Gaikwad hit 10 fours and three sixes in his 54-ball innings at a strike rate of 181.4. Mitchell finally performed well after a poor start to the tournament, hitting seven fours and a six in 32 balls and sharing a 107-run partnership with Gaikwad.
Shivam Dubey's unbeaten inning of 39 runs with the help of four sixes and one four in 20 balls was helpful in taking CSK beyond 200 consecutively. CSK, who came to bat first, had a cautious start and hit only two fours in 2.1 overs.
Ajinkya Rahane's poor performance continued as he missed Bhuvneshv Kumar at midwicket.Gaikwad and Mitchell hit six fours between themselves in the rest of the power-play as CSK ended the stage at 50/1.
Mitchell eventually hit the first six of CSK's innings by hitting a six over long-off off Cummins, before Gaikwad completed his half-century in 27 balls by pulling a maximum over the deep mid-wicket fence. Mitchell extended his scoring version by driving, slicing, paddling, lofting and scooping to reach his half-century in 29 balls.
But Mitchell fell soon after, being out for 52 off 32 balls after hitting a full toss straight to deep midwicket off Jaydev Unadkat. Gaikwad hit boundaries on slower balls and low-full toss balls and got full support from Shivam Dubey, who hit three sixes with his tremendous power and long lever.But Gaikwad struggled to find time in the final stages of his innings and missed a lofted delivery from Natarajan to deep midwicket in the final over. M / s. Dhon and Dubey hit a six over deep midwicket, taking CSK's score past 210, although they got only 20 runs in the last two overs.Brief Score:
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 212/3 in 20 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 98, Daryl Mitchell 52, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1-38, Jaydev Unadkat 1-38)
Shivam Dubey's unbeaten inning of 39 runs with the help of four sixes and one four in 20 balls was helpful in taking CSK beyond 200 consecutively. CSK, who came to bat first, had a cautious start and hit only two fours in 2.1 overs.
Ajinkya Rahane's poor performance continued as he missed Bhuvneshv Kumar at midwicket.Gaikwad and Mitchell hit six fours between themselves in the rest of the power-play as CSK ended the stage at 50/1.
Mitchell eventually hit the first six of CSK's innings by hitting a six over long-off off Cummins, before Gaikwad completed his half-century in 27 balls by pulling a maximum over the deep mid-wicket fence. Mitchell extended his scoring version by driving, slicing, paddling, lofting and scooping to reach his half-century in 29 balls.
But Mitchell fell soon after, being out for 52 off 32 balls after hitting a full toss straight to deep midwicket off Jaydev Unadkat. Gaikwad hit boundaries on slower balls and low-full toss balls and got full support from Shivam Dubey, who hit three sixes with his tremendous power and long lever.But Gaikwad struggled to find time in the final stages of his innings and missed a lofted delivery from Natarajan to deep midwicket in the final over. M / s. Dhon and Dubey hit a six over deep midwicket, taking CSK's score past 210, although they got only 20 runs in the last two overs.Brief Score:
Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 212/3 in 20 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 98, Daryl Mitchell 52, Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1-38, Jaydev Unadkat 1-38)
