31/03Result
1st Match (N), Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, Mar 31 2023
GT won by 5 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Rashid Khan
Rashid KhanGujarat Titans
31/03Result
1st Match (N), Indian Premier League at Ahmedabad, Mar 31 2023
GT won by 5 wkts (4b rem)
Player of the Match
Rashid Khan
Rashid KhanGujarat Titans

END OF OVER:
20 | 13 Runs | CSK: 178/7 | RR: 8.90

  • MS Dhoni14 (7b)
  • Mitchell Santner1 (3b)
  • Josh Little4-0-41-1
  • Mohammed Shami4-0-29-2

9.34pm Dhoni's cameo has dragged CSK close to 180, but at one point when Gaikwad was in control, they were looking good for 200. Dube's go-slow and Titans' hit-the-deck hustle in the middle overs set them back. "Little bit disappointed," Moeen says. "We should've got a bit more and it was a decent pitch. [Playing for] Chennai and the atmosphere here is fantastic". CSK's bowling is their weaker suit. Can they defend 178? Do join Sid Monga to find out.

19.6
1
Little to Dhoni, 1 run, slower ball into the pitch on middle, 115.2ks, hauled away to deep square leg on the back foot

Ashish: "Giving length balls to Dhoni in the death. Not a good idea. He can hit those in his sleep."

19.5
0
Little to Dhoni, no run, Little does something different: takes pace off and takes it away from Dhoni. He slogs early and misses

Mustafa Moudi : "Deepak Chahar would have batted better than Dube. Dhoni must promote him next match to get a few quick runs !!" --- Chaos theory, anyone?

19.4
4
Little to Dhoni, FOUR, full and straight, Little errs again and cops punishment. Picks it up off the pads and whips it away over midwicket
19.3
6
Little to Dhoni, SIX, Bam! On a length and outside off, slot ball, Dhoni sizes it up and clouts it over square leg for a towering six. Welcome back, thala
19.2
1lb
Little to Santner, 1 leg bye, Santner makes room, Little chases him with a yorker, strikes the pad and rolls away into the leg side
19.1
1
Little to Dhoni, 1 run, full and wide of off, Dhoni smears it away along the ground to deep cover

Little to bowl the last over of the innings. He was bowling to Dhoni at the nets in Surat last season. He will now be bowling to Dhoni on IPL debut. Pandya has a chat with him

Athvait: "CSK need to aim for minimum 180, try to get 185. Any less and their bowling is exposed."

END OF OVER:
19 | 10 Runs 1 Wkt | CSK: 165/7 | RR: 8.68

  • MS Dhoni2 (2b)
  • Mitchell Santner1 (2b)
  • Mohammed Shami4-0-29-2
  • Alzarri Joseph4-0-33-2

Bavithran: "Alzari Joseph in his first over: 1-0-18-0. Alzari Joseph in his last three overs : 3-0-15-2"

18.6
1
Mohammed Shami to Dhoni, 1 run, back of a length and outside off, slogged away to deep midwicket off the inner half
18.5
1
Mohammed Shami to Santner, 1 run, short and cramps Santner for room, hauled away only as far as long-on
18.4
0
Mohammed Shami to Santner, no run, short and outside off, 142ks, fended back to the left of Shami

Mitch Santner

18.3
W
Mohammed Shami to Dube, OUT, throat-high short ball angling across Dube. He goes for another hook, this time he holes out to Rashid Khan at deep square leg. Another mis-hit and this goes to the fielder. Dube has been put out of his misery

S Dube c Rashid Khan b Mohammed Shami 19 (18b 0x4 1x6) SR: 105.55

18.2
6
Mohammed Shami to Dube, SIX, short and on the stumps, Dube has finally connected with one. He camps back and muscles it over midwicket for a towering six. Shades of Yuvraj there
18.1
2
Mohammed Shami to Dube, 2 runs, banged in short and at the body (what else?) to Dube. He top-edges a hook. Dayal runs in from long leg. Saha runs back and across to his right. He puts in the dive but the ball bursts out of his gloves

After bowling three in the powerplay, Shami comes back for his last over

END OF OVER:
18 | 4 Runs 2 Wkts | CSK: 155/6 | RR: 8.61

  • Shivam Dube11 (15b)
  • MS Dhoni1 (1b)
  • Alzarri Joseph4-0-33-2
  • Rashid Khan4-0-26-2
17.6
1
Joseph to Dube, 1 run, leg-stump yorker, jammed back to the right of Joseph. Superb shift from Joseph. What a gun bowler

This is the first time MS Dhoni batting at No.8 and lower in T20s, notes Sampath Bandarupalli

17.5
1
Joseph to Dhoni, 1 run, banged in short and angling in at 145ks, Joseph is too good, flapped away through square leg

Dhoni walks out to bat

17.4
W
Joseph to Jadeja, OUT, Joseph goes for the yorker, marginally misses it, but has Jadeja holing out to deep midwicket. Mighty full on the pads, Jadeja picks it up and picks out the fielder on the boundary

RA Jadeja c Shankar b Joseph 1 (2b 0x4 0x6) SR: 50.00

17.3
1
Joseph to Dube, 1 run, banged in short and angling across off stump, miscues a pull over midwicket. Dube crawls to 10 off 14 balls
17.2
1
Joseph to Jadeja, 1 run, short and into the pitch, 145ks, hauled away to deep midwicket

Jadeja joins the struggling Dube

17.1
W
Joseph to Gaikwad, OUT, Joseph misses the yorker, but is still a hard-to-hit middle-stump full-toss, which is spliced into the hands of long-on. Is that a high full-toss? Gaikwad thinks so. Gaikwad has asked for a review. The umpires converge and ask for a review. The ball dips below the waist and therefore Gaikwad has to go. End of a terrific innings from Gaikwad. He falls eight short of a century

RD Gaikwad c Shubman Gill b Joseph 92 (50b 4x4 9x6) SR: 184.00

Change of bat for Gaikwad. Joseph is often un-hittable at the death. This should be fun

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | CSK: 151/4 | RR: 8.88

  • Ruturaj Gaikwad92 (49b)
  • Shivam Dube9 (13b)
  • Rashid Khan4-0-26-2
  • Alzarri Joseph3-0-29-0
16.6
1
Rashid Khan to Gaikwad, 1 run, jabbed into the covers once again, this time Gaikwad chances a single and keeps strike
16.5
0
Rashid Khan to Gaikwad, no run, back of a length and breaks away outside off, jabbed into the covers
16.4
1b
Rashid Khan to Dube, 1 bye, back of a length and into the pitch, Dube swings and misses, as the ball passes leg stump. They sneak in a bye

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GT 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st37WP SahaShubman Gill
2nd53Shubman GillB Sai Sudharsan
3rd21HH PandyaShubman Gill
4th27V ShankarShubman Gill
5th18R TewatiaV Shankar
6th26R TewatiaRashid Khan

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TeamMWLPTNRR
GT14104200.809
CSK1485170.652
LSG1485170.284
MI148616-0.044
RR1477140.148
RCB1477140.135
KKR146812-0.239
PBKS146812-0.304
DC145910-0.808
SRH144108-0.59