Chennai : Home favorites and champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will meet in an IPL match at M.A on Tuesday evening. stage each other. Chidambaram took on the Gujarat Titans (GT). They defeated them by 63 runs and remained Chennai’s fortress. not injured
What promised to be a tough battle ultimately turned out to be a one-sided affair. The five-time champions repeated 206 points from six games before holding their rivals to 143 from eight games. Particularly on the wickets where the home team batsmen were active, GT, who faced a tough target, lost three wickets in the powerplay and although the middle order batsmen contributed for a while, they ultimately fell short of the CSK -Bowlers back He applied pressure by picking up wickets at regular intervals.
CSK, who had earlier been asked to bat first, got off to a bright start courtesy of captain Rutoraj Gaikwad (46, 36 balls, 5×4, 1×6) and New Zealand batsman Lachin Ravindra (46, 20 balls). Southpaw Shivam Dube. (51, 23 balls, 5×6, 2×6) supported by 46 balls from Ajinkya Rahane and Daryl. Mitchell’s useful stand provided a much-needed boost in the middle, with CSK scoring 206 in six overs.
In response, GT prematurely lost its skipper Shubman Gill. His opening partner and wicket-taker, Ridaman Saha, struck four quick boundaries in his 28-ball 17-ball game before the middle order collapsed thanks to the CSK bowlers’ tight and controlled bowling. Home international Sai Sudarshan (37, 31 balls, 4×3) was once again playing alone after scoring the winner against Mumbai Indians yesterday while the rest of the batsmen barely scored runs. He returned home without eating flowers. This is a big deal.
For CSK, Deepak Char took two wickets while GT struggled to pick up the pace and lost wickets along with left-handers Mustafizur Rahman and Tushar Deshpande fading under pressure in the previous game. The crucial breakthrough for CSK came in the form of part-time player Derry Mitchell, who took out another local player Vijay Shankar, bringing down GT.
Taking advantage of this, Rutoraj cleverly took valuable input from the legendary MS Dhoni to better organize his resources, confuse his bowlers and create opportunities for a comfortable win. The good thing for CSK was the return of Masita Pathirana (back from injury) and the strengthening of GT through controlled bowling.
However, the concern for CSK is the number of clean sheets they will have to deal with in the upcoming games. In the end, after CSK collapsed in the middle after a stormy start, Dube was adjudged man of the match for his incredible performances.
