After a win in their respective season openers, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans (GT) are set to battle one another in the seventh recreation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday (March 26).
The recreation on Tuesday will be the first-ever assembly between the 2 sides for the reason that summit conflict of the final season which had gone Chennai’s approach.
Interestingly sufficient, each groups will be led by new captains in comparison with the final assembly in the type of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shubman Gill.
Gujarat are heading into the competition with a slight higher hand in phrases of their head-to-head file in opposition to Chennai. The two groups have confronted one another 5 occasions in the historical past of the cash-rich league with Gujarat successful three and Chennai rising victorious on two events.
However, Chennai have secured wins when the stakes have been increased as their two wins have come in a Qualifier and a season finale.
MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report for CSK vs GT conflict
The pitch at the venue grips fairly a bit and therefore Chepauk has all the time been a contented looking floor for the spinners. Chennai have high quality spinners in the type of Ravindra Jadeja and Maheesh Theekshana and rather a lot will journey on how they fare in the competition. The success of their left-arm speedster Mustafizur Rahman in the final recreation can be attributed to his capacity to bowl off-cutters with guile. Batters will should gauge the tempo of the surface quickly to take advantage of out of it.
MA Chidambaram Stadium T20I Record and Stats
Total T20I matches performed: 6
Matches gained batting first: 5
Matches gained bowling first: 1
Average first innings rating: 150
Average second innings rating: 119
Highest complete scored: 182/4 (20 Ov) by India vs West Indies
Highest rating chased: 182/4 (20 Ov) by India vs West Indies
Lowest complete recorded: 80/10 (17.5 Ov) by Pakistan girls vs England girls
Lowest complete defended: 103/8 (20 Ov) by West Indies girls vs Pakistan girls
