IPL 2026 – MI vs CSK – Gaikwad dedicates CSK’s 103-run win against MI to Mukesh Choudhary

„Fairly robust on him [Mukesh Choudhary],“ CSK captain Gaikwad stated on the post-match presentation. „I’d dedicate this win to him. Coming in from that unhappy scenario, it takes loads of effort mentally. He got here again for the group, he knew we would have liked him. All glory to him. Even we spoke earlier than… we needed to win the sport and glad everybody chipped in and needed to be there for him.“

Choudhary, enjoying his second sport of the season, bowled 4 overs on the trot, his figures of 4-0-31-1, serving to CSK dismiss MI for 104 of their chase of 208. He had struck together with his fifth supply, bowling the harmful Quinton de Kock for 7.

Gaikwad steered that the Wankhede pitch wasn’t straightforward to bat on and that there was some dryness in it.

„Me and Sanju [Samson] felt it was not approaching properly,“ he stated. „Anyway 200-210 was going to be a great rating, Akeal [Hosein] coming in for bowling helps rather a lot, everybody simply chipped in very well. These 20s from Kartik [Sharma] and [Dewald] Brewis helped rather a lot, it saved the momentum going and Sanju performed a powerful knock [101 off 54 balls], taking us residence once more. Actually because of him, he is been improbable.“

Gaikwad praised his spinners – Noor Ahmad and Akeal Hosein – who took mixed figures of 8-0-41-6 to wreck MI’s chase. Hosein completed with 4 for 17 to be named Participant of the match.

„We’re sort of heading in a path the place we’re attempting to cowl all bases,“ Gaikwad defined. „Khaleel wasn’t out there, however Mukesh to begin that first over, particularly to Quinton, that basically set the momentum. To bowl three overs within the powerplay to the likes of Surya [Yadav] and Tilak [Varma], he began very well. Anshul [Kamboj] is all the time foxing [batters] nicely, Jamie [Overton] each time the wicket has tempo and bounce, he and Gurjapneet [Singh] can take wickets within the center for us.

„We all the time have Noor and it is all the time a blessing to have Akeal, if we have now a possibility. Total, everyone seems to be entering into their roles, settling and I really feel everybody’s calm and composed, they know what to do. However I really feel we [should] begin [the next game] from zero, assessing the pitch, we have got a day sport as nicely. Ensure that we take pleasure in this win, preserve it apart and guarantee we’re prepared for the following one.“