All-round CSK Outclass Titans To Make It Two In Row – News18

Chennai, Mar 26: Chennai Super Kings batters dazzled earlier than the bowlers ran riot to choke Gujarat Titans in a complete 53-run victory of their second IPL match right here on Tuesday.

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s staff has coated all its bases and it was evident as Rachin Ravindra ready a platform with a 20-ball 46-run innings to permit Shivam Dube to unlock his beast mode with a 23-ball 51.

In between, Gaikwad maintained the stability with a 36-ball 46 as Chennai posted a Herculean 206 for six.

Titans, in reply, might handle solely 143 for 8 as Deepak Chahar (2/28 in 4 overs), Mustafizur Rahman (2/30 in 4 overs), Tushar Deshpande (2/21) and Matheesha Pathirana (1/29 in 4 overs) one after the other tightened the noose on Titans batting unit.

Skipper Shubman Gill wanted to fireplace however his poor shot number of a Deepak Chahar supply, which wasn’t as quick as anticipated for a pull-shot, introduced his downfall.

Once Shubman was gone, Gujarat didn’t also have a probability in hell with gamers like Wriddhiman Saha (21 off 17 balls) and B Sai Sudharsan (37, 31 balls), who on most days play second fiddle to perfection.

Finishers like David Miller (21) and Rahul Tewatia (1) too couldn’t produce sufficient on the board to go for the unbelievable chase and the inevitable occurred.

Put into bat, Rachin’s slam-bang method and Dube’s last flourish obtained CSK previous the 200-run mark.

Rachin made full use of Powerplay, racing to 46 off 20 balls whereas Dube, a nightmare for spinners, then used his lengthy levers to whack 51 in solely 23 deliveries to extend the problem of GT batters by manifold.

Dube’s innings had as many as 5 sixes.

In between, skipper Gaikwad’s chiselled 46 off 36 balls additionally was a big contribution in one other impactful batting efficiency by the staff on a tough bouncy monitor that was on provide.

Not to neglect CSK’s Rs 7.60 crore recruit Sameer Rizvi (14 off 6 balls), who pummelled Rashid Khan (2/49 in 4 overs) for 2 sixes to mark a memorable IPL debut.

Rachin, who has already turn into a darling of the CSK followers, enthralled one and all together with his audacious stroke-play. While he missed out once more on a half-century however staff’s ‘spiritual skipper’ Mahendra Singh Dhoni can be all smiles realizing that his selection was good to the ‘T’.

The three sixes — a flick behind the sq. and one over lengthy-on off the usually profligate Umesh Yadav and one off Azmatullah Omarzai have been hit with a lot disdain that it did put Gujarat Titans in a spot.

There have been some crunchy cowl drives in addition to Ravindra let his skipper Gaikwad breathe somewhat simple on the different finish.

Finally, it was GT’s ‘Go-To’ bowler Rashid, who drew the primary blood however extra due to good work from Saha, who eliminated the bails in a flash after the Black Caps opener misplaced his stability and moved out of his crease making an attempt to whip the supply.

Saha’s subsequent stumping was approach simpler as Sai Kishore shortened the size and drew Ajinkya Rahane out of his crease for an indiscreet loft. The ball deviated sufficient and the keeper accomplished mere formality.

Gaikwad wasn’t as fluent as Rachin to start with however in his 5 boundaries and a six, he oozed class earlier than turning into Saha’s third sufferer with the gloves. While making an attempt to tug Spencer Johnson, he ended up edging one behind the stumps.

After that it was Dube, who simply plonked his entrance-foot and bludgeoned Sai Kishore for 2 monstrous sixes and in addition despatched Johnson’s supply hovering for a most.

Dube had the composed Daryl Mitchell for firm, who additionally chipped in with an unbeaten 20-ball-24 in a stand of 57 runs for the fourth wicket in 5.5 overs. PTI AYG KHS KHS ATK ATK

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