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Live: CSK Vs GT, Match 62, Mumbai | CRICTALKS | TOSS & PRE-MATCH | IPL LIVE 2022

Live: CSK Vs GT, Match 62, Mumbai | CRICTALKS | IPL LIVE 2022 | Chennai Super Kings Vs Gujarat Titans For queries: anatomizedtube@gmail.com PREVIEW: Such has been Gujarat Titans' dominance in the ongoing league stage of the IPL, that early in May Hardik Pandya took a punt at the toss against PBKS to see how his team reacts in an unfavourable situation. He'd later admit that the decision to bat first came with the foresight that should such a situation arise in the later stages, his team needs to be ready for it. That decision came after four straight victories, three of which were night games in which he'd won the toss and chosen to field. The consistent run of results for first-timers made room for Hardik to afford such a ballsy call, and not just once. He did it again in his team's last fixture against LSG which ended with a statement victory by 62 runs. But despite their grip on the top spot, the kind of results they've got in their nine wins have been a sort of double-edged sword - 12 needed of 2 balls? Won. 22 off 6? Won. 19 off 6? Won. Pocketing results that could've truly gone either way till the end is a testament to their nerves of steel, but luck, which they've also had this season, tends to be an unpredictable ally. Yet, heading into their penultimate fixture, they look primed to take the two points on Sunday afternoon to earn their place in the first qualifier. Chennai Super Kings are at the other end of the performance spectrum, and currently have a 2020-like vibe about them - with small positives the only take away this season. What they could perhaps also aim to take home is the 2020-sort of a finish, a season that they capped off with successive wins to avoid the ignominious wooden spoon. Pace, bounce and movement? All three were spotted - in abundance - in the last game at the venue where CSK were bundled out for 97 and MI made heavy weather of it in chase, losing five wickets in the process. Gujarat Titans - one of the best bowling sides this season - will be licking their lips at the prospect of similar conditions. aming a high-flying Saha in the PowerPlay will be key for CSK. Saha has smashed 154 runs in 7 innings in the first six overs at a strike rate of 133.91, and has only been dismissed twice in that phase. Enter Dwayne Bravo, who has a good record against the opener - conceding just 36 runs in as many deliveries and dismissing him thrice before. Miller, the protagonist of the three-wicket win when these two sides met earlier in the season, has been dismissed four times before by the West Indian. Rahul Tewatia too has not had great success against Bravo, falling twice in 19 balls and managing just 25 runs. One of their finds of the season - Yash Dayal - could set the tone early against CSK. Their opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who smashed 73 off 48 in the reverse fixture, has a poor record against left-arm pacer in the PowerPlay - getting out to them eight times in 15 innings and scoring just 91 from 95 balls.