Chennai Super Kings just one win away from becoming champions for the fifth time

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s half-century innings followed by a brilliant performance by the bowlers helped Chennai Super Kings beat defending champions Gujarat Titans by 15 runs in the first qualifier of the Indian Premier League T20 here on Tuesday to move towards the title for the fifth time. On the basis of Gaikwad’s 44-ball 60-run innings, Chennai scored 172 runs for seven wickets after including Gujarat Titans’ innings for 157 runs in the last ball and cut the ticket for the final for the 10th time.