IPL 2024: Gaikwad’s 98, Deshpande’s Four-Fer Helped Chennai Return to Winning Ways

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) reclaimed victory at Chepauk with a commanding 78-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. SRH faced difficulties establishing momentum and partnerships during their pursuit of 214. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma began promisingly, aggressively targeting boundaries.

However, CSK swiftly struck back, with Tushar Deshpande dismissing Travis Head (13) and Anmolpreet Singh (introduced as the Impact Player) caught at cover off his first ball. Deshpande claimed another breakthrough when Abhishek Sharma was caught by Daryl Mitchell at deep point.

Despite efforts from Aiden Markram and Nitish Reddy to stabilize SRH’s innings, wickets fell at regular intervals. CSK’s tight bowling, including a searing yorker from Matheesha Pathirana that dismissed Markram for 32, kept SRH under pressure. SRH faltered, ultimately finishing on 134, conceding a substantial victory to CSK.

Earlier, CSK’s innings, led by captain Ruturaj Gaikwad’s elegant 98 and supported by Mitchell’s first IPL half-century, propelled them past 200. Ajinkya Rahane’s early dismissal was compensated by Gaikwad and Mitchell’s partnership, with Gaikwad particularly aggressive, reaching his fifty in 27 balls.

Mitchell contributed a fifty off 29 balls before being dismissed by Jaydev Unadkat for 52. Shivam Dube’s explosive batting, especially against Natarajan and Cummins, further boosted CSK’s total. Gaikwad’s dismissal for 98 in the final over, followed by contributions from Dhoni and Dube, concluded CSK’s innings at 212/3.