MI vs CSK: Rituraj Gaikwad completed 2000 runs in IPL, made a special record
- In this match, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first.
- Chennai Super Kings team came to bat first
- Gaikwad has made a big record in his name with this.
The IPL 2024 match is being played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. In this match, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat first. After this, Chennai Super Kings team came to bat first, but Chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad did not come to open. After the fall of one wicket, he came to bat at number three. During this he played a strong innings. During this innings he also completed his 2000 runs in IPL. With this, Gaikwad has made a big record in his name.
Rituraj Gaikwad made a big record
Rituraj Gaikwad played a strong inning of 69 runs in 40 balls against Mumbai Indians. Meanwhile, he also hit 5 fours and 5 sixes at a strike rate of 172.50. After completing his 48th run in the match, Gaikwad became the fastest Indian player to score 2000 runs in the IPL. He is at third place in the list of all players. Before him are Chris Gayle and Shaun Marsh. Gayle achieved this feat in 48 innings while Shaun Marsh achieved this feat in 52 innings. Whereas Gaikwad has achieved this feat in 57 innings. After Gaikwad, KL Rahul's name is included among the Indian players. He completed 2000 runs in 60 innings in IPL.
List of fastest Indian players to reach 2000 runs
Ruturaj Gaikwad – 57 innings
KL Rahul- 60 innings
Sachin Tendulkar – 63 innings
Rishabh Pant- 64 innings
Gautam Gambhir – 68 innings
Left MS Dhoni behind
Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of Chennai Super Kings this season. The team is also performing well under his captaincy. Meanwhile, Gaikwad has overtaken MS Dhoni in the captaincy record against Mumbai Indians. Actually, he has become the captain of Chennai Super Kings who played the biggest innings against Mumbai Indians. Earlier, MS Dhoni had played an unbeaten inning of 63 runs against MI, while Gaikwad scored 69 runs and went ahead of Dhoni in this matter.