[Watch] Ruturaj Gaikwad gets massive reprieve as Darshan Nalkande dismisses him off a no-ball in Qualifier 1 between CSK and GT

Gujarat Titans (GT) pacer Darshan Nalkande struck early with the ball in the team's Qualifier 1 clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Tuesday, May 23.

Playing his first match of the season, the right-arm pacer dismissed CSK opener Gaikwad on the third ball of the second over. The batter was undone by a cutter from Nalkande and was caught at silly mid-on.

However, Gaikwad got a massive reprieve as it was later deemed a no-ball as the bowler had overstepped. The 26-year-old survived and to make matters worse for Gujarat, he followed it up with an authoritative six over the long-on region on the free hit.

Notably, GT head coach Ashish Nehra was captured having a word with Nalkande after the youngster completed his over.

Darshan Nalkande's no-ball proved costly as Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed a fine half-century

Ruturaj Gaikwad shone with the bat in the crucial encounter against defending champions GT. The right-handed batter hit a fine-half-century, his fourth of the season.

The side were off to a great start after being asked to bat first, with openers Gaikwad and Devon Conway stitching a wonderful 87-run stand.

Gaikwad scored 60 runs from 44 balls. He was finally dismissed in the 11th over. He perished against a length delivery off Mohit Sharma, failing to get the desired connection of the pull shot.

With 564 runs to his name, Gaikwad is the second-highest run-getter for CSK this season. He has an average of 43.38 along with a strike rate of 146.87.

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He has a tremendous record against Gujarat in the competition, registering scores of 73, 53, 59 and 60 against Hardik Pandya and Co.