{"id":8933,"date":"2026-04-26T15:40:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/ipl-2026-urvil-patel-makes-it-to-xi-as-gill-wins-toss-gujarat-titans-put-csk-in-to-bat-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T15:40:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:10:19","slug":"ipl-2026-urvil-patel-makes-it-to-xi-as-gill-wins-toss-gujarat-titans-put-csk-in-to-bat-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/ipl-2026-urvil-patel-makes-it-to-xi-as-gill-wins-toss-gujarat-titans-put-csk-in-to-bat-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Urvil Patel makes it to XI as Gill wins toss, Gujarat Titans put CSK in to bat | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130529513,imgsize-1127540,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/130529513.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Urvil Patel makes it to XI as Gill wins toss, Gujarat Titans put CSK in to bat\" title=\"CSK vs GT in Chennai (Image: IPL)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"CSK vs GT in Chennai (Image: IPL)\">CSK vs GT in Chennai (Image: IPL)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field against <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/chennai-super-kings\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Chennai Super Kings<\/a> in their IPL 2026 clash at Chepauk, with both captains expecting a competitive surface.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>GT skipper <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/shubman-gill\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Shubman Gill<\/a> backed the decision to chase, citing decent batting conditions. <!-- -->\u201cLooks like a good wicket. There\u2019s a bit of breeze, and it\u2019s about winning the small moments. If the wicket is good, we\u2019ll look to maximize the powerplay,\u201d he said, also confirming the return of Arshad Khan to the XI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>On the other hand, CSK captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ruturaj-gaikwad\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Ruturaj Gaikwad<\/a> admitted the surface looked slightly dry but remained confident in his side\u2019s ability to post and defend a total.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/> \u201cWe don\u2019t mind putting up a score. The confidence is high, but every game starts from zero. <!-- -->We are improving gradually, though there are still areas to click,\u201d he noted. CSK made one change, bringing in Urvil Patel.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Playing XIs<br \/><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Chennai Super Kings:<\/span> Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"23\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Gujarat Titans: <\/span>Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Impact Subs<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Chennai Super Kings Impact subs:<\/span> Sarfaraz Khan, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matthew Short<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Gujarat Titans Impact subs:<\/span> Rahul Tewatia, Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Kulwant Khejroliya, Nishant Sindhu<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-urvil-patel-makes-it-to-xi-as-gill-wins-toss-gujarat-titans-put-csk-in-to-bat\/articleshow\/130529430.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CSK vs GT in Chennai (Image: IPL) Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field against Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2026 clash at Chepauk, with both captains expecting a competitive surface.GT skipper Shubman Gill backed the decision to chase, citing decent batting conditions. \u201cLooks like a good wicket. 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