IPL-17: CSK vs SRH | Ruturaj, Mitchell and Deshpande sizzle as CSK trounces SRH

Although Ruturaj Gaikwad didn't score a second consecutive century as he might have deserved, he still managed to entertain the packed audience by playing a brilliant innings of 98 runs (off 54 balls, including 10 boundaries and 3 sixes). This helped his team, Chennai Super Kings, to secure a convincing victory of 78 runs over Sunrisers Hyderabad at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.

The person in charge of the team had good backup from Daryl Mitchell (52 runs off 32 balls with seven fours and one six). They joined forces and created a 107-run partnership for the second wicket. Afterwards, Shivam Dube (39 not out off 20 balls with one four and four sixes) helped finish off the innings with a bang, resulting in the Super Kings scoring 212 for three.

Sunrisers' attempt to chase the target did not start well due to Tushar Deshpande's excellent bowling performance. He managed to take three wickets for 23 runs in the initial PowerPlay overs. Although Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma hit two sixes in his first three balls, Deshpande made an impressive comeback and took out Head and Anmolpreet Singh back-to-back. To add to this, Deshpande continued his success by catching Abhishek Sharma out at deep-point in the following over, which unsettled the Sunrisers' team.

In the middle of the game, Ravindra Jadeja was able to prevent the opposition from scoring many runs with an impressive performance, only conceding one run for 22 deliveries. At the 11th over, Matheesha Pathirana delivered a powerful yorker that knocked down Aiden Markram's middle-stump and caused SRH to lose momentum. They struggled to regain their footing and were ultimately bowled out for a score of 134, unable to make a comeback.

At the start of the game, Ruturaj's marvelous innings led CSK towards a dominant score despite being asked to bat first on a sluggish pitch.

Ruturaj showed his batting skills by hitting left-arm spinner Shahbaz Ahmed inside-out, and also hitting Bhuvneshwar Kumar behind point, followed by a well-executed cover drive towards the boundary. He managed to aim the ball towards the off-side fence with ease.

On the flip side, Mitchell gradually regained his sense of direction and stuck to his strong suit of hitting the ball down the field, which proved to be effective. His most impressive shot was a high hit that resulted in a six off of Cummins, soaring over long-off, earning him his first ever half-century.

As Ruturaj approached his hundred, he started to feel tired. However, Dube picked up the momentum from his captain and hit a few powerful sixes off T. Natarajan. Together, they managed to add 74 runs for the third wicket and helped CSK to surpass 200. This total turned out to be more than sufficient for their victory.

Shahbaz got Ajinkya Rahane caught out for 9 runs off 12 balls with one boundary. Natarajan caught Ruturaj Gaikwad out for 98 runs off 54 balls with ten boundaries and three sixes. Nitish caught Daryl Mitchell out for 52 runs off 32 balls with seven boundaries and one six. Shivam Dube remained not out with 39 runs off 20 balls, including one boundary and four sixes. M.S. Dhoni also remained not out with 5 runs off 2 balls, including one boundary.

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The overall score after losing three wickets in a twenty-over match is 212.

The first dismissal occurred at a score of 19 runs when Rahane was bowled out after playing for just 2.5 overs. The second wicket fell at 126 runs when Mitchell, who had played for 13.3 overs, was caught out. Finally, the third wicket fell at 200 runs in the 19.2nd over when Ruturaj was dismissed.

Bhuvneshwar bowled 4 overs, gave away 38 runs and managed to take 1 wicket. Nitish bowled only one over and couldn't take any wicket, conceding 8 runs in the process. Shahbaz also bowled 3 overs but remained wicketless, giving away 33 runs. Natarajan, who bowled 4 overs and claimed 1 wicket, gave away 43 runs. Unadkat bowled 4 overs, bagged 1 wicket and gave away 38 runs. Cummins bowled 4 overs without getting any wicket and gave away 49 runs.

Travis Head was caught by Mitchell after a ball from Deshpande, scoring 13 runs from 7 deliveries with 1 four and 1 six. Abhishek Sharma scored 15 runs from 9 balls with 1 four and 1 six before being caught by Mitchell, again from a ball by Deshpande. Anmolpreet Singh, who was a replacement for Natarajan, was caught by Moeen after just one delivery from Deshpande. Aiden Markram managed to score 32 runs from 26 balls with 4 fours, but was then caught by Pathirana. Nitish Reddy was caught by Dhoni from a ball by Jadeja, scoring 15 runs from 15 deliveries. Heinrich Klaasen hit a six and scored 20 runs from 21 balls before being caught by Mitchell from a delivery by Pathirana. Abdul Samad added 19 runs from 18 balls with 1 four and 1 six before being caught by Rizvi, who was substituting, after a ball by Shardul. Shahbaz Ahmed hit 1 four and scored 7 runs from 5 balls before being caught by Mitchell, again from a delivery by Mustafizur. Pat Cummins scored 5 runs from 7 deliveries with 1 four before being caught by Mitchell off a ball by Deshpande. Bhuvneshwar Kumar remained not out with 4 runs from 3 balls while Jaydev Unadkat was caught by Moeen from a delivery by Mustafizur after scoring just 1 run from 2 balls.

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The score for the match was 134 runs in 18.5 overs.

The first wicket fell at a score of 21 runs, with the player named Head taking 1.5 overs to get out. Anmolpreet took 1.6 overs to make his departure after scoring 2-21. Abhishek lasted 3.5 overs and managed to score 40 runs before getting out. Nitish played for 8.5 overs and scored 72 before leaving. Markram's turn ended after hitting 10.5 overs and scoring 85 runs. Klaasen stayed in for 15.5 overs and scored 117 runs. Samad followed up with a score of 119 and played for 16.2 overs. Cummins scored 124 runs in 17.3 overs before getting out. Lastly, Shahbaz played for 18.2 overs and scored 132 runs before losing his wicket.

Chahar didn't get any wickets but gave away 22 runs in three overs. Deshpande had a great performance by taking four wickets and conceding 27 runs in three overs. Mustafizur got two wickets but gave away 19 runs in two and a half overs. Jadeja took one wicket and gave away 22 runs in four overs. Shardul substituted Dube as the Impact Player and took one wicket while conceding 27 runs in four overs. Pathirana got two wickets and gave away 17 runs in two overs.

Sunrisers were defeated and Ruturaj was named the Player of the Match.

CSK emerged victorious with a massive 78-run lead.