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Ruturaj Gaikwad broke Virat Kohli’s record: The first qualifier match of IPL 2023 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, May 23, in which Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led CSK won by 15 runs. Batting first, Chennai scored 172 runs for 7 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. On behalf of the team, Ruturaj Gaikwad played a brilliant inning of 60 runs off 44 balls. After this innings, Gaikwad broke a special record of RCB’s Virat Kohli.
Gaikwad’s innings included 7 fours and 1 six. So far 4 matches have been played between Gujarat and Chennai and Ruturaj Gaikwad has scored half century in all the matches. Gaikwad has scored 278 runs in 4 innings against Gujarat at an average of 69.5 and a strike rate of 145.5. Whereas, Virat Kohli has scored 232 runs in three innings against Gujarat at an average of 116 and a strike rate of 138.1. During this, he has scored 1 century and 2 half-centuries.
Gaikwad has scored more runs against Gujarat than Kohli. The first league match of IPL 2023 was played between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, in which Gujarat won by 5 wickets. But in this match, Chennai opener Gaikwad won everyone’s heart by playing an inning of 92 runs. Gaikwad has played innings of 73(48), 53(49), 92(50) and 60(44) against Gujarat in four matches so far.
Another chance for Gujarat to reach the final
After losing the first qualifier to Chennai, Gujarat has another chance to reach the final. The team will play their second qualifier match on May 26, Friday, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Which team will face Gujarat in this match will be decided by the eliminator match between Lucknow and Mumbai on Wednesday, 24th May. The team that wins this match will play another qualifier against Gujarat.