Chennai Tremendous Kings beat Gujarat Titans by 63 runs to register their second straight victory of the IPL 2024 marketing campaign. GT needed to chase 207 runs and CSK did not let that occur. As soon as once more, it was a whole group effort from the defending champions, proving to the world as soon as once more why they’re so easy with their transition. Gujarat had been by no means within the match and the Chennai bowlers made that simpler for themselves. With this victory, Chennai Tremendous Kings stay faultless of their title defence whereas Shubman Gill tasted his first loss as a captain.

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CSK begin the IPL 2024 with two straight victories

Gujarat Titans needed to bowl first after profitable the toss which did not go effectively for them. CSK bought off to a flying begin with new skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and New Zealand star Rachin Ravindra including 62 runs for the primary wicket. Gujarat appeared clueless within the powerplay though they bought the wicket of Ravindra within the sixth over. The left-handed younger opener as soon as once more offered his facet with a fiery begin however could not attain his first half-century within the Indian Premier League as Rashid Khan dismissed him for 46 (20).

Sai Kishore was fast to dismiss Rahane (12) and supply his facet with one other wicket. Ruturaj additionally did not get to his well-deserved half-century as he was caught behind on 46. However, the middle-order batters did not throw away their wickets and helped their facet put up a mammoth complete on the scoreboard.

Shivam Dube (51), who was not out within the final sport began his inning the place it was left off. He struck the GT bowlers everywhere in the Chidambaram Cricket Stadium and accomplished his half-century in solely 22 deliveries. He hit 5 sixes on his technique to attain it and set the right stage for the following batters to place one thing big in complete. Sameer Rizvi lastly bought his probability to return into bat and he did not waste it. The younger batter scored 14 off simply 6 deliveries, hitting 2 large sixes whereas Ravindra Jadeja (7) and Daryl Mitchell (24*) did the completion. Followers could not see MS Dhoni in motion with the bat as he additional demoted himself within the order.

Not one of the GT bowlers had been economical. Rashid Khan did get two wickets however he conceded 49 runs in his 4-over spell. Mohit Sharma bowled a good final over however might solely handle to select up 1 wicket. Sai Kishore and Spencer additionally picked up 1 wicket every. CSK put up 206 runs on the board with the lack of six wickets and to chase that quantity of runs that too in Chennai, proved to be a hell out of labor for the Titans.

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Chennai began brilliantly with the bowl too as Deepak Chahar despatched each the Gujarat openers to the dugout contained in the powerplay. Wriddhiman Saha solely managed to attain 21 off 17 deliveries earlier than Chahar dismissed him. Skipper Shubman Gill (8) as soon as once more had a poor outing as he was trapped for lbw within the third over. Sai Sudharsan tried to resolve the scenario however GT saved shedding wickets from the opposite finish. 

Sudharsan scored 37 runs earlier than Pathirana bought his wicket and he proved to be the highest scorer of the GT batting unit. Vijay Shankar (12) and David Miller (21) as soon as once more failed so as to add a lot to the scoreboard and it occurred to be a disastrous efficiency from final season’s runners-up. Gujarat Titans might solely handle to attain 143 runs in 20 overs and misplaced the sport by an enormous margin of 63 runs.

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For CSK, Deepak Chahar picked up 2 wickets, leaking solely 28 runs in his 4-over spell. Mustafizur Rahman (4-30-2) as soon as once more bowled superbly and bought 2 wickets. Tushar Deshpande who was the one weak hyperlink from the final match, redeemed himself by bowling a sensation 4-over spell. He solely conceded 21 runs in his spell and scalped the wickets of Miller and Omarzai (11). Mitchell registered his first wicket within the IPL whereas Pathirana picked up 1 wicket on his return to the enjoying xi. Ravindra Jadeja did not get any wicket in his 2-over spell nevertheless it wasn’t essential. CSK are actually prime of the desk with 2 victories in 2 straight video games.