Left-arm pacers who have dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad most times (T20s)
What's the story
Chennai Super Kings skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad starred with a 62-run knock against Punjab Kings in IPL 2024 at Chepauk Stadium. Gaikwad was the only half-centurion for CSK, who struggled on a spin-friendly wicket. Arshdeep Singh later knocked him over. Notably, left-arm pacers have dismissed Gaikwad five times in IPL 2024. The CSK skipper has fallen to these left-arm pacers most times in T20 cricket.
#1
Arshdeep Singh: 3 wickets
Arshdeep, on May 1, became only the third left-arm pacer to dismiss Gaikwad more than twice in T20 cricket. He got rid of the Indian batter for the third time in six innings. Notably, Gaikwad has a strike rate of 125.00 against Arshdeep in the shortest format (overall). The left-arm pacer has bowled 21 dot balls to Gaikwad.
#2
Trent Boult: 3 wickets
New Zealand pacer Trent Boult completely owns Gaikwad in the format. The Rajasthan Royals left-arm pacer has dismissed Gaikwad thrice in just four T20 innings. Boult has restricted Gaikwad's strike rate to 91.66 in T20 cricket. Of the 24 balls bowled to Gaikwad, 17 have been dot. Gaikwad has scored 1 six and 3 fours against Boult.
#3
T Natarajan: 3 wickets
Like Boult, Indian seamer T Natarajan has dismissed Gaikwad thirce in just four T20 innings. However, Gaikwad's strike rate against the Indian left-arm pacer shoots to 134.61. His tally includes 35 runs off 26 balls. The right-handed batter has scored 4 boundaries (fours) against Natarajan. The latter includes a total of eight dot balls.
#4
Daniel Sams and Yash Dayal: 2 times
Australia's Daniel Sams has had a terrific match-up against Gaikwad in T20 cricket. The former has dismissed Gaikwad twice off just four balls. Gaikwad is yet to score a boundary off Sams in the format. While India's Yash Dayal has also removed Gaikwad twice, he has conceded 52 runs off 32 balls. The tally includes 4 sixes and 4 fours.