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Follow highlights from match 59 of TATA IPL 2024 between GT and CSK here.
Updated : May 10, 2024, 11:40 PM IST
In a rematch of last year's final, the Gujarat Titans will be facing off against the Chennai Super Kings in their upcoming IPL 2024 fixture. Despite both teams reaching the summit clash last year after finishing in the top two during the league stage, their fortunes have taken a different turn this season.
Currently, Gujarat Titans find themselves at the bottom of the points table with only eight points from 11 games, while the Chennai Super Kings are positioned fourth with six wins from 11 matches. Although Chennai had a strong start to the tournament with consecutive victories, their performance has been inconsistent since then.
Dhoni hits a powerful SIX over mid-wicket, followed by another impressive SIX. Despite losing his grip on the handle, the sheer force behind his shot sends the ball sailing over square leg. Dhoni finishes the innings with a well-executed FOUR through fine leg.
GT 231/3 (20)
CSK 196/8 (20)
Moeen shifts his weight onto his back foot and effortlessly sends the ball soaring over long on for a six. With precision and power, he follows up with another six down the ground. And yet again, he hits a third six over mid wicket.
Four runs! Mitchell expertly cuts the ball through point, scoring a boundary. . Another four runs! The ball is full and straight, allowing for a powerful drive down the ground. And yet another four runs! A short ball results in a top-edge as Mitchell attempts to pull, sending the ball running behind for a four.
Moeen Ali faced a back-of-a-length delivery that was wide, resulting in a thick edge that managed to evade the slip fielder and reach the boundary. Another delivery was a short ball, which Moeen attempted to pull but mistimed the shot, allowing the ball to beat the close-in fielder.
FOUR! Miller edges the ball between the wicketkeeper and third man for a boundary. A wide delivery follows from Simarjeet. However, Miller gets a lifeline as he mistimes a shot high in the air, forcing Moeen Ali to cover a long distance from long on to attempt a catch, but unfortunately, he is unable to hold on. Run out on last ball.
Deshpande has achieved the breakthrough! The ball lifted off a length to Sudharsan, who was attempting to pull it over mid-wicket but instead handed a simple catch to the covers.
Another Wicket! Gill falls while attempting a slog. He was caught by the deep mid-wicket fielder with his pull shot.
Gill reaches his century, marking the 100th hundred in IPL history. He elegantly guides the ball to long off for a single. Sudharsan confidently drives a full-length delivery and earns a run. Sudharsan smashes a six over fine leg, securing his own century.
Gill confidently maneuvers across the crease and dispatches the delivery with precision, sending it soaring over fine leg for a boundary. Gill smash another six over the bowler's head. Not content with just one big hit, Gill showcases his skill once more by elegantly lofting the ball over the covers for yet another six.
SIX! That brings up fifty runs for Gill. The ball was heading towards the leg side, but Gill skillfully flicked it over the fine leg boundary. FOUR! Gill elegantly drives the ball down the ground for another boundary. Simarjeet is dispatched over fine leg by Sudharsan for a massive SIX! And he follows it up with another SIX, this time playing an audacious uppercut over third man.
Sudharsan showcases his skill with a powerful shot, sending the ball soaring through deep midwicket for a boundary. With precision and finesse, he follows up with a magnificent slog sweep, effortlessly clearing the boundary for a six.
Four runs! With a slight shot, Gill expertly flicks the ball through midwicket, perfectly threading the gap. Additionally, four overthrows were scored when Sudharsan clipped the ball to the legside and attempted to take a couple of runs. Unfortunately, the backup fielder mishandled the throw, causing the ball to run away to the boundary.
Sudharsan showcases his skill with a majestic loft over cover for a six off a fuller length delivery. He then expertly whips a slower ball on the stumps to the legside for a single. Gill follows suit with a powerful clip past midwicket for a boundary off a full delivery down leg for four.
Gill expertly guides the ball past the offside field and sends it to the boundary for four runs. In the next delivery, Gill confidently steps down the pitch and elegantly lofts the ball back over the bowler's head for a magnificent six.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh
Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Matthew Wade(w), Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Umesh Yadav, Mohit Sharma, Kartik Tyagi
Ruturaj Gaikwad: We will bowl first. Looks a good wicket to be honest. It's been a chasing ground, so we will look to chase. Pretty much similar to Chennai. We didn't like the red soil wicket much. Pretty relaxed. You tend to lose many games in IPL, you got to back everyone and make sure everyone is in a good head space. We had injuries in between, but happy now. Rachin Ravindra comes in for Gleeson.
Shubman Gill: Would have bowled first as well, looks a good wicket. There's 1 percent chance of qualifying, so we are going to try hard for that. The mood is like any other match, we as a team believe in doing the best we can. Will be a good surface to bat on. Will score runs and try to restrict them. Wade comes in for Saha who has a niggle. In order to balance the team combination Kartik Tyagi comes in for Joshua Little.
GT: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, David Miller, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma.
CSK: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande
Chennai Super Kings: Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Richard Gleeson, Tushar Deshpande, Sameer Rizvi, Simarjeet Singh, Shaik Rasheed, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Rachin Ravindra, Ajay Jadav Mandal, RS Hangargekar, Maheesh Theekshana, Nishant Sindhu, Aravelly Avanish
Gujarat Titans: Wriddhiman Saha(w), Shubman Gill(c), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Noor Ahmad, Mohit Sharma, Joshua Little, Sandeep Warrier, Vijay Shankar, Manav Suthar, Jayant Yadav, Darshan Nalkande, Sharath BR, Kane Williamson, Matthew Wade, Umesh Yadav, Abhinav Manohar, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kartik Tyagi, Spencer Johnson, Azmatullah Omarzai, Sushant Mishra