Titans win
Super Kings had a lot going for them. Ruturaj Gaikwad was batting with incredible ease. All he had to do was extend his shots - the defence went for six down the ground, flicks went for six over midwicket. He finished with 92 off 50 balls.
But around him, there was very little. It became especially dire in the middle and final overs where Ambati Rayudu and Shivam Dube in particular were shut down with the high pace of Alzarri Joseph and the left-arm angle of Josh Little.
That phase of play dragged Super Kings from a total above 200 to only 178.
Dhoni hits it on the nail as he assess their batting performance. "We tried to muscle the ball a bit too much. Proper batting would've worked. Ruturaj is a pleasure to watch,. He makes the right decisions under pressure. I feel over the years, the way he has groomed himself, the way he picks his options"
TItans' batting is top heavy. And WIlliamson was injured in the field. So Gill and Hardik were big wickets. CSK took them with time enough to squeeze the game.
But once again, their bowling allrounders, Tewatia and Rashid, rose to the occasion and in style too.
9 Gujarat Titans won nine of the ten matches while chasing in the IPL. Eight of those nine wins were completed in the last over, with Rahul Tewatia scoring the winning runs in four matches.