For some reason, BCCI has made a change in the original schedule of the IPL 2026 season, according to which the venues of the CSK vs GT matches have been swapped this season. The board has made extensive changes in the revised schedule.
Before the start of IPL, many problems were faced in the announcement of IPL schedule. Hence BCCI decided to start with announcing the schedule of the first 20 matches, while Devjit Saikia had mentioned that the remaining schedule will be announced after the announcement of election dates in several states of India.
After the elections of many states were announced, BCCI considered those games and the schedule was announced accordingly. However, once again due to political interference the original schedule has been changed.
Venues of GT-CSK matches swapped in IPL 2026
The BCCI has made massive changes to the original schedule of the Tata IPL in 2026, and this revised schedule has led to a change in the venues. The change is not due to a change in schedule but due to the municipal elections, which will be held on April 26 in Ahmedabad and several other parts of the city.
The first match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, scheduled to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium on April 26, will now be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium and is scheduled to start at 3:30 PM IST.
The next match between these two franchises was to be played on 21 May 2026 at MA Chidambaram Stadium. However, it will be shifted to Narendra Modi Stadium and will be played at 7:30 pm.
News @gujarat_titans – @ChennaiIPL The schedules of 26 April and 21 May were swapped due to municipal elections in Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat.
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Gujarat Titans is one of the most successful franchises in recent times after making their debut in IPL 2022. They are one of the first teams to win the IPL in their first season under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya.
Since their debut, they have managed to qualify for three IPL playoffs, while also qualifying for the finals twice in 2022 and 2023. The Titans started the season with two consecutive losses after being eliminated from the eliminator of the competition.
The Titans struggled in the initial matches but then made a comeback with the help of consecutive half-centuries from Jos Buttler and captain Shubman Gill. GT has now moved up to 5th position with two wins and four points.
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