Chennai Super Kings (CSK)’s IPL 2026 campaign ended in the worst possible way as they were thoroughly thrashed by Gujarat Titans (GT) in their last IPL 2026 match. Narendra Modi Stadium In Ahmedabad. They faced a huge defeat of 89 runs against GT on 21 May.
The game turned out to be an emotional one for CSK fans as MS Dhoni did not return for this game as well, having missed the entire IPL 2026 season due to calf and thumb injuries. This was the first time in his 19-year-old IPL career that Dhoni was kept out of the entire season.
IPL Governing Council punishes CSK after crushing defeat to GT
Well, after the crushing defeat against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad, Chennai Super Kings team was also punished severely by the IPL Governing Council.
As if losing and missing out on the playoffs wasn’t enough, Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad And his players were heavily fined.
The IPL Governing Council penalized Chennai Super Kings for maintaining a slow overrate during their IPL 2026 clash against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. Since this was CSK’s second over-rate offense of the season, Ruturaj Gaikwad was slapped with a hefty fine of Rs 24 lakh.
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Ruturaj Gaikwad and entire CSK squad fined heavily
Not only the captain but the entire playing eleven and even the impact player He was also punished by the IPL officials. He was fined Rs 6 lakh or 25 percent of the match fee.
“Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has been fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during Match 66,” the IPL said in an official media release. Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 against Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.
As this was his team’s second offense of the season (first offense in Match 18) under Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct, which deals with minimum over-rate offences, Gaikwad was fined Rs 24 lakh. The remaining members of the playing eleven, including the impact players, will be fined either Rs 6 lakh or 25 per cent of their respective match fees, whichever is lower.
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Chennai Super Kings humiliated by Gujarat Titans as their IPL 2026 campaign ends in disaster
Talking about the match, Gujarat Titans posted a massive score of 229/4 on the board against Chennai Super Kings at home thanks to brilliant half-centuries from captain Shubman Gill (64 runs off 37 balls), Sai Sudarshan (84 runs off 53 balls) and Jos Buttler (57 not out off 27 balls).
This target turned into a nightmare for CSK. Star wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson was dismissed for a golden duck by Mohammed Siraj. After that, wickets kept falling regularly and the yellow team never looked in control during the chase.
Only Shivam Dubey Showed some fight by playing an aggressive innings of 47 runs off only 17 balls. Their power hitting was not enough, as the rest of the batting lineup could never cope with 15 balls and failed miserably under pressure against the Titans on Thursday.
CSK were eventually bowled out for 140 runs inside 14 overs and this huge defeat officially ended their IPL 2026 campaign on a disappointing note. They are currently seventh with 12 points from 14 games, and the remaining four league games could push them further down.