GT vs CSK, IPL Highlights: Gujarat Titans posted a 35-run win over Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Friday.
GT put up a big total of 231 runs riding on tons from openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, before limiting CSK to a total of 196 runs as Mohit Sharma starred with a three-wicket haul.
Sudharsan and Gill put up a 210-run stand for the first wicket as the former made 103 runs before being dismissed by Tushar Deshpande, who also scalped the wicket of Gill, after the GT skipper had made 104 runs.
Chasing the mammoth total, CSK’s top order collapsed as the holders were down to 10 runs for the loss of 3 wickets before Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali put up a triple-digit stand as both batter made half-centuries each.
Mohit derailed the Chennai innings with his three-fer, before Rashid Khan picked up a couple of wickets in the penultimate over to put the result beyond any doubt.
However, the yellow faithful were given something to cheer for as MS Dhoni’s unbeaten 26 runs knock took the ting off the loss.
Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Matthew Wade(wk), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Kartik Tyagi
Impact Subs: Abhinav Manohar, Sandeep Warrier, BR Sharath, Darshan Nalkande, Jayant Yadav
Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(wk), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh
Impact Subs: Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Aravelly Avanish, Sameer Rizvi, Mukesh Choudhary
Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by 35 runs!
GT put up a big total of 231 runs riding on tons from openers Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, before limiting CSK to total of 196 runs as Mohit Sharma starred with a three-wicket haul!
GT (231/3 in 20 overs) beat CSK (196/8 in 20 overs)!
Gujarat Titans beat Chennai Super Kings by 35 runs!
Dhoni finishes unbeaten at 26 off 11 deliveries to cushion the blow.
GT (231/3 in 20 overs) beat CSK (196/8 in 20 overs)!
Dhoni walks down the pitch and flick one over the ropes for a SIX in the cow corner region to send the crowd into a frenzy, before pulling one into the stands for another MAXIMUM on the leg side.
CSK 192/8 in 19.3 overs!
Dhoni gives the crowd a bit of delight as he sends the ball into the stands with a SIX to cushion the blow.
CSK 179/8 in 18.4 overs!
Rashid Khan joins the party with a double WICKET over.
The Afghan spinner picks up his first WICKET of the day with the scalp of Ravindra Jadeja, who is takesn in the deep by David Miller.
New batter in Mitchell Santner goes for the jugular but misses completely and is castled by the spinner for a duck.
CSK 169/8 in 17.5 overs!
Shivam Dube is SCALPED by Mohit Sharma!
Noor Ahmed with yet another brilliant fielding effort in the deep to get rd of the big-hitting Dube.
He is unsure of the height of the delivery, but has to walk back as the swashbuckling MS Dhoni takes center stage.
CSK 165/6 in 16.4 overs!
Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja decide to take the attack to Karthik Tyagi as Dube begins the over with a SIX.
He guides CSK past 150 runs with a FOUR off the next ball before rotating strike to Jadeja, who adds SIX runs with a maximum.
Three singles in the over make the seamer’s spell expensive, but CSK need more of such overs to have a shout in the fixture.
CSK 162/5 in 16 overs!
Ravindra Jadeja comes out ot bat and starts off positively as he closes out Mohit’s over with a couple of boundaries.
A FOUR at long on and another FOUR past long off!
CSK 143/5 in 15 overs!
Moeen Ali is DISMISSED by Mohit Sharma!
An incredible bit of fielding from Noor Ahmed draws curtains on Ali’s brilliant innings.
CSK 135/5 in 14.2 overs!
FOUR more for Moeen ALi as the Englishman finds the gap in the field and manage ot clear the ropes.
CSK 1335/4 in 13.4 overs!
Moeen Ali brings up his fifty with a single off the final ball of the Mohit Sharma over.
Mohit claimed the scalp of Mitchell early in the over and nearly doubled his wickets tally with his very next ball as Shivam Dube survived a scare, knikcing one onto the boundary beyond fine leg.
CSK 125/4 in 13 overs!
Daryl Micthell FALLS to Mohit Sharma!
The experienced Mohit comes up with a back of the hand slower ball to deceive Mitchell and his plan works as the Kiwi doesn’t pick up on the slower one and his attempt at bludgeoning it ends up in the thankful hands of Shahrukh Khan in the deep.
CSK 119/4 in 12.2 overs!
Mitchell takes the partnership between Ali and himself into the triple figures with a FOUR off the first ball of Rashid Khan as he strikes it past extra covers after coming down the ground to meet the ball halfway.
He does one better as he sends the very next delivery over the advertisement hoardings for a SIX over the bowler’s head!
CSK 117/3 in 11.2 overs!
Moeen Ali helps CSK into the triple digit mark in exquisite style as he takes on Noor Ahmed and smashes the Afghan spinner for three SIXERS on the trot!
The first one is put past deep mid wicket, before the Englishman repeats the feat with a six straight down the ground. He tops it off with a monstrous pull to send the ball deep into the stands.
CSK 104/3 in 10.3 overs!
Daryl Mitchell gets his half-century!
A timely innings from the Kiwi to save the blushes of the yellow army after the top order had collapsed.
Can he go on to convert the fifty into something much more and bail his side out of trouble on the day?
CSK 85/3 in 9.5 overs!
Rashid Khan is into the attack and Mitchell does not let him settle in with ease as he punches the ball off the backfoot to pick up FOUR runs, finding the gap in the cow corner region!
CSK 82/3 in 9.2 overs!
Noor Ahmed comes in to bowl his crafty wrist spin and he does incredibly well to limit the Chennai batters to just 5 runs in his over.
CSK 77/3 in 9 overs!
The CSK batters bring up their fifty run partnership as Mitchell powers the ball past point for FOUR runs!
He replicates the feat in the very next ball, just this time the Kiwi gets FOUR more runs with his shot beyond long on.
A couple of singles puts the Kiwi back on strike and he gets a fortunate boundary in the final ball of the over as the ball picks up the leading edge of Mitchell’s bat and runs away for FOUR.
CSK 72/3 in 8 overs!
Chennai reach the fifty run mark in the first over after the powerplay as Mitchell smashes the ball for another MAXIMUM and rotates strike with a single before Moeen Ali contniues his good touch with a SIX on the leg side as he pulls Sandeep Warrier in mighty fashion.
CSK 56 /3 in 6.4 over!
Ali picks up another boundary as he flashes the ball behind the wicket to put the leather past the confines of the field and away for a FOUR!
CSK 39/3 in 5.2 over!