Ahmedabad; News Agency: Their dream of securing a place in the play-offs will be delayed for a while as Chennai Super Kings lost in a must-win match to get closer to the play-offs. In Friday's match, bottom-placed Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by 35 runs. Gujarat's openers Sai Sudarshan (103) and Shubman Gill both scored centuries to put Gujarat in a record opening stand of 210 runs to eighth from the bottom. Chennai are fourth with twelve points. With this win by Gujarat, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)'s challenge in the tournament has survived.
Gujarat scored 231 runs while batting first. Chasing this, Chennai's innings got off to a poor start. Ajinkya Rahane (1), Rachin Ravindra (1) and captain Rituraj Gaikwad (0) returned to the tent in 3 overs. At 10 for 3, Darryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali put on a 109-run partnership to save the innings; But veteran Mohit Sharma sent Mitchell (63), Moeen (56) and Shivam Dubey (21) to the tent to take the air out of Chennai's form. Mahendra Singh Dhoni's unbeaten 26 made Chennai reach 196 for 8.
Earlier, Gujarat Titans openers made the defending champions Chennai Super Kings sweat with their explosive innings. The pair of Gujarat captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudarshan rained runs. Batting first after losing the toss, the hosts got off to a good start. Sai and Shubman had an explosive innings from the start and scored 179 runs in 16 overs.
Both Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill scored centuries to put their team in a strong position. Gill was followed by Sudarshan who also scored a century. Thirsty for wickets, Chennai finally got their first wicket in the form of Sai Sudarshan in the 18th over. He was dismissed by Tushar Deshpande. With the help of 7 sixes and 5 fours, Sudarshan smashed 103 runs in just 51 balls, while Shubman completed his century in 50 balls. Gill's amazing innings has been recorded as the 100th century in the history of 'IPL'. Gill scored 104 runs in 55 balls with the help of 6 sixes and 9 fours.
Brief scoreboard
Gujarat Titans: 231 for 3 in 20 overs. (Sai Sudarshan 103, Shubman Gill 104. Tushar Deshpande 2/33.)
Chennai Super Kings: 196 for 8 in 20 overs. (Darryl Mitchell 63, Moeen Ali 56. Mohit Sharma 3/31.)
