Rahane's form is a matter of concern, all the strike bowlers of Chennai are injured, see the possible playing 11 of both teams

Gujarat Titans (GT) and five-time champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will square off in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024's 59th game. Gujarat is playing a "do or die" match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Winning is crucial for Chennai as well, though, at the same time. CSK's postseason spot is still up in the air. A loss will hurt the team's chances. If Gujarat is eliminated from the playoff race, it will be the third team to do so.

Ajinkya Rahane, the veteran opener, is the biggest problem for the Chennai Super Kings. Rahane hasn't performed well at-bat this season despite his stellar performance last year. Apart from him, explosive batsman Shivam Dubey has also not scored runs from his bat. He has been out on duck in the last two matches. Ravindra Jadeja has been struggling for a long time. At the same time, MS Dhoni not batting at the top is also a big problem.

Among the bowlers, Deepak Chahar and Mahish Pathirana are out due to injury while Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman has returned due to his national team commitments. Pathirana has also returned to Sri Lanka and will not be seen playing in the IPL further. In such a situation, the main responsibility of bowling will be on Tushar Deshpande, Richard Gleeson, and Shardul Thakur.

Captain Shubhman Gill and Sai Sudarshan have batted brilliantly for Gujarat so far. Apart from them, the performance of wicket-keeper batsman Wriddhiman Saha and David Miller has been average. Rahul Tewatia and Shahrukh Khan have not done anything special in the middle order so far. Whereas among spin bowlers, Rashid Khan is not able to take wickets and is also giving a lot of runs. In such a situation, the team will expect a better performance from him in this match. The responsibility of fast bowling will be on the batsmen of Josh Little, Mohit Sharma, and Sandeep Warrier.

Probable playing 11 of Team Gujarat Titans: Shubhman Gill (captain), Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudarshan, David Miller, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmed, Josh Little, Mohit Sharma and Sandeep Warrier.

Probable playing 11 of Team Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande and Richard Gleeson.