Chennai Tremendous Kings 141 for 3 (Gaikwad 67, Arora 2-28) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 137 for 9 (Iyer 34, Jadeja 3-18, Deshpande 3-33, Mustafizur 2-22) by seven wickets
After two back-to-back defeats on the street, Chennai Tremendous Kings returned to the comforts of dwelling and to profitable methods, consigning Kolkata Knight Riders to their first lack of IPL 2024.
With three to win, in walked MS Dhoni, inflicting bedlam in the Chepauk stands. However it was Gaikwad who fittingly completed off the chase by crashing Anukul Roy via covers.
Gaikwad’s welcome return to type
It hasn’t been the strongest of begins for Gaikwad in IPL 2024. Coming into the sport, he had solely managed 88 runs in 4 innings, averaging 22 in the event. However with a modest goal in entrance of him, he bedded in for the lengthy haul. After a watchful first over, he bought going with a ramp off Vaibhav Arora and moved from 4 off 9 to 32 off 23 by the finish of the powerplay.
The early impetus was offered by Rachin Ravindra who went after Mitchell Starc, however as soon as he fell, Gaikwad made positive to maintain the scoreboard ticking. With Ajinkya Rahane combating a calf pressure, he had extra duty and took up the position effectively.
Gaikwad took on the left-arm spin of Anukul Roy, backing away first ball of the fifth over and creaming him via covers. He repeated these pictures twice over before smashing Vaibhav Arora for 2 back-to-back fours. CSK had raced to 52 for 1 at the finish of the powerplay.
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