In their second Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) match versus the Gujarat Titans on Tuesday, March 26 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, the defending champion Chennai Super Kings (CSK) once again displayed their batting prowess. Shivam Dube once again top-scored with 51 (23), as the Ruturaj Gaikwad-led team amassed a mammoth total of 206/6 in the 20 overs given.
After starting the season strong in the first game, the southpaw carried over and produced another amazing show of forceful hitting, hammering two fours and five massive sixes in his inning. In the eleventh over of his innings, the southpaw hit a maximum straight down the ground off R. Sai Kishore. When he further flipped him for a huge six on the very next ball of the over, he launched the ball way over deep square leg.
Watch Shivam Dube’s shots here:
Starting in style, the Shivam Dube way
Clean striking from the @ChennaiIPL all-rounder
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Notably, Dube scored the most runs in Chennai’s season-opening encounter against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, with a knock of 34* (28) that enabled CSK to chase down 174 in 18.4 overs and win by six wickets.
Regarding the CSK vs. GT match, Chennai got off to a wonderful start thanks to 62 runs for the first wicket off 32 balls scored by openers Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra. With the assistance of six fours and three sixes, Ravindra once again showed his aggressive best, scoring 46 (20). However, Gaikwad used five fours and sixes to score 46 (36) instead of 36.
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In his IPL debut, Sameer Rizvi excels.
Dube carried on the momentum when they were dismissed in the middle overs, and Sameer Rizvi made a few quick cameos to conclude the innings. The 20-year-old got off to a spectacular start in the Indian Premier League, hitting Rashid Khan for a maximum over deep square leg. Later, he came down the track and clobbered the wrist spinner over far off. After 20 overs, CSK’s total stood at 206/6 thanks to the dismissal of Rizvi for 14 (6) and a helpful contribution of 7 (3) from Ravindra Jadeja.
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