The 37th match of the IPL 2026 tournament is being played between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk). CSK team, which came to bat first after losing the toss, got a very bad start. If CSK wants to win this match, it will have to reach at least 130 runs at any cost. Chennai team lost three wickets reaching the score of just 26. Sanju Samson, the centurion of the last match, could not do anything special this time and was out after scoring 11 runs.
Chennai Super Kings team could score only 28 runs in the first 6 overs. Besides, 3 wickets had also fallen. In such a situation, it is finding difficult for Chennai to reach even 100 runs. If Chennai is not able to score big, then know whether their hopes of victory will remain intact even after that. Know here what is the score to be defended till now at Chepauk ground.
CSK will definitely have to score this many runs
The lowest score to be defended at Chepauk ground in the Indian Premier League is 126 runs. This is from the year 2008, when RCB team was able to score only 126 runs while batting first. Despite playing on their home ground, CSK team could not achieve the small target and were limited to 112 runs. Despite scoring only 126 runs, Bengaluru won that match by 14 runs.
The second highest score to be successfully defended at Chepauk ground is 134 runs. This is from the year 2015, when the host team i.e. CSK, batting first, had scored 134 runs. In reply, Kolkata Knight Riders team remained just 2 runs away from the target. This clearly means that Chennai Super Kings should not allow anything below 130 runs in today’s match against Gujarat Titans.
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