Ruturaj Gaikwad was the captain of the Chennai Super Kings team. He was batting against the Punjab Kings team in their IPL match on May 1st at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Arshdeep Singh, a fast bowler from Punjab Kings, got Gaikwad out for 62 runs after he faced 48 balls.
Ruturaj Gaikwad started cautiously but later tried scoring faster. However, Arshdeep Singh is known for bowling well at the end of innings. He bowled an excellent yorker which Gaikwad could not score from. This shows why Arshdeep is so good at the death overs.
Ruturaj Gaikwad tried to hit the ball wide. He wanted to guide it past the point fielder. But Arshdeep Singh bowled a great delivery. It hit Gaikwad’s off-stump after bouncing off his bat. Here’s a video showing how Gaikwad got out:
When Gaikwad lost his wicket, it seemed to help Punjab Kings. In the last two overs, they only gave away 16 runs. Chennai Super Kings ended with a total of 162/7.
Ruturaj Gaikwad top scores for CSK on a tricky pitch
Ruturaj Gaikwad scored more runs than Virat Kohli in the Orange Cap contest. He made sixty-two runs on a difficult pitch for batting. Gaikwad now has five hundred and nine runs in the tournament. His average is sixty-three point six two, and his strike rate is one hundred forty-six point six eight.
Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane started well. But then the visiting team dominated the men in yellow shirts through their spin bowlers.
Rahul Chahar (2/16) and Harpreet Brar (2/17) surrendered only 33 runs in eight overs while taking four wickets. Chahar bowled the 19th over and gave only three runs, including Moeen Ali’s wicket. While MS Dhoni faced 11 deliveries, he only scored 14 runs.
Punjab would be pleased with their bowling performance, but CSK’s excellent spinners may make the chase difficult.
