Chennai Super Kings batsmen Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ravindra Jadeja were on song during the match against Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi on Saturday evening after the left-right batting duo put up an unbeaten partnership of 55 runs in just 22 deliveries to help the side post a mammoth 189/4 in 20 overs.
While opener Gaikwad was already set in the middle, Jadeja didn’t take much time to get his eye in and unleashed an assault against the RR pacers in the death overs.
The left-hander notched up 32* off 15 which included four fours and a maximum while Gaikwad struck his maiden IPL ton. The right-handed opener remained not out at 101 off 80 deliveries after scoring a six on the final ball of the innings while he was on a personal score of 95. Gaikwad’s knock comprised five sixes and nine boundaries.
Earlier, CSK were off to another decent start after Faf du Plessis and Gaikwad put 47 on the board for the first wicket before the Proteas batter departed for 25 off 19.
Later, Suresh Raina who had come in at number three once again failed to leave a mark and was undone for 3 off 5 deliveries. Gaikwad was then joined by Moeen Ali in the middle. Both the players steadied the ship for the side and put up a stand of 57 runs before Moeen was eventually sent back in the hut for a 17-ball 21.
For RR, it was Chetan Sakariya and Rahul Tewtia who were among the wickets. Tewatia picked up three wickets at the cost of 39 runs in 4 overs while Sakariya returned with figures of 1/31 in 4 overs.
CSK have already qualified for the playoffs.