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Ruturaj Gaikwad (Image source- BCCI/IPL)
Chennai is taking on Hyderabad in the 46th encounter of the Indian T20 League 2022 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Sent in to bat first, Chennai had a great start, as Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway tore apart the Hyderabad bowling.
The two looked at complete ease and took Chennai to a comfortable position. Gaikwad, playing at his home ground, was looking in great touch. Gaikwad hit some crisp shots and looked set for his second Indian T20 League hundred. The batter, however, missed his century of the season by just one run.
He was dismissed by T Natarajan in the 18th over. Gaikwad scored 99 runs in 57 balls, with six fours and six sixes. Meanwhile, Chennai had an opening stand of 182. Conway also complimented Gaikwad with a great knock. He scored 85 runs in 55 balls, with eight fours and four sixes in the innings.
With this opening partnership, the duo broke many records. This was the highest partnership in the Indian T20 League history against Hyderabad.ย The previous high was 157 runs in 2016 by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers. This was also the highest partnership in the Indian T20 League 2022. The previous best partnership in the season was 165 runs by Robin Uthappa and Shivam Dube. This was also the highest opening partnership in the history for Chennai. Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis set the previous record of 181. Meanwhile, fans had some great reactions to Gaikwad-Conway onslaught.
Here are the top Twitter reactions
Much more than a 100 awesome knock๐๐๐
โ yusuff ali shakir (@yusuffalishakir) May 1, 2022
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@Ruutu1331 Back With Bang ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ#Ruturaj #CSK #SRHvCSK pic.twitter.com/72OmvvGZn5
โ Pavankumarnv2 (@Pavankumarnv21) May 1, 2022
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Rutu knows every corner of pune ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Class act @Ruutu1331 ๐๐#CSK๐ฌ #Ruturaj #Yellove pic.twitter.com/JN4CHxwEpV
โ Praveen Kumar (@pr_win_Pk) May 1, 2022
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The SPARK โก๏ธ is back! ๐ญ๐ฅณ๐๐ป@Ruutu1331 #WhistlePodu #CSK
Picture Credits: BCCI/IPL pic.twitter.com/Qp0SfNeWrpโ WhistlePodu Army ยฎ - CSK Fan Club (@CSKFansOfficial) May 1, 2022
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A @Ruutu1331 99 is like eye therapy โค a combination of technique, timing and placement ๐well played....you deserved a ton #WhistlePodu #CSK๐ฌ #CSKvsSRH #Yellove #SRHvsCSK
โ Rahul Patil (@rahulpatilnz) May 1, 2022
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Ruturaj Gaikwad Missed well deserved century by just one run ๐#CSKvSRH | #CSK | #Gaikwadhttps://t.co/mw2DGyqBC4 pic.twitter.com/GaJHLTfARqโ AADI SUDEEPIAN๎จ (@AadiSudeepian) May 1, 2022
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Great innings @Ruutu1331 ๐
99 ๐
โ VK Siva (@iam_VKSiva) May 1, 2022
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@Ruutu1331 Hard luck kid. Nonetheless a VERY FINE INNINGS
May more runs flow from your bat always.โ Life is EPHEMERAL, Enjoy it to the HILT๐ฎ๐ณ (@Easwar_Uvaca) May 1, 2022
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Top knocks from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon conway takes @ChennaiIPL to 2๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ2๏ธโฃ! ๐ฅ Can #SRH chase this huge total and win their 7th tonight? #CSKvSRH #IPL2022
โ NuStart Sports (@NustartSports) May 1, 2022
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what an incredible innings by @Ruutu1331 Relished to see CSK back in batting form.
โ Aman Kumar Singh (@SinghAmanTweets) May 1, 2022