Chennai Super Kings are taking on Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1 of the IPL 2023. Meanwhile, CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad stroked a crucial fifty with the bat against the defending champions. The right-handed batter played an excellent knock of 60 runs in just 44 balls before he was scalped by Mohit Sharma. To note, this was Gaikwad’s fourth consecutive fifty vs GT. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
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To note, CSK opener Ruturaj Gaikwad got a lucky reprieve as he got out but young Vidarbha pacer Darshan Nalkande bowled a criminal no ball. Gaikwad made full use of the reprieve and smashed back to back boundaries. He went on to smash 60 off 44 balls as he stroked 7 fours and one maximum.
“More than runs it’s the preparation going into a tournament. That was very good, and it was injury-free unlike last time. The nature of T20 is everytime you can’t be consistent. But the idea is to keep our process the same. Assessing the pitch and deciding our approach is important. This time my approach has been to play expressive cricket,” Gaikwad said before the match.
“Earlier I used to take my time for 10-odd balls. A lot depends on situation and pitch as well. Left-right combo is important. Opposition tactics change because of that. Like bowling an off-spinner or a left-arm spinner. Devon was playing fast bowlers well, but he’s also played spin very well throughout the season,” he added.
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