Ruturaj Gaikwad's injury increases CSK's tension, captain out of IPL 2024?
- Match between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Chennai won this match played in Chepauk by 78 runs.
- Chennai captain Gaikwad got injured in this match.
The 46th match of IPL 2024 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the match played in Chepauk, Chennai won by 78 runs. But after this victory, big trouble may arise for Chennai. Actually, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad got injured during the match. Gaikwad's injury could add to Chennai's mid-season troubles. Gaikwad was injured while fielding.
Gaikwad injured
While fielding, Gaikwad's finger got injured on the fourth ball of the 15th over of the innings, after which the physio also came to the field. Although there was no further update on his injury, Gaikwad looked upset on the field. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see whether Gaikwad's injury will trouble Chennai in the middle of the season.
He has been successful for the team as a captain as well as a batsman. Gaikwad missed a century in the match against Hyderabad. He played an inning of 98 runs in 54 balls with the help of 10 fours and 3 sixes. Meanwhile his strike rate was 181. Earlier, Gaikwad had played an unbeaten century of 108 runs in his captaincy innings against Lucknow Super Giants.
What was the situation of the match?
In the match played in Chepauk, Chennai team, batting first, scored 212 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Gaikwad played the biggest innings for the team. Apart from this, Daryl Mitchell played a half-century and scored 52 runs in 32 balls, which included 7 fours and 1 six. After this, Hyderabad team, which came to chase the target, was all out for 134 runs in 18.5 overs.