Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) player Shivam Dube showed great batting skills. He hit long sixes in the team’s IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The match took place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday.
Lucknow won the toss and decided to field first. Shivam Dube came to bat when CSK’s score was 101/3 in 11.5 overs. Dube, a left-handed batter, didn’t waste time. He hit the first six of the match on his fourth ball.
Dube smashed boundaries powerfully that over. Thakur’s 16th over faced Dube’s brutal batting. The pacer gave just 12 runs, took a wicket before this. But one full toss on pads saw Dube muscled it over mid-wicket boundary.
Thakur followed up with a slower ball, which Dube took advantage of by hitting another six over midwicket. The succeeding ball was on the broader side, but it made little difference in the outcome. Shivam Dube hit a hat-trick of sixes, clearing the long-on boundary this time.
Watch the footage of the CSK hitter hitting three sixes in a row below:
Yash Thakur allowed 19 runs in the 16th over. He failed to make amends in his last over, allowing 16 runs and finishing with figures of 4-0-47-1.
Shivam Dube Reaches Half-Century in Only 22 Balls in CSK vs LSG Match
Shivam Dube performed well again, giving CSK momentum during mid-game and late innings. The 30-year-old player maintained his batting form, recording his third half-century of the season.
The hard-hitting batter scored 66 runs in 27 balls, smashing seven sixes and three fours. However, his entertaining innings ended with a run-out dismissal in the 20th over.
Apart from Dube’s scorching batting performance, CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad stole the show with an unbroken century. The opener scored 108* off 60 deliveries as Chennai finished on 210/4 in 20 overs.
