During the crucial CSK vs LSG (Chennai
Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants) encounter in the 39th match of the IPL
2024 in Chennai, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad created history. The right-handed
opening batter became the first CSK captain to score a century.
After LSG captain KL Rahul chose
to field first, CSK lost their opener, Ajinkya Rahane (1), in the first over.
However, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad’s solid approach laid a strong foundation
for the CSK, and he later got huge support from Shivam Dube.
With his 56-ball hundred, Ruturaj
stretched his innings to 108 not out off 60 balls, with the help of 12 fours
and three sixes. Also, Dube scored 66 runs off 27 balls with the help of three
fours and seven sixes. These batting performances helped CSK to score 210/4 in 20 overs.
In reply, Marcus Stoinis’ strong century
inspired a successful chase for LSG. After completing his first IPL century in
56 balls, Stoinis scored 124 not out off 63 balls (13 fours and six sixes) as LSG
chased down the target in 19.3 overs after losing four wickets. While Nicholas
Pooran scored 34 off 15 balls (three fours and two sixes), Deepak Hooda was not
out on 17 off six balls (two fours and only six).
Article Content:
- 1st CSK captain with a century
- 4th CSK player with multiple centuries
- Joint 2nd highest total for CSK vs LSG
- Joint fastest century for LSG
- 2nd highest score for LSG
Ruturaj Gaikwad became the first CSK captain to score a century
- Ruturaj Gaikwad became the first CSK captain to score a century. The previous highest individual score by a CSK captain was 84 not out by MS Dhoni against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Bengaluru on 21 April 2019.
Ruturaj Gaikwad became the fourth CSK batter to score more than one century
- With his latest century, Ruturaj Gaikwad became the fourth CSK batter to record multiple centuries.
CSK recorded their joint second-highest total against LSG
- With 210/4 in 20 overs, Chennai Super Kings recorded their joint second-highest total against Lucknow Super Giants. During the IPL 2022, CSK also scored 210/7 against LSG at Brabourne Stadium on 31 March 2022. Their record total on this list is 217/7 in Chennai on 3 April 2023.
Marcus Stoinis recorded the joint fastest century for LSG
- With his 56-ball century, Australian cricketer Marcus Stoinis recorded the joint fastest century for Lucknow Super Giants. He equalled KL Rahul’s 56-ball century record against Mumbai Indians at Brabourne on 16 April 2022.
Marcus Stoinis recorded the second-highest score for LSG
- With his 124 not out, Australian cricketer Marcus Stoinis recorded the second-highest individual score for Lucknow Super Giants. The record is 140 not out by Quinton de Kock against Kolkata Knight Riders at DY Patil in the IPL 2022.
