The MA Chidambaram Stadium was slow and tricky, and Gujarat Titans fast bowlers made the most of the conditions to silence the crowd and put the Chennai Super Kings under immense pressure in the IPL 2026 clash on Saturday, April 26.
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In the powerplay, they managed only 28 runs. In the middle of all this chaos, Ruturaj Gaikwad stood calm at one end. He perfectly led the side as the captain, focusing on staying at the crease and building the innings slowly. By the 10th over, he had only 18 runs from 26 balls, but his main job was to hold the innings together.
Lone warrior Ruturaj Gaikwad takes CSK to 158/7 vs GT
During his innings, he also achieved a special milestone by becoming the fourth CSK player to hit 100 sixes in the IPL, joining MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina in the elite list. Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 75 runs of 60 balls. He hit 6 fours and 4 sixes against GT.
Despite not getting any support from anyone, except for Dube, Gaikwad took CSK to a respectable total of 158/7 on the board in 20 overs, which looked difficult at one stage, single-handedly. He fought alone and took responsibility to save his team from embarrassment.
Here's how fans react to Ruturaj Gaikwad's slow knock in Chennai:
— CricLive (@CricLive_IND) April 26, 2026
CSK captain leaving ball in the end overs, have seen this movie before#CSKvsGT #IPL2026 pic.twitter.com/O5WJTHOj3T
— Suresh N (@TheDugoutStats) April 26, 2026— Jbccricket (@jbccricket) April 26, 2026
Well played Rutu ? #CSKvsGT pic.twitter.com/PZoyTkzgE9
— Danish Kumar (@daanish_25) April 26, 2026— WorldTESTCricketHQ (@WorldCricketMW) April 26, 2026
Now Situation of CSK #CSKvGT #CSKvsGT #ruturajgaikwad pic.twitter.com/flF0s44MTR
— Mr.Hudali (@mr_hudali) April 26, 2026— ＭＡＨＥ⚡Ｈ (@Armahi_) April 26, 2026
Ruturaj Gaikwad: 74*(60)Gritty knock when it mattered the most. Hat's off to you, My Captain!?#RuturajGaikwad #CSKvGT #IPL26
— Bigg boss (@BIGG_BOSS_GK) April 26, 2026— Mukesh Kariyare (@mukesh_kariyare) April 26, 2026
RUTURAJ from 20*(37) TO 74*(60) !!When everyone failed He was there till last !!Irrespective of the result at last..Captain Lead From Front to make it Bearable at least !Thank You Ruturaj ?#CSKvsGT #RuturajGaikwad t.co/NiJfl0yF04
— Aparna (@Aparna45056805) April 26, 2026— msm (@1708msm) April 26, 2026
Troll the strike rate all you want — Ruturaj Gaikwad played the situation, not the gallery. Cricket isn’t always about speed, sometimes it’s about control.#CSKvsGT #RuturajGaikwad pic.twitter.com/reNRVFsEDP
— Harshit goyal (@HarshitGeo) April 26, 2026In shock to see some fans and critics criticising Ruturaj's knock.. I mean, tf is wrong with y'all?!?He should've accelerated quicker? Are you kidding me???He saved us from an embarrassing 70-80 total and gave us a big 158 on cards. Be grateful.#RuturajGaikwad #CSKvGT #IPL26
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