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Will Mohit Sharma Get The Better Of MS Dhoni? 3 Player Battles To Watch Out For In GT vs CSK

MS Dhoni vs Mohit Sharma will be an interesting face-off in the game [AP Photos/iplt20.com]MS Dhoni vs Mohit Sharma will be an interesting face-off in the game [AP Photos/iplt20.com]

The Gujarat Titans and the Chennai Super Kings will cross swords in the 59th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). This match will be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 10th at 7:30 PM IST. 

A win in this match will be essential for both teams. While CSK need the points to stay in the race for the playoffs, the Gujarat Titans need them to keep their existence running in the tournament. The way the wicket has behaved at the Narendra Modi Stadium, this game promises to be a close competition between the bat and the ball. 

A few battles between the players will significantly define the game's fate.


Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Rashid Khan

Runs
 Balls
Strike Rate
Dismissals
10866163.602

Ruturaj Gaikwad has mostly dominated this faceoff. While he has been dismissed twice by Rashid, Gaikwad has scored at a 160-plus strike rate against him. Gaikwad has been even more severe in the last couple of meetings on the Afghan spinner. While not being dismissed for even once, Gaikwad scored 55 runs off 31 deliveries at a strike rate of 177.41. So, if Gaikwad faces Rashid in this game, we can expect the CSK skipper to get the better of the Afghan star. 


MS Dhoni vs Mohit Sharma

Runs
Balls
Strike Rate
Dismissals
4825192.003

MS Dhoni has fixed his entry point in this edition of the tournament. He comes towards the death phase of the innings and tries to maximise his stay in the middle. The Titans will be using Mohit Sharma at this stage of the innings. MSD has generally dominated Mohit Sharma, but in IPL 2023, Sharma got the better of the veteran. Mohit dismissed MS twice in three deliveries, conceding a single run in the tournament's previous edition. The latest encounter suggests that there is every chance that Mohit Sharma will dismiss Dhoni if this face-off occurs. 


David Miller vs Moeen Ali

Runs
Balls
Strike Rate
Dismissals
323688.902

The South African middle-order batter has not lived upto his billing so far and apart from some sparkling knocks, he has not been able to convert his starts.  However, David Miller is a highly impactful batter who can change the complexion of a game at any stage. Also, the fact that he has an average of nearly 40 with a strike rate of 138.10 against CSK will concern the management. CSK can thus look to Moeen Ali as a weapon against the destructive Protean batter. The English all-rounder has dismissed Miller twice in IPL with an economy of 5.33.