Ajinkya Rahane Fastest fifty of IPL 2023 – off just 19 balls – and Ruturaj Gaikwad An unbeaten 40-run knock helped Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. An ordinary Mumbai Indians suffered their second consecutive defeat in as many matches while CSK registered their second successive win, moving up to fourth on the points table, while the five-time winners remain eighth.
The 34-year-old Rahane made a blistering debut for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, producing one of the most ferocious innings in the competition to smash 61 off just 27 balls with seven fours and three sixes while scoring the league’s fastest half-century. Did. this year.
With Rahane’s stormy innings and Gaikwad’s innings, Chennai’s spin duo also Ravindra Jadeja And Mitchell Santner Who shared the first five wickets, fueled CSK’s victory over arch-rivals Mumbai Indians.
Chasing 158, CSK ended at 159/3 in 18.1 overs, winning with 11 balls to spare.
Rahane scored 23 runs while hitting Arshad Khan Four fours and a six in the fourth over while CSK youngster Gun Gaikwad happily took a backseat.
Rahane really looked at home at his ‘home ground’ the Wankhede Stadium, unleashing delightful strokes that reaffirmed Chennai Super Kings’ command over the game.
Rahane and Gaikwad come together in CSK’s first over devon conway playing one on one’s wickets jason behrendorff, They added 82 runs for the second wicket before Rahane was dismissed in the eighth over. Suryakumar Yadav Close Piyush Chawla,
With Rahane storming the top and CSK bringing the equation down to almost a run a ball by the 10th over, Gaikwad enjoyed the freedom to craft his innings. The right-handed opener hit his first four off only the 20th ball and in the 10th over when CSK were inching closer to 100.
Gaikwad scored an unbeaten 40 off 36 balls with the help of two fours and a six and added 43 runs for the third wicket. shivam dubey (28) and with another 34 runs Ambati Rayudu (20 not out) to take CSK over the line.
Earlier, Jadeja (4-0-20-3) and Santner (4-0-28-2) shared five wickets each as Chennai Super Kings led Mumbai Indians to 157/8.
The pair capped Mumbai’s lead after the home side posted 61 for one in the powerplay, ending MI’s battle against CSK’s spinners, who compensated for the strike bowler’s absence. Deepak Chahar,
The India and CSK pacers were looking far from the best and struggled to even complete their first over, after which they left the ground.
38-run opening partnership between the captain Rohit Sharma (21 runs off 12 balls) and Ishan Kishan (32) Best partnership for Mumbai, with Suryakumar Yadav continuing to struggle and the young batsman flopping again.
Rohit hit the first six of the game Tushar Deshpande (3-0-31-2) But the local, playing for CSK, had the last laugh, with a superb delivery that rattled the MI skipper, who held his line to crash into the off and middle stump , while the batsman wanted to play it. Over midwicket.
With a strong start Mumbai were in a good position to launch for a big total but instead, fell to 84/5 in 10 overs, with Jadeja and Santner losing four wickets for just 23 runs in 24 balls. Happened.
Kishan got off to a brisk start but was caught by Jadeja at long-on in the seventh over. When Suryakumar was surprised M S Dhoni Correct DRS call in the eighth over while appealing for a caught behind wicket, with the batter trying to sweep the ball down the leg side of Santner.
The umpire, who called it a wide, had to overturn his decision as replays showed that the ball hit Suryakumar’s gloves before reaching Dhoni’s hands.
Mumbai’s slump continued and Green (12) lashed Jadeja, who took a sharp catch.
Arshad Khan was adjudged leg before in the 10th over off Santner and Jadeja kept Mumbai Indians under the pump by having Tilak Verma (22 off 18 balls) pinned in front of the wickets.
under increasing pressure, Tristan Stubbs (5) Got out in the 16th over as South Africa Sisanda Magla Took his first wicket in IPL for CSK.
However, significant contributions from Tim David (31 off 22 balls) and hrithik fond of (18 not out) took Mumbai beyond 150 runs.
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