Ravindra Jadeja performed brilliantly with a poor spell of 3-18, followed by Tusha Deshpande and Mustafizur Rahman with exceptional spells of 3-33 and 2-2 respectively to restrict KKR to 137/9, Gaikwad said in front of the home crowd. Performed brilliantly. He hit a flurry of delightful boundaries to carry his bat forward and complete the modest chase with 14 balls to spare.
Coming into this game, Gaikwad had scored 88 runs in four matches with a highest score of 46. But when it mattered, with the dew coming, he stood up and relied on timing as well as penetrating the gaps to seal a comfortable win for CSK. , H also got support from Daryl Mitchell and impressive 20 runs from influential player Shivam Dube in breaking KKR's unbeaten streak.Chasing 138, Rachin Ravindra hit three fours through lofted on-drives and dismissed Mitchell Starc in the third over. But while trying to go beyond long-on, Ravindra snatched the ball from the fielder off Vaibhav Arora. From the other end, Gaikwad started off by giving away four runs to Arora, before hitting three fours off left-arm spinner Anukul Roy, all of which had a brilliant touch. H stepped back to create space for a driving three into the packed off-side gap with excellent timing and accuracy.
Gaikwad then hit two consecutive fours off Arora - a powerful cut followed by a punch drive, taking CSK to 52/1 in the power-play.Mitchell, with Ajinkya Rahane suffering a calf muscle strain, began his promotion by dancing Sunil Narine down the pitch for six, followed by a reverse-sweep for four more, for three.
With some good overs from Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, Gaikwad and Mitchell did not take undue risks to keep the scoreboard ticking. Gaikwad brought up his first half-century of the season with two runs off Chakraborty, but Narine broke the second-wicket partnership of 70 runs from 55 balls by dismissing the advancing Mitchell through the gate with flight and turn. .
With the finish line in sight, Gaikwad and Dube took four wickets each before Starc hit Chakravarthy for powerful sixes down the ground and over long-off. Dubey sent Arora powerfully for another six over deep midwicket, before the fast bowler clipped his off stump.M / s. After Dhoni was also single, Gaikwad finished the chase by slapping Roy four times through cover, ensuring CSK got their eighth win over KKR at Chepauk.
Brief Score:
Kolkata Knight Riders 137/9 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 34, Sunil Narine 27, Ravindra Jadeja 3-18, Tushar Deshpande 3-33) lost to Chennai Super Kings 141/9 in 17.4 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 67 not out, Shivam Dubey 28; Vaibhav Arora 2-28 Sunil Narine 1-30) by seven wickets
Coming into this game, Gaikwad had scored 88 runs in four matches with a highest score of 46. But when it mattered, with the dew coming, he stood up and relied on timing as well as penetrating the gaps to seal a comfortable win for CSK. , H also got support from Daryl Mitchell and impressive 20 runs from influential player Shivam Dube in breaking KKR's unbeaten streak.Chasing 138, Rachin Ravindra hit three fours through lofted on-drives and dismissed Mitchell Starc in the third over. But while trying to go beyond long-on, Ravindra snatched the ball from the fielder off Vaibhav Arora. From the other end, Gaikwad started off by giving away four runs to Arora, before hitting three fours off left-arm spinner Anukul Roy, all of which had a brilliant touch. H stepped back to create space for a driving three into the packed off-side gap with excellent timing and accuracy.
Gaikwad then hit two consecutive fours off Arora - a powerful cut followed by a punch drive, taking CSK to 52/1 in the power-play.Mitchell, with Ajinkya Rahane suffering a calf muscle strain, began his promotion by dancing Sunil Narine down the pitch for six, followed by a reverse-sweep for four more, for three.
With some good overs from Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, Gaikwad and Mitchell did not take undue risks to keep the scoreboard ticking. Gaikwad brought up his first half-century of the season with two runs off Chakraborty, but Narine broke the second-wicket partnership of 70 runs from 55 balls by dismissing the advancing Mitchell through the gate with flight and turn. .
With the finish line in sight, Gaikwad and Dube took four wickets each before Starc hit Chakravarthy for powerful sixes down the ground and over long-off. Dubey sent Arora powerfully for another six over deep midwicket, before the fast bowler clipped his off stump.M / s. After Dhoni was also single, Gaikwad finished the chase by slapping Roy four times through cover, ensuring CSK got their eighth win over KKR at Chepauk.
Brief Score:
Kolkata Knight Riders 137/9 in 20 overs (Shreyas Iyer 34, Sunil Narine 27, Ravindra Jadeja 3-18, Tushar Deshpande 3-33) lost to Chennai Super Kings 141/9 in 17.4 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 67 not out, Shivam Dubey 28; Vaibhav Arora 2-28 Sunil Narine 1-30) by seven wickets
