The return of Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the captain of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) also brought a positive change in the fortunes of the Yellow Army. They came out to bat with an Indian and an overseas opening combination and the results were mind-blowing. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway shared a partnership of 182 runs, which set the record for the highest opening partnership for CSK in the history of the tournament. Their collective efforts helped the defending champions set a mammoth target of 203 runs for Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MCS Stadium in Pune. ,SRH vs CSK, IPL 2022 Live Cricket Score,
The pair took full advantage of Hyderabad being forced to bowl Aiden Markram’s part-time off-spin as main off-spinner Washington Sundar went on to score 36 runs with a hand injury while trying to save a boundary at deep square leg. From his three overs.
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Gaekwad was on course to reach his second IPL century but missed out on just one run, a slow, short delivery off T Natarajan to Bhuvneshwar Kumar at a backward point. He scored 99 runs, which included six fours and the same maximum.
Be it fans in the stadium or people on social media, everyone was stunned by the captivating innings played by Ruturaj. Reactions started pouring in from netizens praising the CSK opener. Here are some reactions:
How sad it is that Ruturaj Gaikwad was dismissed for 99 after playing the most sensational innings this season so far. Hyderabad’s dreaded pace attack-cricketwala (@cricketwallah) 1 May 2022
I said earlier, will say now and will keep saying that after MSD, Ruturaj Gaikwad should be the captain of CSK- Tuhin (@tuhins05) April 30, 2022
Ruturaj Gaikwad is heartbroken, misses out on a scintillating century. Scored 99 runs in 57 balls, but what a knock. Take a bow, Rutu. pic.twitter.com/ZtbRCIbdu0— mufaddal vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) 1 May 2022
Conway, on the other hand, picked up the pace after a slow start. He completed his maiden IPL fifty in 39 balls in the 15th over, dismissing Marco Jensen for six. He then hit another four and a six off the long left-arm pacer and scored 20 runs in the over. The Kiwi batsman slammed Natarajan for a six and two fours in the final three overs to help Chennai cross the 200-run mark, while MS Dhoni fell for eight in the final over.
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