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!
CSK vs GT, 7th Match at Chennai, IPL, Mar 26 2024 - Match Result
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 !"
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!
good length ball on leg. Swipes across the line and mistimes to deep midwicket
wide yorker, is that inside the tram-lines? Yes, it is! Pinpoint
good length ball wider outside off. Slaps a shot past point to the fielder in the deep
good length ball outside off. Beaten by the pace as he misses the cut
Last six balls.
good length ball just outside off. Cut to backward point, and intercepted by Ruturaj
Jayan Pari: "PotM Chahar or Dube? I'd go for Chahar over Dube." -- Deshpande in contention too I suspect
low full toss outside off stump. Hammered over cover and that's free four runs for Spencer
Mukund: "How did GT get a third review, they had exhausted their reviews on 15.5." -- it appears CSK reviewed that wide call and successfully changed it to non-wide. GT were not involved in the review on that delivery. We have updated the commentary.
good length ball on leg stump and he clobbers a flat-batted shot to wide long on
full toss around leg stump. Misses the flick. Ball rolls away to the off side for a single
full ball wider outside off stump. Tewatia shapes up to clobber it over long off but it doesn't have the power. Rachin stays on the long-off boundary line, and takes a simple catch
good length ball on middle, and bunted to midwicket's left for a single
full ball just outside off stump. Tries to go over the top with a straight shot but misses the connection altogether
short ball outside leg stump. Lets it go through and they take a wide run
full ball just outside leg stump. Tewatia tries to flick off his toes but misses. The ball is destined to go past Dhoni but he slides across the carpet with a dive and stops a few bye runs. This was 151kph!
back of a length ball just outside leg. Tewatia swivels and places a pull well behind square, past fine leg for four!
full ball on middle stump and flicked off his toes to deep square leg for a single
Akshay: "I hope the dent in NRR doesn't haunt GT in the back end of the tournament..
full ball on leg stump. Raises the front leg and flicks it towards deep square leg
full ball just outside leg stump. Tries to flick it leg side and misses, beaten by the pace (150.9kph). Pathirana appeals for lbw and the umpire takes his time before raising his finger. Tewatia reviews right away. The only question is, where has it pitched? Yes, the TV umpire activates the smart replay and first goes to ball-tracking which confirms what we thought. Pitching outside leg. The review is gone again.
Looks like Titans are playing for NRR here.
length ball pitching outside leg and angling into his body. Tries to clip it leg side but misses. Hits his pad and the ball dribbles away to the off side
1W |
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MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai | |
Toss | Gujarat Titans, elected to field first |
Series | |
Season | 2024 |
Player Of The Match | |
Hours of play (local time) | 19.30 start, First Session 19.30-21.00, Interval 21.00-21.20, Second Session 21.20-22.50 |
Match days | 26 March 2024 - night (20-over match) |
CSK Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (1st innings, 19.6 ov) |
GT Player Replacement | Impact player: in, out (2nd innings, 2.5 ov) |
Umpires | |
TV Umpire | |
Reserve Umpire | |
Match Referee | |
Points | Chennai Super Kings 2, Gujarat Titans 0 |
Over 20 • GT 143/8
CSK won by 63 runs