Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad played an important inning of 74 runs against Gujarat Titans and took his team to a respectable score (158), but this inning was very slow and due to this he got included in an unwanted record list. In T20, where 50 runs in 20 balls is now a common thing, Gaikwad completed his half-century in 49 balls. Although this is also not the slowest half-century in history for CSK, know who is at number one?

Talking about Ruturaj Gaikwad, he has come sixth in the list of batsmen who have scored the slowest half-century (in most balls) in IPL history for Chennai Super Kings. He completed 50 runs in 49 balls against Gujarat Titans in Chepauk today.

Who scored the slowest half-century for CSK?

The unwanted record of scoring the slowest half-century for CSK in IPL, i.e. scoring half-centuries in the most number of balls, is in the name of Parthik Patel. He completed fifty in 53 balls in the match against Punjab Kings in 2010. This match also took place in Chepauk.

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Top-6 batsmen who scored the slowest half-century for CSK

• In 53 balls: Parthik Patel- vs Punjab Kings (2010)
  
• In 51 balls: Matthew Hayden- vs Mumbai Indians (2009)
  
• In 50 balls: Murali Vijay- vs Punjab Kings (2013)
  
• In 49 balls: Murali Vijay- vs Rajasthan Royals (2013)
  
• In 49 balls: Dwayne Smith- vs Mumbai Indians (2014)
  
• In 49 balls: Ruturaj Gaikwad- vs Gujarat Titans (2026)

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How was the performance of CSK captain in IPL 2026?

Earlier, Rituraj Gaikwad was seen struggling to score runs, even today he scored a half-century but very slowly. However, today wickets were falling at the other end, so his innings can also be defended. Earlier, his highest score in IPL 2026 was 28 runs, he could not even touch double figures thrice. Gaikwad has scored 178 runs in 8 matches of the ongoing season.