GT vs CSK, a day at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai was used by Chennai as a chance to try three talents for the next season of the league since they are already out of the race for the playoffs in the current edition of the Indian Premier League. CSK gave an opportunity to the 19-year-old Matheesha Pathirana, N Jagadeesan and 22-year-old right-arm leg spinner Prashant Solanki. All three of them impressed everyone with their performances during the game.
Pathirana, with his slinging bowling action, which is quite similar to the Sri Lankan great Lasith Malinga, picked up two wickets. He trapped Shubman Gill in front of the wicket on the first he bowled in the game. His uncanny action makes it hard for batters to decipher the pace and course of his ball. He also deceived Hardik Pandya. Similarly, Prashant Solanki was exceptional in his first match, even though he could not pick up any wickets. He bowled with an applauding economy rate of just 4.5 in his quota of 4 overs. N Jagadeesan did not stay behind in the lot as he remained unbeaten on 39* off 33, which included 3 fours and a thunderous six.
GT vs CSK Highlights:
MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first.
Playing XI:
GT: Wriddhiman Saha (wk), Shubman Gill, Matthew Wade, Hardik Pandya (c), David Miller, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Alzarri Joseph, Yash Dayal, Mohammed Shami
CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, N Jagadeesan, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Mitchell Santner, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Mukesh Choudhary
CSK Inning:
Chennai Super Kings had a slow start. Ruturaj Gaikwad scored a half-century, but it came with a strike rate of almost 100. He got dismissed on 53 off 49. Devon Conway and Moeen Ali were dismissed earlier in the inning on 5 and 21, respectively.
At the final stage of the inning, CSK must have had hoped for a big flourish at the end, but their hopes were not realised as MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, and Mitchell Santner failed to put scores of significance. Jagadeesan guided his team to 133-5 in 20 overs.
GT Inning:
Wriddhiman Saha stayed till the end of the GT inning to ensure that his team won another game. Saha scored an unbeaten 67* off 57, including 8 fours and a six. Shubman Gill and Mathew Wade chipped in with contributions of 18 and 20 runs, respectively.
Gujarat won the match with 7 wickets and 5 balls to spare.
Player of the Match: Wriddhiman Saha
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