Overview:
After quite a few nail-biting encounters in IPL 2024, today we had a pretty one-sided match where the defending champions-CSK, literally obliterated the visiting team-Gujarat Titans.
The men in yellow led by their new skipper Ruturaj, amassed a mammoth score of 206 in the first innings, setting a ginormous target of 207 for the mighty Titans- thanks to the turbulent knocks by Rachin Ravindra and Shivam Dube.
However, the Titans were never in the game as they kept losing early wickets and couldn’t forge any notable partnerships throughout the length of the second innings. CSK bowlers on the other hand showed excellent skills and provided their skipper the early breakthroughs that the team needed.-Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande and Mustafizur Rahman took 2 wickets each and dismantled the backbone of GT’s batting lineup.
Overall the match didn’t stand out as one that a true T20 fan would pay to watch, with the only highpoint of the match being MSD’s incredible dive to pull off a stupendous catch of Vijay Shankar.
Eventually, Gujarat Titans’ innings halted at a measly 143, falling 63 runs short of the target set by the home team.
With the end of this bland match, IPL 2024’s most talked-about story continues to prevail as the home-team winning record remains intact as CSK vanquish GT at Chepauk.