (wk, capt), 9 Anshul Kamboj, 10 Noor Ahmad, 11 Khaleel Ahmed, 12 Matheesha Pathirana

Pitch and conditions

The Narendra Modi Stadium has been a venue for batting first this season, and the trend continued in the last game there as LSG set GT a daunting target of 236. Five of the six matches in Ahmedabad this season have been won by teams batting first.

Stats and trivia

• GT's top three averages 58.29 this season, the highest for any team. In contrast, CSK's top three averages the lowest (23.21). GT have also used the joint-fewest batters in those positions, while CSK have used the most.
• Despite them scoring the fewest runs, GT's middle order has scored quickerthan any other team in the season with a strike rate of 166.66, while CSK's middle order has been the slowest scoring unit in the league (134.18).
• Matheesha Pathirana has bowled to Sai Sudharsan in two games, and dismissed him both times, although the GT opener has taken 38 runs at a strike rate of 190 off him.

Probable Best Batter of the Match

Gujarat Titans’ skipper Shubman Gill could be the best batter in the upcoming game against Chennai Super Kings. Gill has been in exceptional form throughout the tournament, and his performances with the bat have been crucial to GT's success in the competition. The right-handed batter currently holds the second spot in the Orange Cap list with 636 runs in 13 innings at an average of 57.81.

Probable Best Bowler of the Match

Gujarat Titans’ Prasidh Krishna could be the best bowler in the upcoming game against MS Dhoni-led Chennai. Krishna has had one of his best seasons so far and will aim to limit CSK as much as possible. Currently the joint-highest wicket-taker of this edition, with 21 scalps, the right-arm pacer will look to better his tally and pick wickets at regular intervals.

Today's Match Prediction: Gujarat Titans to win the match

What to expect: The venue has witnessed eight 200-plus totals in six matches, suggesting another high-scoring game is on the cards. In the last afternoon clash here, GT chased down DC's total of 203 comfortably.

Head to head: GT 4-3 CSK. In Ahmedabad, GT have won two matches against CSK while their only loss against them came in the IPL 2023 final.

Gujarat Titans

Injury/unavailability: There are no personnel issues at the moment for GT, although they will be without the services of overseas players like Buttler and Rabada heading into the playoffs.

Tactics & matchups: A hit-the-deck bowler like Krishna, and the pace of Rabada could be good options for GT against Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis, the best CSK's batters in recent games. Rabada against Shivam Dube is a favourable matchup for GT, as is Rashid against R Ashwin.

Chennai Super Kings

Injury/unavailability: CSK do not have any availability concerns at the moment.

Tactics & matchups: Ravindra Jadeja could be a good option for CSK against Jos Buttler, who has been dismissed by the left-armer twice in eight innings in the IPL. They could look at using Matheesha Pathirana early, considering he has dismissed Sudharsan twice. Meanwhile, Khaleel Ahmed has accounted for Gill twice, while he has also dismissed Shahrukh three times.