‘Aaa nahi, yeh jhoot bol raha hai’ – Ruturaj Gaikwad says he is not after being leading run-scorer in Indian T20 League
Chennai beat Lucknow by 12 runs at the Chepauk.
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Apr 4, 2023 1:22 pm
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Source: Twitter)
Ruturaj Gaikwad has been in great form in the Indian T20 League so far. The Maharashtrian has scored two half-centuries in two innings in the Indian T20 League 2023. He made 92 off 50 balls with nine fours and four sixes. That knock held the Chennai innings together and got them to a total of 178-7 in the first game. Gaikwad did well to keep his team in the hunt.
The right-hander continued his good form in the second game against Pune as well. The 26-year-old made 57 off 31 balls with three fours and four sixes. This helped Chennai get to a big total of 217-7 in their 20 overs. Chennai were playing a game at M.A Chidambaram Stadium after three seasons. The atmosphere was electric. Dhoni entertained the crowd with a quickfire 12 off 3 balls with two sixes to give Chennai a good finish to their innings.
Moeen Ali picked up 4-26 with the ball against Lucknow at the Chepauk
Chennai won a close game against Lucknow by 12 runs. While Chennai’s inexperienced pace attack continued to leak runs. The spin duo of Moeen Ali and Mitchell Santner brought Chennai back into the game. Moeen Ali picked up a wicket in every over that he bowled. The Englishman ended up with figures of 4-26 in his four overs. Santner picked up the wicket of Deepak Hooda.
Dhoni again showed his grit in familiar conditions. The former India skipper brought the spinners on at the right time and made sure that Chennai were not going to lose the game against Lucknow. It was a happy homecoming for Dhoni and Chennai. Chennai got of the mark in Indian T20 League 2023 at home. The Yellove Army had lost their first game at Ahmedabad against Gujarat by 5 wickets.
Chennai will want to sort out their death bowling issues going into the next game. The Yellove Army are slightly handicapped with Ben Stokes who might not bowl all through the Indian T20 League. The likes of Tushar Deshpande and Deepak Chahar have been expensive. It remains to see how Chennai resolve this problem. If they don’t do it soon it might cost the side in future games.
Indeed a team player, one can see from his intent that he is playing for the team. I hope Conway continue to share the pressure like he did last night. Both are the trump cards for CSK.
