Rituraj Gaikwad scored the slowest half-century. (Photo- PTI)
Ruturaj Gaikwad Slowest Fifty: IPL 2026 has been nothing special for Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. But a big innings was seen from his bat against Gujarat Titans (GT) at MA Chidambaram Stadium. But his innings was also very slow. In this match, CSK, who came on home ground, had a very bad start, but captain Ruturaj Gaikwad played an important role in taking the team to a respectable score by handling one end.
Rituraj Gaikwad scored the slowest half century
Rituraj Gaikwad batted very carefully in this match, because the team had lost 4 wickets for 37 runs. Due to which he completed his half-century in 49 balls, which is his first fifty in this season. However, this innings was quite slow. Gaikwad had not crossed the 30-run mark even once in the previous seven innings, so his innings was even more important in this match. The rest of CSK’s batsmen could not last long against the bowling of Gujarat Titans, but the captain’s responsible innings saved the team.
But due to slow pace, this innings of Gaikwad got registered in the record books. He scored the slowest half-century of this season. Earlier this record was in the name of Rishabh Pant, who had scored fifty in 43 balls against Hyderabad. At the same time, Gaikwad broke that record by taking 49 balls.
