Rachin Ravindra was on the charge from the word go•Mar 26, 2024•Associated Press

IPL: Rachin, Dube and CSK’s quicks dispatch the Titans

Chennai Super Kings 206 for 6 (Dube 51, Ravindra 46) beat Gujarat Titans 143 for 8 (Sudharsan 37, Chahar 2-28, Deshpande 2-21) by 63 runs

By Editor On Mar 26, 2024 Last updated Mar 26, 2024

The new faces of Chennai Super Kings impressed against the team they took down in the IPL 2023 final, signalling that the post-MS Dhoni era could also be filled with lots of success.

Rachin Ravindra (46 off 20), Shivam Dube (51 off 23), Sameer Rizvi (14 off 6) and the captain Ruturaj Gaikwad himself (46 off 36) led them to a total of 206, which proved plenty more than enough for a bowling attack that is also undergoing change.

For the second game running, Chepauk offered no wickets to the home team’s spinners. Instead, it was the fast bowlers led by Deepak Chahar (2 for 28) and Tushar Deshpande (2 for 21) who did all the damage. The times, they are a’changin. (ESPNcricinfo)

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