Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by three wickets in a Sunday thriller. Invited to bat first, CSK rode on the innings of Ruturaj Gaikwad (73 from 48 balls) and Ambati Rayudu (46 off 31 balls) to make 169 for five. Although CSK had to taste defeat once again, Gaikwad rediscovered his lost mojo, which was a positive move for the match. Gaikwad and Rayudu also broke some records. Former CSK player, Suresh Raina, who was not picked by any of the franchises in the 2022 edition of the IPL, congratulated both the players.
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The Orange Cap winner of IPL 2021 was going through a lean patch with Willow but he smashed an official knock of 73 off 48 balls against the newcomers at the MCA Stadium in Pune.
Gaikwad was eyeing a big score but he was picked by Abhinav Manohar at deep backward square. It was his ninth score of over 50 and with it, the 25-year-old surpassed Sachin Tendulkar to become the highest IPL run-scorer after 28 innings.
Rayudu achieved another milestone in his cricket career. He became only the 10th Indian to score 4,000 IPL runs. The elite list of batsmen with 4,000 runs includes Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Robin Uthappa, Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik and Ajinkya Rahane.
His former CSK teammate Raina congratulated the batsmen for their exploits. “Great to see such a wonderful partnership between Rituraj Gaikwad and Ambati Rayudu on the field. Congratulations to Ambati Rayudu for completing the huge milestone of 4000 runs. Keep going,” Raina tweeted.
Due to his stellar performances with the bat in IPL 2021, CSK retained Gaikwad ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. On the other hand, Rayudu was bought back by Chennai for Rs 6.75 crore.
Meanwhile, CSK slipped to the last second spot in the IPL points table after Sunday’s defeat. The clash with the Titans was in Chennai’s control but David Miller’s blistering knock of 94 off 51 balls turned the table. With a dramatic win in their kitty, Gujarat Titans are placed at the top of the points table.
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