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Gujarat Titans\u2019 Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, May 21, 2026.(AP Photo\/Ajit Solanki)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

AHMEDABAD, India \u2014 Opening pair Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill propelled the Gujarat Titans to a thumping 89-run win over Chennai on Thursday to end the Super Kings\u2019 slim playoff hopes in the Indian Premier League.<\/p>

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Sudharsan (84) struck his fifth straight half-century and Gill made 64 in Gujarat\u2019s imposing total of 229-4 with Jos Buttler smashing an unbeaten 57.<\/p>\n

Chennai capitulated for 140 in 13.4 overs and rounded off a below-par season with 12 points from six wins.<\/p>\n

Gujarat\u2019s win ensured its place in qualifier 1 with 18 points from nine wins. The second spot for qualifier 1 will be decided Friday when defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru take on Sunrisers Hyderabad.<\/p>\n

Sudharsan and Gill, IPL\u2019s top two run-scorers this season, provided a blazing start of 125 off 74 balls with Gill scoring a 23-ball half-century before holing out in the 13th over.<\/p>

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Sudharsan looked set for his second century of the season before holing out to long-off in the penultimate over against expensive fast bowler Anshul Kamboj (1-56).<\/p>\n

Mohammed Siraj dented Chennai\u2019s top-order inside his first 10 balls when he had Sanju Samson caught behind of the first ball; hit the top of captain Ruturaj Gaikwad\u2019s off-stump and then Urvil Patel top-edged a pull to deep backward square leg.<\/p>\n

Chennai slumped to 29-3 inside the first three overs against Siraj\u2019s burst and then further slipped to 51-4 when Kagiso Rabada (3-32) had Matthew Short caught at mid-on.<\/p>\n

Shivan Dube struck four sixes and four boundaries in his rapid 17-ball knock of 47 before Rashid Khan claimed 3-18 in his two overs and Rabada finished off the innings by claiming the last two wickets off successive balls.<\/p>

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AP cricket: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/cricket<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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