IPL 2024, CSK vs GT - Rachin Proves His Worth, Returns INR 10 L Profit to the Franchise with His Performance

Rachin Ravindra gave a blazing start to CSK against GT [iplt20.com]

The Chennai Super Kings and the Gujarat Titans face off in a repeat of the IPL 2023 final. It was a game where the five-time champions stayed dominant most of the time and managed to snap up two points.  CSK won the match by 63 runs. 

While there were many impactful performances from CSK, the one by Rachin Ravindra put the team ahead early in the game. He scored 46 runs off 20 deliveries and got the team off to a flying start. 

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Cost Efficiency of Rachin Ravindra

Chennai Super Kings team's strike rate in the game was 171.66. Meanwhile, the team's boundary percentage was 22.5%. When Ravindra's batting performance is compared to this, he scored at a strike rate of 230 and had a boundary percentage of 45. This results in his impact value being 56.66. 

Rachin's start gave CSK a great momentum at the start of the innings [iplt20.com]

Rachin's blazing start meant that CSK had 60 plus runs on the board within the fifth over of the match. This momentum kept them ahead in the game for most part of the first innings. The foundation that Ravindra laid out was carried forward by skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, and was brought to perfect culmination by players like Sameer Rizvi and Shivam Dube. 

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No, if we calculate his cost efficiency for the match, it turns out to be INR 2.82 Lakhs (his performance cost INR 2.82 Lakhs to the team). Rachin Ravindra was sold to CSK for INR 1.80 Cr ahead of IPL 2024. Considering this, Ravindra's per-match cost to the team should be INR 12.85 Lakhs. Thus, he returned a profit of INR 10 Lakhs ( exact value INR 9.98 Lakhs).