Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad made MS Dhoni go crazy with his batting at the Wankhede Stadium in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 match against Mumbai Indians. The high-intensity clash between the teams keeps everyone excited.
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who came into bat at number 3, made sure to exude his class with the bat in the ongoing Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai . He played some magnificent shots in his innings and made the crowd applaud him.
However, one shot caught the attention of many, including MS Dhoni, who was in the dressing room. It was during the fifth ball of the 15th over during Akash Madhwal’s over. The right-arm pacer bowled a full ball outside off, to which the batsman’s response was sensational.
Ruturaj Gaikwad came down the track and cut it over Ramario Shepherd, who was at deep point. The ball came out flat and cleared the boundary ropes with ease. MS Dhoni, who was in the dressing room, was impressed with the shot and his reaction went viral on the Internet.
Here is the video:
dhoni makes wowwwwww rutu fuss pic.twitter.com/XzNztisvxD
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Ruturaj Gaikwad played a great innings for Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium. The captain made sure to lead his team to the grand total. The right-hander finished with 69 innings off 40 balls. He batted with a strike rate of over 172 and also hit 5 fours and 5 sixes.
Apart from him, Shivam Dube also played a magnificent innings. The left-hander played a staggering innings of 66 runs off 38 balls. He batted with a strike rate of over 173 and scored 10 fours and 2 sixes in his innings at the Wankhede Stadium.
Chennai Super Kings got a perfect ending as it was MS Dhoni, who produced a sensational effort with the bat. The keeper-batsman hit three sixes in three consecutive balls and finished with an unbeaten innings of 20 runs off 4 balls. His valiant effort propelled his team to a total of 206 runs on the board.
Pitch improves as night progresses due to dew: Gerald Coetzee hopeful Mumbai Indians chase target
Gerald Coetzee, who returned with figures of 1/36, believes that Chennai Super Kings got a total par as, according to him, the pitching improves when batting in the second innings. He also spoke about what he learned from Jasprit Bumrah and, while talking to broadcasters, he explained:
“About par (total). The pitch gets better as the night progresses because of the dew. That’s what happened in the last match. It’s very beneficial (to be next to Bumrah). He (Bumrah) is probably the best in the world. in this format, so learn from it. I love it (IPL has excellent conditions for cricket and you must be at your best).
With the kind of batting display that Mumbai Indians showed in the last game, they are expected to come out with all guns blazing and eager to chase the target.