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Ruturaj Gaikwad: Ruturaj Gaikwad’s performance in IPL 2026 is constantly under question. As the captain of Chennai Super Kings, big innings and fast starts were expected from him, but this season his strike rate has become the biggest weakness of the team. His slow batting, especially in the powerplay, has increased CSK’s problems. Chennai captain Ruturaj has proved to be the slowest batsman in the powerplay this season.

Ruturaj flopped again in powerplay

For Chennai Super Kings, the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday 18th May in Chepauk was like ‘do or die’. In this match, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bat first, so that the team could score big and put pressure on the strong Hyderabad batting line-up. But Chennai’s start again was not as expected. While most of the batsmen are scoring runs fast in the powerplay this season, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is seen struggling. In this match, he could score only 9 runs in 11 balls in the first 6 overs, which increased the pressure on the team.

Rituraj became the slowest batsman in powerplay in IPL 2026

With this poor performance against Hyderabad, Ruturaj Gaikwad has become the laziest batsman in the powerplay this season. Gaikwad had the lowest strike rate among batsmen who played 100 or more balls in the powerplay this season. He scored only 182 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 124.6 in the first 6 overs. Apart from this, in these 13 innings he has scored 312 runs at an average of 31.

Was out after scoring 15 runs against Hyderabad

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s performance in this match played in Chepauk was very disappointing. Gaikwad, who came to open for Chennai, was out after scoring only 15 runs in 21 balls in this match. The surprising thing is that during this period not a single boundary came from his bat.