Ruturaj won the toss and opted to bat first on a wicket that was dry and might get slower, and the spinner to get assistance. But despite batting first, the Chennai captain struggled to break his chains and played another slow innings. Ruturaj has been questioned for his low strike rate and not being able to score many big scores.
They scored 57/2 in the power play, despite getting the start from Sanju Samson, the skipper failed to capitalise on the momentum. Kartik Sharma and Gaikwad stitched a partnership between them; the former was playing shots and looked in good touch, but could not convert his start into a big score with Cummins picking up the wicket yet again as Kartik departed with the score of 32 off 19 balls.
Ruturaj Gaikwad fails again
CSK were 97/3 in 10.4 overs as Dewald Brevis came to bat. However, Ruturaj did not hit a single boundary in the match in the 21 balls he faced, and in the very next ball was dismissed by Cummins on the score of 15 runs as he picked his third wicket in the game. It has been a horrifying campaign for the CSK skipper, and it continues as well.
Fans react after Ruturaj falls cheaply, playing a slow innings
There is no problem if Ruturaj Gaikwad starts slow the problem is that he can’t accelerate.His approach is defensive and not like T20s.
— kavya (@kavya_8969) May 18, 2026— Adv Luku Prakash Borah (@luku_prakash) May 18, 2026
Just when I thought no one could be worse than Ajinkya Rahane, I watched this Ruturaj Gaikwad knock ?Not a single boundary and even the commentators were openly cooking him on air.CSK fans, you deserve better. pic.twitter.com/Jbsm4SVTLR
— StarcyKKR (@StarcKKR) May 18, 2026— E=MC ² (@SLuffy35299) May 18, 2026
#Ruturaj Gaikwad himself is the reason for CSK's poor batting performance this season. Someone like sarfaraz has been sitting out and he's doing tuk-tuk in the powerplay, that too when the whole season has been the such high scoring #CSKvsSRH pic.twitter.com/VXSTDD3L2I
— Mufaddal Shailu (@Shailu_15Jul) May 18, 2026— DEonStrike (@GeekOnCrease) May 18, 2026
Ruturaj didn't bat, he loitered
— Vyrat Koolhi (@unknownmanindia) May 18, 2026— Arman Patel (@discplinedtrder) May 18, 2026
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