This was Chennai Super Kings’ second mistake this season under Article 2.22 of the IPL Code of Conduct. Earlier, the team was also found guilty of slow over rate in match number 18. According to the rules, if the mistake is committed for the second time, the captain would have been fined heavily. Apart from this, the remaining players of the playing eleven and the impact player have also been fined Rs 6 lakh or 25 percent of their match fee, whichever is less.
However, for Chennai Super Kings, this night was not limited to just fines. Gujarat Titans defeated Chennai by 89 runs in a completely one-sided match at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. With this defeat, CSK’s playoff hopes also ended.
Gujarat Titans, who came to bat first after the toss, attacked the CSK bowlers from the very beginning. Captain Shubhman Gill played a quick inning of 64 runs in 37 balls. After this, Sai Sudarshan continued his excellent form and scored 84 runs in 53 balls. In the end, Jos Buttler scored unbeaten 57 runs in just 23 balls, taking the team to a huge score of 229/4.
Chasing the target of 230 runs, Chennai Super Kings had a very bad start. Mohammed Siraj dismissed Sanju Samson without opening the account in the very first overs and then dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad too early. After this, Chennai’s batting order appeared to be under constant pressure.
Although Shivam Dubey gave some hope by playing a stormy innings of 47 runs in 17 balls, but no batsman from the other end could survive. In the end, Rashid Khan and Kagiso Rabada wrapped up the innings and the entire CSK team was all out for just 140 runs in 13.4 overs. With this win, Gujarat Titans almost confirmed their place in the top-2 while Chennai Super Kings’ very disappointing season ended with their exit from the playoffs.
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