9.40pm Not long to go now. The Titans bowlers are warming up, and Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad are padded up and helmeted in the CSK dugout. 9.38pm The covers are coming off. Let's hope we don't see them again tonight.

Paul: "If I was in charge of the half-time show it would involve all the IPL the coaching staff playing a six-a-side game."

Gopal : "This has been a moneyball season for GT this year. They have picked amazing talents at base price who were not that famous. Josh Little, Noor Ahmed, Sai Sudarshan, Mohit Sharma etc."

Rohit: "Dhoni's reaction time was 0.1 seconds on Gill's stumping. Unreal for a 40-year-old" -- 40? He'll be 42 in a month and a half!

9.32pm Good evening, everyone. I come bearing news, and it isn't good news. The covers are coming on in Ahmedabad. The weather gods clearly prefer Deiva's commentary to mine. Anyway, Shashank is at the stadium, and he has this for us: "The sky is rumbling. There's lightning. Covers on. Hint of drizzle in the air, rain is imminent."

9.15pm GT have racked up 214 for 4 on a back of a splendid 96 off 47 balls from Sai Sudharsan. He took on one of the best death bowlers of the tournament, hitting 34 off 14 from Pathirana. Special innings. Special player. I'm short of words. Sai's rise continues. Saha also contributed a half-century to GT's tall total. Karthik Krishnaswamy will be back with you for CSK's chase.

Vijay: "In the last match, Sai sacrificed his half century.. This time, he deserves a century. "

Navin: "As a CSK fan, i was expecting a heartbreak from Shubman, but not from our own Sai!! C'mon Sai, go gentle on us!! "

Good time to revisit the rise and rise of Sai Sudharsan

Here is Pathirana from round the stumps

SyedAli: "I smell a century from Sai"