Ruturaj Gaikwad stuns netizens with clean, straight 6 off Varun Chakravarthy; watch video

Chennai and Kolkata battled it out in Match 49 of Dream11 IPL 2020 in Dubai on Thursday. Having won toss, Chennai invited Kolkata to bat first. Eoin Morgan's men accepted invitation with both hands as y posted a competitive total of 172/5 in ir 20 overs. Men in Yellow h a steep mountain to climb but with kind of batsmen y have within ir ranks, target seemed achievable.

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Kolkata vs Chennai: Ruturaj Gaikw scores second consecutive fifty, netizens in awe

Chennai once again started chase meticulously without taking unnecessary risks. Yellow Army saw off powerplay without losing any wicket and scored 44 runs. Ruturaj Gaikw was aggressor in partnership while Shane Watson who was returning after a gap played second fiddle. Watson didn't really look comfortable against spinners and soon his struggles were brought to an end by Varun Chakravarthy as he got him caught at long-on for 14(19).

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Gaikw kept scoreboard ticking by taking singles and scoring an odd boundary almost every over. right-hander played some glorious shots and also brought up his second consecutive fifty in process. However, if one shot that stood out from rest was his lofted six over long-off to Varun Chakravarthy. It all happened on third ball of sixth over when Kolkata spinner bowled a good length delivery. Gaikw shimmied down track and lofted ball and fetched himself half a dozen runs.

Kolkata vs Chennai: Here's video of Ruturaj Gaikw's glorious six

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netizens were in awe of Gaikw's ability to hit ball with such ease. Several reactions poured in on Twitter as fans heaped praise on Chennai batsman. Let's take a look at a few reactions.

Meanwhile, Chennai are in a commanding position in ir chase of 173. At time of publishing this article, three-time IPL champions have reached 109/1 after 13 overs. While Gaikw is batting on 59 off 42 balls, Ambati Rayudu has scored 30 off 18  balls. MS Dhoni's men need ar 64 runs in 42 balls.

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SOURCE: IPLT20.COM