- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR12.3 Huge appeal for caught behind and the umpire has given it. Gaikwad is walking off as well. Back of a length ball angling across the batter, who looks for a pull, gets an inside edge with the ball going to the keeper. That's a rather important wicket 127/35.2 Oh, is Rachin stumped there? His reaction and Saha's reaction seems to suggest so. Oh, yeah, he is gone. Was a quicker length ball on leg stump, he gets a thick inside edge through his leg. Don't think Rachin knew how far or where exactly the ball went and ventured out of his crease. Saha was quick to whip off the bails to finds Rachin short 62/110.1 Sai Kishore gets his man. The Chennai boy strikes at home. Was pushed quicker on middle, and that turned just a little bit as well. Rahane jumps down looking to go across the line. Misses, and Saha does the rest. 104/218.2 Mistimed and Rashid gets his man! Googly right across Dube and away from his arc outside off. Was at the tramline. Dube looks to go after him, gets it right of the bottom of blade as the ball balloons straight up for extra cover to take a simple catch 184/419.3 Straight down long-on's throat! On-pace full ball on off stump. He gets under it, and looks to go over long-on. Gets it off the bottom of the bat with Miller making no mistake. 199/519.6 Pace off and there is a run out. Slower back of a length ball, Jadeja pulls to deep midwicket. Mitchell hares back for a second, but Jadeja isn't going anywhere. Saha casually whips off the bails and Jadeja is deemed out after the TV umpire has a look 206/6Extras6 (lb 1, w 5)TOTAL206/6 (20 Overs, RR: 10.3)Fall of wickets: 1-62 (Rachin Ravindra, 5.2 ov), 2-104 (Ajinkya Rahane, 10.1 ov), 3-127 (Ruturaj Gaikwad, 12.3 ov), 4-184 (Shivam Dube, 18.2 ov), 5-199 (Sameer Rizvi, 19.3 ov), 6-206 (Ravindra Jadeja, 19.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB Azmatullah Omarzai 3 0 30 0 10.00 7 4 1 1 0 UT Yadav 2 0 27 0 13.50 5 3 2 1 0 Rashid Khan 4 0 49 2 12.25 4 4 3 0 0 R Sai Kishore 3 0 28 1 9.33 6 0 2 2 0 SH Johnson 4 0 35 1 8.75 8 3 2 0 0 MM Sharma 4 0 36 1 9.00 4 2 1 1 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR4.3 straight to deep square leg! The fielder was present there for the short ball, and the ploy has paid off. Short of good length ball coming into Saha. He bravely goes for the pull. Drags the shot behind square, and it doesn't have the height to go all the way. 34/22.5 celebrappeal from Chahar, and given by the umpire lbw! Gill reviews. This is a good length ball on off and Gill looks to play a check-pull in front of square, but the ball stays marginally low and hits him on the back leg. Will height save Gill? Tense GT fans in the crowd.... and that's three reds! The Titans captain is gone for a five-ball eight 28/114.5 full ball on off stump. Sudharsan shows aggression by trying to lift it over long on, but checks it in the last moment. Doesn't have the distance to clear Rizvi at long on and he takes a simple catch near the boundary line. 114/57.3 vintage Dhoni! Dives to his right and he gets both hands to it! Full ball on a fourth-stump line. Shankar tries to drive straight but the ball takes the edge, and Dhoni pounces onto it in legendary fashion 55/311.5 Rahane with an athletic effort to take a stunning catch! Deshpande searches for the yorker on leg stump. Miller clears his front leg and tries to dropkick a flick through midwicket, but Rahane attacks the ball from cow corner, running in, and then dives forward to take a low catch! Stunning catch 96/415.2 this time Rachin takes the catch! Redeems himself. Short and wide ball. Omarzai tries to slap it over backward point but ends up flat-batting a shot high up in the air. Rachin runs across from extra cover to cover and brings out the reverse-cup catching technique again...however, this time it sticks! Takes a tumble on the followthrough but sports a smile as the ball is firmly in his grasp 118/618.2 full ball wider outside off stump. Tewatia shapes up to clobber it over long off but it doesn't have the power. Rachin stays on the long-off boundary line, and takes a simple catch 129/816.2 that's...... gone! Good length ball on leg, and this is the cutter in fact. Ball scrambles Rashid as he clears the front leg and tries to club it over the leg side. Totally mistimed, and Rachin is in the action again at deep square leg 121/7Extras11 (lb 2, w 9)TOTAL143/8 (20 Overs, RR: 7.15)Fall of wickets: 1-28 (Shubman Gill, 2.5 ov), 2-34 (Wriddhiman Saha, 4.3 ov), 3-55 (Vijay Shankar, 7.3 ov), 4-96 (David Miller, 11.5 ov), 5-114 (Sai Sudharsan, 14.5 ov), 6-118 (Azmatullah Omarzai, 15.2 ov), 7-121 (Rashid Khan, 16.2 ov), 8-129 (Rahul Tewatia, 18.2 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB DL Chahar 4 0 28 2 7.00 11 2 1 3 0 Mustafizur Rahman 4 0 30 2 7.50 10 5 0 0 0 TU Deshpande 4 0 21 2 5.25 12 1 1 0 0 RA Jadeja 2 0 15 0 7.50 2 1 0 0 0 DJ Mitchell 2 0 18 1 9.00 2 2 0 1 0 M Pathirana 4 0 29 1 7.25 13 2 1 4 0
Match Details
Toss
Gujarat Titans , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Season
Hours of play (local time)
19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50
Match days
26 March 2024 - night match (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Chennai Super Kings 2, Gujarat Titans 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 69 runs, 1 wicket)
- Chennai Super Kings: 50 runs in 4.3 overs (27 balls), Extras 2
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 27 balls (RD Gaikwad 13, R Ravindra 37, Ex 2)
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 92/1 in 9.0 overs (RD Gaikwad 31, AM Rahane 11)
- Chennai Super Kings: 100 runs in 9.5 overs (59 balls), Extras 4
- Chennai Super Kings: 150 runs in 14.5 overs (89 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Chennai Super Kings - 165/3 in 16.0 overs (S Dube 41, DJ Mitchell 14)
- Attendance: 33,092
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (S Dube 31, DJ Mitchell 21, Ex 0)
- Over 17.5: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - S Dube (Struck down)
- S Dube: 50 off 22 balls (2 x 4, 5 x 6)
- Gujarat Titans were penalised for slow over-rate at the end of 20th over
- Chennai Super Kings: 200 runs in 19.4 overs (118 balls), Extras 6
- Chennai Super Kings Impact Player Sub: Matheesha Pathirana in for Shivam Dube (Chennai Super Kings, 19.6 ov)
- Innings Break: Chennai Super Kings - 206/6 in 20.0 overs (DJ Mitchell 24)
- Powerplay 1: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 43 runs, 2 wickets)
- Over 2.5: Review by Gujarat Titans (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - AG Wharf, Batter - Shubman Gill (Struck down)
- Gujarat Titans Impact Player Sub: B Sai Sudharsan in for Mohit Sharma (Gujarat Titans, 2.5 ov)
- Gujarat Titans: 50 runs in 6.4 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 67/3 in 9.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 15, DA Miller 6)
- Gujarat Titans: 100 runs in 12.4 overs (76 balls), Extras 6
- Strategic Timeout: Gujarat Titans - 110/4 in 14.0 overs (B Sai Sudharsan 35, Azmatullah Omarzai 6)
- Over 15.5: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wide, Umpire - Tapan Sharma, Batter - R Tewatia (Upheld)
- Over 15.6: Review by Chennai Super Kings (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Tapan Sharma, Batter - R Tewatia (Struck down)
- Over 17.1: Review by Gujarat Titans (Batting), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - Tapan Sharma, Batter - R Tewatia (Upheld)
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