GT vs CSK: In the first IPL 2023 qualifier, Chennai Super Kings faced off against Gujarat Titans, and before the middle of the second innings, the MS Dhoni-led team found themselves in control. Deepak Chahar also tried to mankad Vijay Shankar in the 14th over to further drive GT against the wall as the CSK bowlers kept the GT hitters constrained with their disciplined bowling. To continue the game, he smiled and removed it.
Earlier in the same over, Chahar had provided a breakthrough by having Devon Conway catch the dangerous Shubman Gill at deep square leg. Gill, who had hit 42 runs before leaving, appeared to be Gujarat’s final remaining hope in their crumbling batting lineup. Notably, Chahar also struck earlier in his stint to get rid of Wriddhiman Saha in the second over, giving GT their first loss of the innings.
Gujarat’s chase was destroyed by Chahar, Maheesh Theekshana, and Ravindra Jadeja’s superb play with the ball. In order to gift the game to Chennai, Gujarat maintained losing wickets at regular intervals. Theekshana and Jadeja improved even more, each bowling four overs and claiming two wickets (each) against 28 and 18 runs, respectively, while Chahar concluded his four overs quota with outstanding figures of 4/29.
Vijay Shankar was initially omitted from the beginning playing XI but was later included as Gujarat’s Impact Player in the second innings. In the previous game against Royal Challengers Bangalore, Shankar played well in the middle and helped Gujarat to a convincing victory alongside Gill.
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s shocking innings provide CSK with the ideal lead-in
Being given the opportunity to bat first at home, CSK got off to a strong start under the leadership of their openers, giving them an early lead against Gujarat. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored another fifty to lead the attack for CSK. Before becoming the first CSK hitter of the day to be dismissed, he faced 44 balls and scored 60 runs off of them. Seven fours and one six saw him finish his innings with a strike rate of 136.36. Also scoring 40 runs off 34 deliveries was Devon Conway.
Mohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami each took two wickets for GT, while Darshan Nalkande, Rashid Khan, and Noor Ahmed each claimed one.
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