New Delhi, Online Desk. MS Dhoni was made the captain of the CSK team just before Chennai’s match against Hyderabad in IPL 2022. As soon as Dhoni became the captain, the team’s opener batsman Rituraj Gaikwad’s bat roared against Hyderabad and he scored 99 runs in this match. Although he missed out on scoring his century by just one run, he, along with his opening partner K Devon Conway, made the biggest partnership for CSK in the IPL for the first wicket.
Rituraj Gaikwad made the biggest partnership for CSK with Conway
Rituraj Gaikwad scored 99 runs in this match against Hyderabad with the help of 6 sixes and 6 fours in this match. He shared a 182-run partnership with Devon Conway for the first wicket for CSK in this match. In IPL history, both the batsmen together also holds the record for the highest partnership for the first wicket for CSK.
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At the same time, against Hyderabad, both also made the record for the highest partnership for the first wicket. Earlier, the record for the highest partnership for the first wicket against Hyderabad in IPL was held by Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, who shared a partnership of 157 runs.
Apart from Rituraj, Conway played an unbeaten 85 runs in 55 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 8 fours
Apart from Rituraj, Conway played an unbeaten 85 off 55 balls with the help of 4 sixes and 8 fours. At the same time, captain MS Dhoni got out after scoring 8 runs in this match. In this match against Hyderabad, CSK scored 202 runs for 2 wickets in 20 overs. Let us tell you that the record for the highest partnership for the first wicket in IPL is in the name of Jonny Bairstow and David Warner. While playing for Hyderabad in the year 2019, both of them shared a partnership of 185 runs for the first wicket against RCB.
