New Delhi: The frustration was palpable. Rituraj GaikwadThe face after Chennai Super Kings They suffered an eight-wicket defeat against Gujarat Titans at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday.Leading the way, Gaikwad single-handedly scored an unbeaten 74, helping CSK post a commanding 158/7 against GT.In reply, Sai Sudharsan’s fluent half-century, along with key contributions from Shibman Gill and Jos Buttler, helped the Gujarat Titans to a comfortable eight-wicket win.
GT put on a clinical chase, with their top three – along with Sai, Gill and Buttler – doing most of the scoring. The victory marked their fourth position of the season, moving them up to fifth in the points table.“Yes, to be honest, sometimes I hate to be judged like that, but I found it difficult. I was catching a bit for the fast bowlers. The speed was inconsistent, and the bounce was up and down. But if we had not lost too many wickets, we could have reached 170-180. Not expected to be honest, it’s hard to predict the conditions here,” Gaekwad said after the match.“In the last three matches, we learned how to play the game. In the last two-three matches we had 60-70% chances, but we didn’t expect to play like that today. We just didn’t adapt to the conditions. In the first timeout, I told Flame I was trying to be positive and aggressive. But sometimes, the ball tried to pop him out, but I told him I tried to get out of it. It’s not possible. was,” he said.“You couldn’t decide, and you couldn’t expect a good result. We were slow and didn’t start well, but we needed to improve. I got off to a good start (6 in 10), I thought I would keep the pace, but then we fell 3 wickets trying to build a partnership. Another wicket fell and I wanted to take my time. For any other pitch I would have rotated the strike better. Once I got hit, I figured I’d take my chances and get some momentum back. We were batting really well, if we hadn’t lost two early wickets, Mukesh would have come in the second innings. But we lost two wickets early, that’s why we picked an impressive player.”CSK will next face Mumbai Indians on Saturday.
