Chennai Super Kings (CSK) registered their second consecutive win in IPL 2024. This time the Gujarat team fell to CSK. Chennai defeated Gujarat, led by Shubman Gill, by 63 runs. Sai Sudarshan remained at the crease for long periods for Gujarat but the Chennai bowlers kept him under control throughout. Sudarshan scored 37 runs with the help of three fours but his innings could not help the Titans cross the winning line.
In the match, Gujarat won the toss and opted to bowl, which didn’t work in their favor at all. Chennai Super Kings, who came to bat first, scored 206 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. For CSK, Shivam Dubey played a brilliant innings of 51 (23 balls) with the help of 2 fours and 5 sixes. Then the Chennai bowlers did not allow the Gujarat batsmen to chase the target and showed the way to the pavilion from time to time and won the one-sided game.
The Gujarat Titans, who were chasing the big target of 207 runs, didn’t get off to a particularly good start. The first blow to the team came from captain Gill, who was out after scoring just 8 runs with the help of 1 six in the third over. In the fifth over, the team lost the second wicket in the form of Wriddiman, who returned to the pavilion after scoring 21 runs (17 balls) with the help of 4 fours.
Then Vijay Shankar became the third wicket for Gujarat who scored 12 (12) runs with the help of 1 six in the 8th over. Then, in the 12th over, Tushar Deshpande showed David Miller the way to the pavilion. Miller scored 21 (16 balls) with the help of 3 fours. Then, in the 15th over, the team suffered the fifth blow in the form of Sai Sudarshan, who stood at the crease for a long time. Sudarshan scored 37 runs (31 balls) with 3 fours.
After this, Azmatullah Umarzai was made victim by Tushar Deshpande in the 16th over. Umarzai scored 11 (10 balls) with 1 four. In the next over, Rashid Khan came into play and could only score one run. Then Rahul Tewatia (06) was dismissed in the 19th over.
Deepak Chahar, Mustafizur Rahman and Tushar Deshpande took two wickets each for Chennai. In this, Tushar scored 21 runs, Deepak 28 and Mustafizur 30 runs in 4 overs. Furthermore, Daryl Mitchell and Mathisha Pathirana achieved a 1-1 win.
