IPL 2024: Updated points table after Match 7 CSK vs GT

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings won their second game in the IPL 2024 season.

A combined effort from the batters powered defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to a massive total of 206/6 against the Gujarat Titans (GT) in the Indian Premier League 2024 Match No. 7 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 26.

Asked to bat first, CSK got off to a flying start, all thanks to Rachin Ravindra’s quick-fire knock of 46 off 20 balls. He took the onus of scoring runs, while skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad provided the ideal support at the other end.

However, it was CSK’s Shivam Dube who stole the show during the first innings with his blistering knock of 51 runs off 23 balls, including two boundaries and five sixes, which helped the five-time champions reach 206/6 in 20 overs.

While defending 207 runs, CSK pacer Deepak Chahar picked two big fish in the powerplay. In the third over of the second innings, he dismissed GT’s skipper Shubman Gill, who had eight runs to his name. In the fifth over, Chahar took the wicket of Wriddhiman Saha, who smashed 21 runs and dented the Titans’ chase of over 200 runs.

The Titans kept losing wickets at regular intervals as they lost two more batters, Vijay Shankar and David Miller, who scored 12 and 21 runs respectively. In the 15th over, CSK’s Matheesha Pathirana ended Sai Sudarshan’s struggle at the crease. Sudarshan departed after scoring 37 runs off 31 deliveries.

In the end, five-time champions CSK won their second consecutive game in the cash-rich league. GT scored 143/8 as they lost the match by 63 runs.

IPL 2024: Updated points table

Five time-champions CSK won their second straight game in IPL 2024 and now have two wins to their name as they lead the points table with an NRR of 1.979. RR, KKR and PBKS have played only one match thus far and won it, with the Royals at second, Kolkata at third and the Kings at fourth respectively.

RCB sit in fifth place in IPL 2024 and now have one win and one loss and two points from two matches with an NRR of -0.180. Meanwhile, GT have slipped to sixth place after a crushing defeat against the Super Kings by 63 runs. While SRH, MI, DC and LSG take seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th positions after playing one game so far in the cash-rich league.

What’s next in IPL 2024?

Match No. 8 of the IPL 2024 will be played between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on March 27. Both sides have lost their opening fixtures against the Kolkata Knight Riders and GT respectively.

Hardik Pandya will lead Mumbai, while Pat Cummins will take on the leadership responsibility of the Hyderabad-based franchise. Both sides will be eager to register a win in the 2024 season.

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