New Delhi: In the Indian Premier League 2023, Chennai Super Kings’ star opener batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad’s strong play has helped the team secure its place in the finals. Ruturaj has become a guarantee of victory for CSK for the last few seasons. If Ruturaj’s bat runs in the match, it is hardly seen that CSK has got defeated. Something similar was seen in the 16th season of IPL as well. This season too, Ruturaj has been on fire with the bat and has scored more than 500 runs. Gaikwad has appeared in a total of 15 matches for CSK in IPL 2023. During this, he/she has scored 564 runs at a strike rate of 146.88. Gaikwad played a total of 4 half-century innings in this season, in which his/her highest score was 92 runs.
Not only this, Ruturaj Gaikwad has also become the first CSK opener to score 500 or more runs only twice in the history of IPL. In this way, now CSK will hope that in the final match to be played at Narendra Modi Stadium on May 29, they will roar fiercely against their opponents.
Showing amazing since debut season
Ruturaj Gaikwad has become the most trusted opener batsman of CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. This is the reason why he/she is getting frequent chances as an opener batsman. Gaikwad’s career in IPL has been 51 matches so far. During this he/she has scored 1771 runs. In his/her career, Gaikwad scored at a strike rate of 135.19 with an average of 39.36.
In this league, Gaikwad has played half-century innings 14 times, while on one occasion he/she has also scored a strong century. In such a situation, Ruturaj Gaikwad has now become such a player for CSK who can be considered a guarantee of victory.
CSK can become champion for the fifth time
Four-time champion CSK now has a fifth chance to win the IPL title. The team has become champion four times. Whereas in the first qualifier of IPL 2023, CSK defeated the defending champions and confirmed their place in the final. At the same time, this is the 12th time in the team’s 14 seasons when it has confirmed its place in the playoffs.
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