Gujarat Titans vs Chennai Super Kings Prediction & Betting Tips - Indian Premier League

Prediction published on 22/05/2023, 12:30  by Devesh Jaganath in Cricket Predictions

IPL league leaders, the Gujarat Titans, will kick off the playoff stages when they face Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday afternoon. The winners of this playoff match will advance directly to the final, while the loser will go on to meet either Lucknow Super Giants or Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier on Friday. The defending champions topped the group stages with 20 points in their 14 matches, three points clear of CSK and LSG in second and third, respectively. The Titans pulled off an excellent win over the Royal Challengers in their last match, chasing down 197 in 19.1 overs and with six wickets to spare. Shubman Gill led the way for the Titans, scoring an unbeaten 104 in 52 balls supported by Vijay Shankar, who made 53 in just 35 balls. Mohammed Shami has been excellent with the ball this year and leads the purple cap standings, followed by teammate Rashid Khan who is only behind, having bowled one more over. With that victory, the Titans have recorded ten wins in their 14 matches in the tournament this year and have a very good net run rate of +0.809. These sides met in the opening match of the tournament, and the Titans won by five wickets and four balls to spare. However, going up against the five-time champions is never an easy task, and the Titans will have to be at their absolute best to win this one. 

Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings secured second place in the standings by demolishing the Delhi Capitals in their last match. Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad headlined for CSK, scoring 166 of the 223-run target posted, with the former smashing 11 fours and three sixes in his innings. Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, and Maheesh Theekshana all did their part with the ball and confined the Capitals to 146/9 in their 20 overs. With that win, CSK have recorded eight wins, five losses, and one no-result in the tournament, edging out Lucknow Super Giants for second with a better net run rate of +0.652 versus +0.284. The Super Kings have never beaten the Titans in any of their three previous encounters, and in each of those matches, they lost the toss and were made to bat first by the Titans. CSK is ranked second for runs scored in the final three overs, while their opponents are ranked first for dot balls and wickets. The toss could be crucial here, and if CSK manages to win it, we will likely see them bowl first, which could be a telling factor in the final outcome.