Ruturaj Gaikwad does unthinkable for MS Dhoni on birthday, pays special tribute with 77-run knock as CSK share incredible post

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) came up with a dazzling post after India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad came up a with magnificent innings in the second T20I against Zimbabwe National Cricket Team. The match between the teams two took place on Sunday at the Harare Sports Club in Harare.

Ruturaj Gaikwad was one of the shining lights for Team India in the second T20I against Zimbabwe. The batter played a match-winning innings and helped India win the game by a massive margin and level the five-match series 1-1, having lost the first game by 13 runs.

Ruturaj Gaikwad, who failed to set the stage on fire in the first match, made sure that he came up with a superlative effort with the bat. The Chennai Super Kings batter took some time to get going but once he was in, he made sure that he bats till the very end.

Ruturaj Gaikwad played some gorgeous strokes in his innings and played a perfect second fiddle to Abhishek Sharma. The opening batter, who was playing his second international match, slammed a brutal century as the duo added 137 runs for the second wicket.

Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed a brilliant half-century and ended with the innings of unbeaten 77 runs off 47 balls. He batted with a strike rate of over 163 and also hit 11 fours and 1 six in his innings. He faced a bit of criticism after he failed in the first game but replied to everyone in style.

Apart from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Abhishek Sharma, Rinku Singh played an innings of unbeaten 48 runs off 22 balls and had a strike rate of 218. He also hit 2 fours and 5 sixes in his innings. Based on his brutal power hitting in the end, India ended with a total of 234 runs on the board.

With the ball, India was on top as they kept chipping in with wickets at regular intervals and bundled out Zimbabwe for 134 runs to win the game by 100 runs. Mukesh Kumar and Avesh Khan bagged three wickets each. Apart from them, Ravi Bishnoi chipped in with two wickets while Washington Sundar bagged one scalp.

Chennai Super Kings comes up with a dazzling post after Ruturaj Gaikwad's innings

After Chennai Super Kings player Ruturaj Gaikwad played a sensational innings of 77 runs, the franchise came up with a special post. Taking to their Twitter account, they highlighted the bond of MS Dhoni and Ruturaj. They stated:

“77 on 7/7 This Rutu-Thala Bond tho! #ZIMvIND."

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MS Dhoni celebrated his birthday on Sunday (7th July). The former Indian skipper is the only captain to win three major ICC trophies and also has won five titles as the captain of the Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League (IPL). In the recent edition of the league, Dhoni passed on the baton to Gaikwad, who did a decent job as the captain of the team.