CSK vs KKR: Ruturaj Gaikwad shines as CSK clinches victory by 8 wickets

2024-04-08 17:42:16

Published: Monday, April 8, 2024, 23:12 [IST]

oi-Yogeshwaran Moorthi

Chennai: CSK won the match against KKR by 8 wickets.

KKR team played against CSK team at Chepaukm stadium. Batting first in this match, KKR scored 137 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Shreyas Iyer scored 34 runs and Sunil Narine scored 27 runs for KKR. Jadeja and Tusshar Deshpande took 3 wickets each for CSK.

After this, captain Ruduraj Gaekwad – Rachin Ravindra combined to chase down a simple target of 138 runs. The duo started calmly and returned to action by hitting 3 boundaries in the 3rd over. Rachin Ravindra, who played aggressively, scored 15 runs in 8 balls and was dismissed. After this Rahane was injured and Darrell Mitchell was brought on.

Then the Rudraaj-Mitchell alliance continued the action. Especially the spinners, Ruduraj blasted the boundaries with a succession of amazing shots. Thus CSK added 52 runs at the end of 6 overs. Darrel Mitchell hit Sunil Narine for a six.

Together they took CSK’s score to 81 runs in 10 overs. Then Ruduraj Gaekwad, who played brilliantly, smashed his half-century in 45 balls. After this Mitchell faced the spinners well and left after adding 25 runs in 19 balls. Next action player Shivam Dubey was fielded.

Immediately after his arrival, Mitchell Starc came into the attack. Shivam Dubey and Ruduraj combined to hit him for 2 boundaries. Then in the 16th over bowled by Varun Chakraborty, Shivam Dubey hit 2 consecutive sixes. Vipav Arora then hit a six off the bowling which almost ensured CSK’s victory.

But in the very next ball, Shivam Dubey was dismissed for 28 runs off 18 balls including 3 sixes. After this, Dhoni entered the field in a way that no one expected. Dhoni came out to bat for the first time this season at Chepauk. Due to this, the applause of the fans touched the sky. As he scored one run off 3 balls, skipper Ruduraj’s boundary blast set CSK up for victory.

CSK won by 141 runs for the loss of 3 wickets in 17.4 overs. Ruduraj Gaekwad, who was on the field till the end, scored 67 runs off 58 balls. With this, CSK, who have lost 2 times in a row, have given a comeback by winning this match.

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Story first published: Monday, April 8, 2024, 23:12 [IST]

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English summary

IPL 2024 CSK vs KKR : With the good batting from Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK won by 7 wickets against KKR at Chepauk Stadium