After losing three wickets in the first three over CSK looked in trouble but the young opener, Ruturaj Gaikwad decided to shoulder the responsibility for his team as he has smashed to the occasion played a scintillating 58-ball 88 run knock to help his team to reach the total of 156/6 in 20 overs. The stylish youngster smashed a six off Jasprit Bumrah to end CSK’s innings.
When chips were down for CSK, their young opener Ruturaj Gaikwad rose to the occasion and decided to shoulder the responsibility for his team as he played a brilliant unbeaten knock of 88 off just 58 balls against defending champions Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2021 UAE leg opener on Sunday.
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CSK lost the wickets of Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni, and Suresh Raina early but Ruturaj Gaikwad forged an 81-run partnership with Ravindra Jadeja to bring his team’s innings on track. He used his feet handsomely and played well against the spinners and later smashed a six off the last ball of the 20th from Jasprit Bumrah to help CSK post 156/6. Gaikwad’s unbeaten 88 is the highest by a Mumbai batsman against Chennai.
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Talking about the knock after the game, Ruturaj Gaekwad said, “I’m very tired right now, but proud that I carried the innings for my team. My job was just to bat long at that stage (when they lost early wickets). You always have to start fresh, it’s good to get off to a great start. It’s a two-paced wicket and there’s a bit of turn for the spinners as well.”
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