38dAlagappan Muthu

Rachin, Dube and CSK's quicks dispatch the Titans

Rachin Ravindra and Shivam Dube set up CSK's 206 before their five fast bowlers shut down Gujarat Titans' chase

Match Centre

Statistics

Best performances - Batsmen

S Dube
S Dube
51(23) 2x4 - 5x6
Control %87%
  • Productive Shot
  • pull
  • 15 runs
  • 2x4 - 0x6
5 1 0 13 10 14 8 0
RD Gaikwad
RD Gaikwad
46(36) 5x4 - 1x6
Control %83%
  • Productive Shot
  • flick
  • 8 runs
  • 0x4 - 0x6
4 0 4 5 13 4 6 10

Best performances - Bowlers

TU Deshpande
TU Deshpande
O4
M0
R21
W2
Eco5.25
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF
1W
DL Chahar
DL Chahar
O4
M0
R28
W2
Eco7.00
RHB
OFFLEG
1W
1W
  • FTFULL TOSS
  • YYORKER
  • FFULL LENGTH
  • GGOOD LENGTH
  • SGSHORT OF GOOD LENGTH
  • SSHORT LENGTH
LHB
LEGOFF

Scorer: @Thilak_Rama | Commentator: Sreshth Shah

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs | GT: 143/8 (64 runs required, RR: 7.15)

  • Umesh Yadav10 (11b)
  • Spencer Johnson5 (5b)
  • Matheesha Pathirana4-0-29-1
  • Mustafizur Rahman4-0-30-2

That concludes the presentation and good time for us to also say goodbye. Not quite the thriller tonight like the IPL 2023 final with CSK hammering Titans in a big win. Tomorrow we will see you for Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians. Till then, adios!

11.41pm TIme for the presentation. Couple of sponsor awards to be distributed before we chat with the winning captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who has now made it 2-0 as an IPL captain. Here he is: "(second win in a row, thrilling?) Today's game was near to perfect game, in the sense of batting-bowling-fielding, all three departments. Against a team like Gujarat, we had to produce this kind of performance. (100+ runs in first ten overs) In Chennai when you are not sure how the wicket will be, you must bat well irrespective of when you're batting. Having wickets in the last ten really helps here. Personally, thought Rachin batted and put us against in the game. Jinx and Shivam played good roles. Not to forget our youngster Rizvi as well. (Assessment of Dube) Just confidence. When he came here the management worked with him personally, Mahi bhai worked with him personally. He knows what role he is playing and which bowler to take on. A big plus for us. (Fielding today) I think pretty much same, I am impressed as well. Maybe we have got 1-2 extra youngsters in the team. Great effort from Jinx even in the last game and this game."

Up next Shivam Dube, the Player of the Match: (Three franchises, finally blossoming here?) This franchise is something different from all others. They are giving me the freedom. They want me to do better and I also want to win some matches. (Whacking short balls) I have worked in that way. It is helping me. I know they will bowl me some short balls and I'm ready for that. (Role - flexible?) They want me to do the same thing I did today. They want me to score with a higher strike-rate and that is what I'm doing."

CSK zoom right up to No. 1 on the IPL 2024 points table.

Deepak Chahar, from the winning side: (Three powerplay overs for him) Generally when I play, I bowl three powerplay overs. It is a difficult task but its the role team has given and I try to do it. (Two bouncers per over) Obviously it helps. If you previously bowled a bouncer early, then the batter is ready for the full ball. But now the batter has to stay on his toes and has to expect the second bouncer. (More bounce on this pitch?) There is always bounce but it is usually slower. We didn't see much dew either. (Chatting with Gaikwad instead of MS these days) Now I see both sides now [laughs], I get confused where to see. Ruturaj is leading well."

11.26pm So CSK's contingent of Mumbai and Maharashtra players seal the deal against the Titans who themselves had many Tamil Nadu boys in their team. Dube with that blazing half-century, Deshpande with 2-21 in four overs, Rahane with some stunning catches and Gaikwad with some runs and his job as captain.

Jokes aside, don't forget the contribution from Mustafizur Rahman and Deepak Chahar as well, who shared four wickets between them. Ravindra's 46 runs were also crucial, as were their lower-order cameos.

Tough outing for the Titans tonight after Gill fell early. They never really seemed to be in the hunt in the second innings. Here's the losing captain Shubman Gill: "They outplayed us when they were batting and when they bowled their execution was spot on. We backed ourselves to get a good powerplay score but once we couldn't we were always playing catch up. (Bowling effort reflections) In T20 you can always talk about 10-15 runs here and there but eventually it is about how much they got. We were expecting to chase anything between 190 to 200 but we can talk about how we could've stopped a few more boundaries. Rather have games like these at the start of the tournament. (This wicket) Going into the match chasing, we always expected to chase 190-200 because it was a good wicket with grass covering. We let ourselves down while batting. (Role as leader of GT) Lots of new ... experiencing lot of different things. We had two finals in the past two years...exciting times."

M RAGUPATHY : "POTM should be given Rachin Ravindra for his batting as well had wonderful 3 catches !"

19.6
0
Pathirana to Yadav, no run, full ball just outside off stump. Tries to hit it over cover but misses. Titans finish on 143 for 8 and CSK win by 63 runs!
19.5
6
Pathirana to Yadav, SIX, classic Umesh! In the arc, out of the park! Full ball around middle stump, and Umesh hammers this over wide long on with a golf-like swing!
19.4
1
Pathirana to Johnson, 1 run, good length ball on leg. Swipes across the line and mistimes to deep midwicket
19.3
0
Pathirana to Johnson, no run, wide yorker, is that inside the tram-lines? Yes, it is! Pinpoint
19.2
1
Pathirana to Yadav, 1 run, good length ball wider outside off. Slaps a shot past point to the fielder in the deep
19.1
0
Pathirana to Yadav, no run, good length ball outside off. Beaten by the pace as he misses the cut

Last six balls.

GT 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st28WP SahaShubman Gill
2nd6WP SahaB Sai Sudharsan
3rd21V ShankarB Sai Sudharsan
4th41DA MillerB Sai Sudharsan
5th18Azmatullah OmarzaiB Sai Sudharsan
6th4R TewatiaAzmatullah Omarzai
7th3R TewatiaRashid Khan
8th8UT YadavR Tewatia
9th14UT YadavSH Johnson