The second match of the ongoing five-match T20 series between Zimbabwe and India was played at Harare Sports Club on 7 July. Let us tell you that in this match, Ruturaj Gaikwad has paid a special tribute to his senior player and former captain of Chennai Super Kings by playing an innings of 77 runs on Dhoni’s birthday.

In the match, Gaikwad played an unbeaten innings of 77* runs in 47 balls, due to which India managed to score a big score of 234 runs in the second T20 match against Zimbabwe. While breaking Gaikwad’s innings of 77 runs on July 7, Chennai Super Kings has shared a post on its official X account. In this post, the franchise wrote – 77 on 7/7, this is the Rutu-Thala bond.

See this special post of Chennai Super Kings

7️⃣7️⃣💥 on 7️⃣/7️⃣
This Rutu-Thala Bond tho!#ZIMvIND

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) July 7, 2024

So, after batting brilliantly in the match, during mid-innings, Ruturaj Gaikwad said- It was quite tough, the first 15 balls I played, not a single ball hit the middle of my bat. The wicket was a bit difficult for batting, but Abhishek and I talked that we should take our time and then go for our shots and it worked for us.

Also, regarding Abhishek, who scored a century in his second match, Gaikwad said- He faced the spinners very well. We talked about maintaining our shape while playing our shots, the wicket was reacting in two ways, sometimes the ball would stop and sometimes it would get stuck. We needed to stick to the length of the Test match.

On the other hand, after this victory, the Indian cricket team has equaled the ongoing T20 series 1-1. After this victory, the third T20 match between the two teams will be played on this ground.