At the halfway stage of the tournament, both teams are evenly placed with three wins and four losses from seven matches, making the contest crucial for momentum.

CSK enter the match with confidence after a dominant win over Mumbai Indians, led by Sanju Samson's unbeaten 101 and a four-wicket haul from Akeal Hosein. Playing at Chepauk, where they have won two of three matches, the hosts will look to continue their strong home form.

Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said, "It's a bit on the drier side and more often than not, it will remain the same, so we're batting first really well and wouldn't mind putting on the score again and defend it. The confidence is high, looking at the margin of the runs that we won in the last game. But again, this game starts fresh, starts from zero… We just got one chance, Urvil comes in, and we'll play around with the impact player."

GT, meanwhile, are looking to bounce back after defeats to Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, despite a century from Sai Sudharsan. Their bowling unit remains strong, but inconsistency in the middle order is a concern.

Skipper Shubman Gill said, "We're gonna bowl first. It looks like a good wicket… It's important to play the conditions rather than something that has not happened. One change, Arshad is coming back in the squad."

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Jos Buttler (wk), Shahrukh Khan, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Arshad Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Manav Suthar.