New Delhi, May 21 -- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) face a must-win situation in their final IPL 2026 league stage match against Gujarat Titans (GT) in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

The Yellow Brigade have endured a mixed tournament, and yet, with just a few matches to go overall in the league stage, they are keeping themselves barely alive in the tournament. CSK, who have been without MS Dhoni in the playing XI, began the season with three successive defeats before winning two matches on the trot.

In their next three matches, CSK won just one game, which was a 103-run win over arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI). After an eight-wicket loss to Gujarat Titans on 26 April, the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side won three successive matches to give themselves a cha...