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IPL 2021: Ruturaj Gaikwad and Dwayne Bravo obtained us greater than we anticipated, says CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni

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CSK vs MI: Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh heaped reward on Ruturaj Gaikwad and Dwayne Bravo after his workforce’s 20-run win over Mumbai Indians because the Indian Premier League resumed in Dubai on Sunday. Dwayne Bravo of Chennai Super Kings celebrates the wicket of Rahul Chahar of Mumbai Indians (Image Courtesy: BCCI)HIGHLIGHTSRuturaj and Bravo obtained us greater than we anticipated, says MS DhoniChennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 20 runsRuturaj Gaikwad stars for CSK along with his sensible 88 not outMahendra Singh Dhoni showered reward on opener Ruturaj Gaikwad and Dwayne Bravo for his or her quick-fire 39-run partnership for the sixth wicket because it helped Chennai Super Kings to succeed in 156 for six in 20 overs.

“At 30 for 4, you want to put up a respectable score. I felt Ruturaj Gaikwad and Dwayne Bravo got us more than what we expected. We thought of 140, to get close to 160 was tremendous,” mentioned MS Dhoni after the match.Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by 20 runs because the Indian Premier League resumed in Dubai on Sunday.Gaikwad batted by means of the innings to raise Chennai Super Kings from a precarious 7 for 3 to 156 for six. The late spark was offered by Bravo (23 off 8 balls) as CSK recovered from a disastrous begin to put up a combating whole.“The wicket was two-paced, slightly slow to start off. Most of them got out to the slowness. If you come later and you want to go hard and that’s why we lost wickets,” mentioned Dhoni.“Rayudu got injured, so it was tough to come back from there, but we batted sensibly and finished superbly. It was sensible for one batter to bat right through to the end,” he added.On Rayudu’s injury, Dhoni said: “Rayudu was smiling, so he hasn’t broken his arm. He has four days now and that should help him.”Chasing 157 on a pitch the place the ball usually stopped on the batsmen, the Mumbai Indians solely managed to attain 136 for 8 in 20 overs.Saurabh Tiwary (50 not out) high scored for the Mumbai Indians.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.