In a thrilling game at the Ma Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday, Ruturaj Gaikwad showed great leadership, guiding Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a strong seven-wicket victory over Kolkata Riders in the IPL 2024 match.
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Gaikwad scored an impressive 67 runs without getting out, which played a big part in CSK winning. Shivam Dube also played aggressively, scoring 28 runs off just 18 balls, helping CSK stop KKR’s winning streak.
Gaikwad’s fifty is special because he’s the first CSK captain in five years to do it in the IPL. Before him, MS Dhoni was the last CSK captain to hit a fifty in 2019. Dhoni did it again in 2022 but under Ravindra Jadeja’s captaincy.
After losing two games in a row, CSK did well to limit Kolkata Knight Riders to a low score of 137 for 9 after choosing to bowl first.
Jadeja, with 3 wickets for 18 runs, led the bowling attack for CSK. Tushar Deshpande also took 3 wickets, giving away 33 runs, and Mustafizur Rahman got 2 wickets, making it tough for KKR to score.
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KKR’s skipper, Shreyas Iyer, scored the most runs for his team with 44 runs off 32 balls, but it wasn’t enough to stop CSK from winning.