The defending champions Chennai Super Kings will be going head-to-head against Gujarat Titans in the seventh match of the IPL 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK will be arriving to this fixture on the back of an impressive win against RCB in the IPL season opener at home. Meanwhile, GT will make their way down south after taking on MI at home in their first match of the tournament. Pitch Report : The pitches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai are known to turn irrespective of the format, but they also have very good bounce, which allows the batters and fast bowlers to stay in the contest. The average first innings score at this venue in the IPL is 163, which might not be enough to defend for either CSK or GT, especially when the trend of scoring in the first match of the tournament is looked at. Playing XI of Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande Impact Substitute: Shivam Dube for Mustafirzur Rahman Playing XI of Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Vijay Shankar, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Spencer Johnson Impact Substitute: Noor Ahmad for Sai Sudharsan