At Chepauk on Tuesday, Chennai Super Kings offered us an all too familiar trip down memory lane. Sent into bat, CSK notched up a competitive total of 172/7 before strangling the Gujarat Titans batters with spin to clinch a 15-run victory in IPL’s Qualifier 1.
The tried-and-tested template has ensured CSK’s entry to the IPL final in Ahmedabad on Sunday, their tenth in 14 seasons (they were suspended in 2016 and 2017). Holders Gujarat Titans will now await the winner of the Eliminator between LSG and MI in Qualifier 2 on Friday, though Qualifier 2 will be played on their turf in Ahmedabad.
CSK’s effort with the bat was helmed by opener Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 44-ball 60. On a surface that was holding up and lending appreciable turn, Gaikwad rose above the conditions for a defining contribution.
In hindsight, GT skipper Hardik Pandya’s decision to bowl worked in CSK’s favour. Dew seemed to be a factor in the decision-making – even MS Dhoni said he would have fielded first – but CSK spinners had no trouble in gripping the ball in the second innings. Maheesh Theekshana (4-0-28-2) and Ravindra Jadeja (4-0-18-2) weaved a web, leaving GT on 102/6 by the time their spells were done. An entertaining 16-ball 30 by Rashid Khan only narrowed the margin of CSK’s victory.
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