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The 59th Match of IPL 2024 was held at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings. Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bowl.
Gujarat Titans Innings:
Sai Sudharsan and Shubman Gill came to open for Gujarat Titans. They started batting aggressively from the start of the innings. However, Shubman Gill was more aggressive in the Powerplay. At the end of the first 6 overs of the powerplay, Gujarat Titans scored 58 runs without losing any wickets.
Even after the powerplay, they were playing in the same aggressive manner and none of the bowlers of Chennai Super Kings could make any impact. After the Powerplay, Sai Sudharsan was more aggressive. He hit a six to reach fifty and he took 32 balls for his fifty. At the end of 10 overs, Gujarat Titans scored 107 runs without losing any wickets.
After that, Shubman Gill also reached fifty with a six and he took 25 balls to score fifty. The boundaries they were hitting were very attractive. They were scoring fast and at the end of 15 overs, Gujarat Titans scored 190 runs without losing any wickets.
Shubman Gill scored a century off a boundary in the 17th over. This is his sixth century in T20. He took 50 balls to score the century. Sai Sudharsan hit a six on the last ball of this over to score his first century in T20. He also took 50 balls to score the century. In the next over, however, both of them were dismissed by Tushar Deshpande. They put on a partnership of 210 runs. This is the 4th highest partnership in IPL. Sai Sudharsan scored 103 runs in 51 balls with the help of 5 fours and 7 sixes. Shubman Gill scored 104 runs in 55 balls with the help of 9 fours and 6 sixes.
Then David Miller played well, He remained unbeaten on 16 runs. Shahrukh Khan was run out on the last ball of the innings. At the end of 20 overs, Gujarat Titans scored 231 runs for 3 wickets.
Tushar Deshpande took 2 wickets for Chennai Super Kings.
Chennai Super Kings Innings:
Chennai Super Kings did not start well at all. In the last ball of the first over, Rachin Ravindra was dismissed by a direct throw from David Miller. Chennai Super Kings lost another wicket in the second over, this time Ajinkya Rahane was dismissed. He was dismissed by Sandeep Warrier and Rahul Tewatia took a brilliant catch. Chennai Super Kings lost their third wicket in the third over. This time, Ruturaj Gaikwad was dismissed by Umesh Yadav. Rashid Khan took a great catch on the boundary line with a cool head. Chennai Super Kings were under enough pressure and after the first 3 overs Chennai Super Kings scored 10 runs for 3 wickets.
After that, Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali started to build the innings. At the end of 6 overs of powerplay, Chennai Super Kings scored 43 runs for 3 wickets. That time, the aggressive batting of Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali made the match quite enjoyable. Daryl Mitchell scored his fifty in the tenth over off 27 balls. After 10 overs, Chennai Super Kings scored 86 runs for 3 wickets.
Daryl Mitchell and Moeen Ali put on a partnership of 109 runs. Mohit Sharma broke this partnership. He dismissed Daryl Mitchell in the thirteenth over. Daryl Mitchell scored 63 runs off 34 balls. He hit 7 fours and 3 sixes. Moeen Ali scored his fifty in this over. He took 31 balls to score fifty. However, Moeen Ali did not score many runs after that. He was dismissed by Mohit Sharma in the 15th over. He scored 56 runs off 36 balls and he hit 4 fours and 4 sixes. After 15 overs, Chennai Super Kings scored 5 wickets for 143 runs.
Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja were playing well after the dismissals of two sets batters but their partnership did not last long. They put on a partnership of 30 runs. Mohit Sharma broke this partnership, he dismissed Shivam Dube in the 17th over. Shivam Dube scored 21 runs off 13 balls with 2 fours and a six. Rashid Khan took 2 wickets in the next over. He dismissed Ravindra Jadeja on the third ball of this over. Ravindra Jadeja scored 18 off 10 balls with 2 fours and a six. Rashid Khan dismissed Mitchell Santner on the fifth ball of this over.
62 runs were required to win in the last 2 overs, which is quite impossible. MS Dhoni played very well in these two overs, he scored 26 runs off 11 balls and hit 1 four and 3 sixes. At the end of 20 overs, Chennai Super Kings scored 196 runs for 8 wickets. And Gujarat Titans won the match by 35 runs.
For Gujarat Titans, Mohit Sharma took 3 wickets, Rashid Khan took 2 wickets, and Umesh Yadav and Sandeep Warrier took 1 wicket each.
The summary of the scorecard of this match is given below.
Scorecard Summary:
| Gujarat Titans Innings (231/3 in 20 overs) | Chennai Super Kings Bowling |
| Shubman Gill 104 (55) | Tushar Deshpande 33/2 (4 overs) |
| Sai Sudharsan 103 (51) | |
| David Miller 16 (11) | |
| Chennai Super Kings Innings (196/8 in 20 overs) | Gujarat Titans Bowling |
| Daryl Mitchell 63 (34) | Mohit Sharma 31/3 (4 overs) |
| Moeen Ali 56 (36) | Rashid Khan 38/2 (4 overs) |
| MS Dhoni 26 (11) | Umesh Yadav 20/1 (3 overs) |
| Sandeep Warrier 28/1 (3 overs) |
Result:
Gujarat Titans won the match by 35 runs.
Player Of The Match:
Shubman Gill was the player of the match.
I have uploaded a review of this match on YouTube keeping in mind the Bengali audience and listeners. If you want, you can watch that video. The link is given below.