Chennai Super Kings (CSK) registered a mammoth 78-run victory against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 46 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Ruturaj Gaikwad and co. have now climbed to the 3rd position in the IPL 2024 points table and have registered 5 wins in 9 games so far in IPL 2024. CSK are on par with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) albeit having played a game more.
Batting first, CSK posted a gigantic total of 212 runs on the board and Sunrisers Hyderabad were skittled out for a paltry total of 134 runs. Hyderabad’s famed batting order failed to fire on all cylinders and it was Hyderabad, who faced defeat in this match.
In this article, we take a look at the top 3 talking points of the CSK vs SRH game at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai:
1. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s special knock
Ruturaj Gaikwad has found a purple patch in the ongoing IPL. He had smashed a century in the previous game of CSK versus Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and now scored 98 runs in this match versus Sunrisers Hyderabad on 28th April 2024.
Gaikwad’s knock of 98 runs was packed with 10 fours and 3 sixes and he played an absolute exceptional brand of cricket.
2. Tushar Deshpande bags 4 wickets
Tushar Deshpande was breathing fire in this game at Chepauk as he bagged 4 wickets. Deshpande’s scalps included Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh and Pat Cummins and the pacer changed the game on its head.
Deshpande now has 10 wickets in the ongoing IPL 2024 and is the third-highest wicket-taker of Chennai Super Kings. He has an economy of 8.65, which is slightly on the higher side.
3. Mustafizur Rahman steps up
Playing his last game for Chennai Super Kings in this season, Mustafizur Rahman bagged 2 wickets and took his wicket-tally in this season to 14 wickets. He is the joint-highest wicket-taker of IPL 2024 and finishes the tournament with happy and pleasant memories.
Notably, the left-arm seamer will be busy with international duty as Bangladesh lock horns with Zimbabwe in a 5-match T20I series, starting from 3rd May 2024.
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