In the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ipl-2026-krunal-pandya-set-to-complete-100-wickets-in-league-history-110620" rel="nofollow">IPL 2026</a> match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Chennai Super Kings (CSK) emerged victorious by 32 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
During the match, CSK's skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad continued his poor run. Facing six balls, he scored seven runs, including a boundary.
Speaking about his performance, former Team India cricketer <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/amid-ongoing-ipl-2026-ravichandran-ashwin-reveals-why-he-retired-from-cash-rich-league-23624389" rel="nofollow">Ravichandran Ashwin</a> said that in T20 cricket, a player needs to show intent.
"The fact that he's got a couple of wins as a captain should really ease him into this tournament. Honestly, if I was sitting in the dugout or if I were Ruturaj Gaikwad, I wouldn't be too fussed. T20 is a game where you need to show intent constantly," he said on JioStar.
The former cricketer also feels that the skipper should take a bit more time in the initial stage of his innings and try playing more shots down the ground.
"There's just one small thing I would ask for. If you look at <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-ayush-mhatre-stars-with-38-runs-as-csk-score-72-runs-in-6-overs-vs-kkr-23625737" rel="nofollow">Ayush Mhatre</a> or Sanju Samson, they took the right options by going down the ground. Whereas Ruturaj has been going across the line a bit more and getting caught early. It would serve him well if he took it slightly easier at the start of his innings, looked to time the ball, and played more down the ground," said Ashwin.
So far in five matches, Gaikwad has managed to score just 63 runs, with a top score of 28 runs.
With this win, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-ruturaj-gaikwad-optimistic-of-delivering-big-knock-despite-poor-run-23625831" rel="nofollow">CSK</a> is placed in the eighth position with two wins and three losses. They have a net run rate (NRR) of -0.846 and four points.
The Super Kings will gear up to lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on April 18 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
<h2>IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad: Full Squads</h2>
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), MS Dhoni (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Urvil Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Pat Cummins, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Travis Head, Liam Livingstone, Ishan Kishan (WK), Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, Zeeshan Ansari, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards, Harsh Dubey, Salil Arora (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Smaran Ravichandran, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Aniket Verma, Shivang Kumar, Krains Bhaveshbhai Fuletra, Omkar Tarmale.
(With PTI Inputs)

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