Chennai Super Kings (CSK) opener and skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad accomplished 2,000 runs within the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday, turning into solely the fourth participant from his franchise to take action. The 27-year-old achieved this milestone in opposition to arch-rivals the Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Playing what was maybe his most fluent knock of the season, Gaikwad scored 69 in 40 balls. His knock was adorned with 5 boundaries and 5 majestic sixers. His runs got here at a strike fee of 172.50. In 58 IPL matches, Gaikwad has made 2,021 runs at a median of 39.62 and a strike fee of 134.91. He has scored a century and 16 fifties in 57 innings, together with his finest rating being 101*. He is the fourth-highest run-getter within the IPL for CSK behind Faf Du Plessis (2,721 runs in 92 matches), MS Dhoni (4,547 runs in 226 matches) and Suresh Raina (4,687 runs in 176 matches).

He is the quickest Indian to achieve the milestone in simply 57 innings and the general third quickest behind Chris Gayle (48 innings) and Shaun Marsh (52 innings).

Gaikwad’s most interesting season with CSK, a franchise he has represented since his debut in 2020, was the 2021 season. In that season, he scored 635 runs in 16 matches at a median of 45.35 and a strike fee of 136.26, with a century and 4 fifties. He gained the ‘Orange Cap’ for many runs and likewise the fifth IPL title for the ‘Men in Yellow.’

This season, Gaikwad has to this point scored 224 runs in six matches at a median of 44.80 and a strike fee of simply over 130, with two half-centuries. His finest rating is 69, making him the seventh-highest run-getter this season.

Coming to the match, MI gained the toss and put CSK to bat first.

After Ajinkya Rahane (5) and Rachin Ravindra (21 in 16 balls, with two fours and a six) didn’t make a lot influence, Gaikwad (69 in 40 balls, with 5 fours and 5 sixes) and Shivam Dube (66* in 38 balls, with 10 fours and two sixes) stitched a 90-run partnership. Later, MS Dhoni (20* in 4 balls) got here throughout the closing over and a hat-trick of sixes took CSK to 206/4 in 20 overs.

Hardik Pandya (2/43) was the choose of the bowlers for MI. Shreyas Gopal and Gerald Coetzee received a wicket every.