Gaikwad receives 9, Chahar 8, Kohli 7: IPL 2020 Chennai and Bangalore player ratings

Super Kings ease to eight-wicket win in Dubai on Sunday

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  ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE RATINGS: Devdutt Padikkal – 6. The first of many to fall prey to Du Plessis on the boundary rope – even though it was Gaikwad who got the credit for the relayed catch. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Aaron Finch – 5. Took the initiative on a slow pitch by walking down at the bowlers, but it was his undoing against Curran. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Virat Kohli – 7. Took all his might to counter the slowness of the wicket with some powerful straight driving. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  AB de Villiers – 6. Contributed 39 to an 82-run stand with Kohli, but the fact his strike rate was down at 108.33 was a clue to how tough the going was. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Moeen Ali – 4. Restored to the XI in place of Isuru Udana, he fell cheaply with the bat to his England colleague Curran. Ineffective with the ball. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Chris Morris – 5. Some way short of his recent excellence, as his early looseness helped Chennai’s openers get off to a fine start. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Gurkeerat Singh – 5. A run-a-ball knock of two not out at the end of the innings was all the action he saw. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Washington Sundar – 6. He was thrifty enough, going for 27 off his four overs, but he might have been more of a threat given the conditions. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Navdeep Saini – 6. Barely troubled the Chennai batsmen in three overs that cost 19. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Yuzvendra Chahal – 7. Not for the first time in this competition, the India leg-spinner was a class above his bowling colleagues, as he took one for 21. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Mohammed Siraj – 4. Back down to earth after his heroics against Kolkata Knight Riders last time out as his two overs cost 29 this time. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  CHENNAI SUPER KINGS RATINGS: Ruturaj Gaikwad – 9. Finally, a glimpse of why he is so highly regarded. After two ducks in his previous two innings, he settled his nerves with two catches, then made a sparkling half-century. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Faf du Plessis – 7. Two catches, and half of another one, in a masterclass of boundary riding, and then made a bold start to the chase, too. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Ambati Rayudu – 7. Maybe not 100 per cent – judged by the lengthy comfort break he took – but he has rarely hit the ball more crisply this season. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  MS Dhoni – 6. Looked relieved to be able to have a dash at the end of the innings, with the win as good as in the bag. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Narayan Jagadeesan – 5. Missed out on a chance for some time at the crease when Dhoni leapfrogged above him in the batting order. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Ravindra Jadeja – 6. Three overs for 20 with the ball, and his effervescence in the field gave RCB’s running between the wickets a nervy look, too. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Sam Curran – 7. Did not bowl at all in the humbling in Sharjah last time out, but bounced back with three for 19 this time. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Mitchell Santner – 7. Made expert use of conditions with his left-arm spin on his first appearance of the season, as he took one for 23 from four. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Deepak Chahar – 8. For once he was not kept exclusively for the start – and he bowled a good 20th over, too, in taking two for 31 in all. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Imran Tahir – 5. Relatively unthreatening by his standards, and his fielding – even off his own bowling – was short of the mark. Sportzpics for BCCI

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  Monu Kumar – 4. Looked very nervy on his season debut, as three wides and one no-ball testifies. Only given two overs, which went for 20. Sportzpics for BCCI

Opening batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad hit his maiden Indian Premier League fifty as the struggling Chennai Super Kings defeated Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight wickets in Dubai on Sunday.

Gaikwad hit an unbeaten 65 to lead Chennai's chase of 146 in 18.4 overs in Dubai and give Mahendra Singh Dhoni's team only their fourth win this season.

Gaikwad, 23, hit the winning runs for his side, who can still mathematically qualify for the play-offs.

Earlier, Sam Curran's figures of 3-19 in three overs restricted Bangalore to 145-6 despite an 82-run third-wicket stand between Kohli, who made 50, and AB de Villiers.

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