Chennai captain Gaikwad charts 'perfect' ending at IPL to keep dream alive

[p]After a sluggish start, the five-time champions ‌had revived their campaign with three successive wins ‌earlier this month. However, Friday’s defeat left [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/chennai-super-kings/hQRNSDp4/"]Chennai[/a] sixth with six wins from 12 games.[/p][p]They must now ‌win both remaining matches and boost ⁠their net run ‌rate, with eight teams still mathematically in contention for ​the top four with 11 games left in the league phase.[/p][p][b]"We try and ​adapt and assess the conditions as quickly as possible, and it is a simple calculation ⁠for us. Win ​each and every game, for how many ever games we play," [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gaikwad-ruturaj/E7aijVBe/"]Gaikwad[/a] said at the post-match presentation in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lucknow-super-giants/juEriKhI/"]Lucknow[/a].[/b][/p][p][b]"Just make sure we have a ‌good day. We should make it count, and we hope that we turn things around."[/b][/p][embed guid="f70cdf60-6878-40a8-8049-dacb4a16d9b6" url="https://x.com/ChennaiIPL/status/2055507729121411469" social-type="twitter" /][p]Chennai’s middle order has been inconsistent this season, but the emergence of youngster Kartik Sharma - highlighted by his 71 against Lucknow - has provided a timely boost, reinforcing Gaikwad’s belief that the batting unit is beginning to click.[/p][p][b]"I think ‌I'm really confident that, right from a ​batting point of view, we have started to ‌click and bowling, we are doing really well," Gaikwad said.[/b][/p][p][b]"Just off day today, but going into the final couple of games, I am really confident about the side."[/b][/p][p]Chennai ⁠next face third-placed ⁠Sunrisers [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sunrisers-hyderabad/ltywUfPr/"]Hyderabad[/a] on Monday.[/p]