Could it be any more perfect for Ruturaj Gaikwad today? An all-round performance from his team, and a captain’s knock from himself, all capped off with a momentary stand with his old skipper, the talisman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, in a moment of the passing of the torch as CSK clinched their third win of the season.
CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad seemed in fine form as he finally mustered up a captain’s knock to post up his first fifty of this season and one as CSK captain.
And Gaikwad got to finish off the game in style with a slashing four through the off-side with none other than the ultimate finisher MS Dhoni on the other end, looking on.
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It would have been all too familiar for Gaikwad, who scored his first IPL fifty with the legendary keeper at the crease with him.
“It was a little nostalgic for me. During my first IPL fifty, it was a similar situation, Mahi bhai was with me and we finished the match. The wicket was slightly tricky, and I didn’t want to put the side under pressure,” recalled Gaikwad in a post-match interview.
“With this team I don’t need to tell anything to anyone. In T20, sometimes you need little bit of luck to get going.”
And he sure did get going as the skipper scored a fine 67* to slowly yet steadily lead his team to victory.
After a strong start, thanks to the likes of Sunil Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ravindra Jadeja came in with his off-spinners to turn the tide around as he scalped both batters in quick succession.
CSK then completely neutralised any form of retort from KKR, and held them to a meagre 137 runs after 17 overs.
The 7-wicket win for Chennai Super Kings helps them to secure their spot at 4th place for now as they take the lead over SRH, having played one extra game.
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