CSK vs GT, 7th Match at Chennai, IPL, Mar 26 2024 - Match Result

RESULT
7th Match (N), Chennai, March 26, 2024, Indian Premier League
(20 ov, T:207) 143/8

CSK won by 63 runs

Player Of The Match
51 (23)
shivam-dube
Cricinfo's MVP
89.84 ptsImpact List
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Scorecard summary
Chennai Super Kings 206/6(20 overs)
Gujarat Titans 143/8(20 overs)
Cricinfo’s Most Valuable Players of the Match
PLAYERTeam
TI
Runs
I. Runs
B. Impact
Bowl
I. Wkts
Bo. Impact
CSK89.8451(23)63.4289.84--0
CSK89.3946(20)60.6589.39--0
CSK62.05--02/282.5762.05
CSK44.2946(36)45.7344.29--0
CSK44.02--02/211.5944.02
end of over 208 runs
GT: 143/8CRR: 7.15 
Umesh Yadav10 (11b 1x6)
Spencer Johnson5 (5b 1x4)
Matheesha Pathirana 4-0-29-1
Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-30-2

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
Pathirana to Umesh 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 Umesh Yadav, SIX runs

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
Pathirana to Johnson, no run

wide yorker, is that inside the tram-lines? Yes, it is! Pinpoint

19.2
1
Pathirana to Umesh Yadav, 1 run

good length ball wider outside off. Slaps a shot past point to the fielder in the deep

19.1
Pathirana to Umesh Yadav, no run

good length ball outside off. Beaten by the pace as he misses the cut

Last six balls.

end of over 197 runs • 1 wicket
GT: 135/8CRR: 7.10 RRR: 72.00 • Need 72 from 6b
Spencer Johnson4 (3b 1x4)
Umesh Yadav3 (7b)
Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-30-2
Matheesha Pathirana 3-0-21-1
18.6
Mustafizur to Johnson, no run

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

18.5
4
Mustafizur to Johnson, FOUR runs

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.

18.4
1
Mustafizur to Umesh Yadav, 1 run

good length ball on leg stump and he clobbers a flat-batted shot to wide long on

18.3
1lb
Mustafizur to Johnson, 1 leg bye

full toss around leg stump. Misses the flick. Ball rolls away to the off side for a single

18.2
W
Mustafizur to Tewatia, OUT

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

Rahul Tewatia c Ravindra b Mustafizur Rahman 6 (11b 1x4 0x6 20m) SR: 54.54
18.1
1
Mustafizur to Umesh Yadav, 1 run

good length ball on middle, and bunted to midwicket's left for a single

end of over 187 runs
GT: 128/7CRR: 7.11 RRR: 39.50 • Need 79 from 12b
Rahul Tewatia6 (10b 1x4)
Umesh Yadav1 (5b)
Matheesha Pathirana 3-0-21-1
Mustafizur Rahman 3-0-24-1
17.6
Pathirana to Tewatia, no run

full ball just outside off stump. Tries to go over the top with a straight shot but misses the connection altogether

17.6
1w
Pathirana to Tewatia, 1 wide

short ball outside leg stump. Lets it go through and they take a wide run

17.5
Pathirana to Tewatia, no 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!

17.4
4
Pathirana to Tewatia, FOUR runs

back of a length ball just outside leg. Tewatia swivels and places a pull well behind square, past fine leg for four!

17.3
1
Pathirana to Umesh Yadav, 1 run

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..

17.2
1
Pathirana to Tewatia, 1 run

full ball on leg stump. Raises the front leg and flicks it towards deep square leg

17.1
Pathirana to Tewatia, no run

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.

Rahul Tewatia's strike rate in death overs171.20

Looks like Titans are playing for NRR here.

end of over 171 run • 1 wicket
GT: 121/7CRR: 7.11 RRR: 28.66 • Need 86 from 18b
Umesh Yadav0 (4b)
Rahul Tewatia1 (5b)
Mustafizur Rahman 3-0-24-1
Tushar Deshpande 4-0-21-2
16.6
Mustafizur to Umesh Yadav, no run

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

Best performances - batters
Spike Graph
Wagon Zone
S Dube
51 runs (23)
2 fours5 sixes
Productive shot
pull
15 runs
2 fours0 six
Control
88%
R Ravindra
46 runs (20)
6 fours3 sixes
Productive shot
cover drive
12 runs
3 fours0 six
Control
75%
Best performances - bowlers
TU Deshpande
O
4
M
0
R
21
W
2
ECO
5.25
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
1W
DL Chahar
O
4
M
0
R
28
W
2
ECO
7
FTYFGSGS
OFFLEG
RHB
1W
1W
LEGOFF
LHB
Match details
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
TossGujarat Titans, elected to field first
Series
Season2024
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 days26 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
PointsChennai Super Kings 2, Gujarat Titans 0
Language
English
Win Probability
CSK 100%
CSKGT
100%50%100%CSK InningsGT Innings

Over 20 • GT 143/8

CSK won by 63 runs
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TEAMMWLPTNRR
RR761120.677
KKR64281.399
CSK64280.726
SRH64280.502
LSG63360.038
DC7346-0.074
GT7346-1.303
PBKS6244-0.218
MI6244-0.234
RCB7162-1.185
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