Ruturaj Gaikwad became the first captain of the Chennai Super Kings to score a century in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Tuesday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. He scored the triple-figure mark during CSK’s IPL 2024 match against Lucknow Super Goliaths at home, in transit to which he even broke MS Dhoni’s five-drawn-out record in the competition.
Ruturaj Gaikwad Fantastic Performance
Gaikwad played an innings that was a connoisseur’s delight on a special evening at Chepauk, commemorating the 17th anniversary of the first ever IPL game played there. Early in the match, the hosts lost Ajinkya Rahane, who was superbly caught by stumper KL Rahul off Matt Henry. However, Gaikwad remained composed and played a classic knock, timing the ball through the gaps for fours.
Gaikwad Became First CSK Captain To Score Century
Gaikwad became the first captain of CSK to score a century in the Indian Premier League with the knock, surpassing Dhoni’s previous record of 84 in the 2019 season. Gaikwad is now the CSK batter with the most tonnage in the IPL, joining Shane Watson and Murali Vijay.
Highest Individual Score By an IPL Captain
Ruturaj Gaikwad’s possible score of an unbeaten 108 is currently the joint 6th most noteworthy individual score by an IPL skipper with KL Rahul’s 132* for Rulers XI Punjab in 2020 as yet driving the rundown.
CSK was able to set a target of 211 against LSG thanks to the century partnership of Gaikwad and Dube in just 46 balls.