What are Ruturaj Gaikwad's IPL 2026 stats?

Ruturaj Gaikwad took the field for Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2026 fixture vs GT on 2026-05-21 (fixture 69660). (Sample: 1 match. Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation, IPL 2026.)

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Chennai Super Kings · right arm offbreak · right-hand bat · Batter

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Matches

337

Runs

123.4

Strike Rate

28.1

Average

Sixes

Fifties

74*

POTM

Phase analysis — IPL 2026

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Powerplay (1–6)

127.6

SR · 152 balls · 194 R

194 runs20 4s8 6s

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Middle (7–15)

103.9

SR · 102 balls · 106 R

106 runs4 4s3 6s

Death (16–20)sub-floor

183.3

SR · 18 balls · 33 R

33 runs4 4s1 6s

Aggregated from lineup captain flags across 14 captured IPL 2026 fixtures.

Metric	IPL 2026 matches captained
Value	14 matches
Period	IPL 2026 to date
Computed	2026-09-08T00:52:17.969Z

P3 — Form & phase

5 claims

IPL 2026 season presence

Ruturaj Gaikwad appeared in 14 IPL 2026 matches (14-fixture sample) for Chennai Super Kings, most recently on 2026-05-21.

14 matchesn=14 fixtures · IPL 2026 to date

Powerplay strike rate, IPL 2026

Ruturaj Gaikwad scores at 127.6 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (152-ball sample, #39 of 45 qualifying batters).

127.6 SRn=152 legal deliveries faced in overs 1-6 · IPL 2026 to date

IPL 2026 best opponent (batting)

Ruturaj Gaikwad's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: GT — 90 runs in 2 innings (avg 45.0).

90 runs vs GTn=2 innings, 67 balls faced · IPL 2026 to date

IPL 2026 best innings impact (par-shift)

Ruturaj Gaikwad's best IPL 2026 innings impact: team scored 208 (+15 vs venue par) when he made 42 vs LSG on 2026-05-10.

+15 vs parn=3 qualifying innings · IPL 2026 to date

Powerplay batting strike rate in IPL 2026

Ruturaj Gaikwad powerplay strike rate 127.6 in IPL 2026 (152 balls).

127.6n=152 PP balls faced · IPL 2026↗

P4 — Season comparatives

4 claims

Chennai Super Kings appearance rank, IPL 2026

Ruturaj Gaikwad ranks #2 of 25 CricketStudio-tracked Chennai Super Kings squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (14 matches).

#2 of 25n=25-player CSK cohort · IPL 2026 to date

Batting strike rate in IPL 2026

Ruturaj Gaikwad strike rate 123.4 in IPL 2026 (273 balls, 14 innings).

123.4n=273 balls faced · IPL 2026↗

Runs scored in IPL 2026

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 337 runs in IPL 2026 (14 innings, avg 28.1).

337n=14 innings · IPL 2026↗

Sixes hit in IPL 2026

Ruturaj Gaikwad hit 12 sixes in IPL 2026 (14 innings).

12n=14 innings · IPL 2026↗

P2 — Moments

4 claims

IPL 2026 Player of the Match awards

Ruturaj Gaikwad won Player of the Match in IPL 2026 — most recently vs MI on 2026-05-02.

1 POTMn=1 fixture · IPL 2026 to date

IPL 2026 best 1st-wicket partnership

Ruturaj Gaikwad's best IPL 2026 opening partnership: 61 with Sanju Samson in 38 balls vs DC on 2026-04-11.

61 runsn=1 partnership · 38 balls · IPL 2026 to date

IPL 2026 best non-opening partnership

Ruturaj Gaikwad's best non-opening IPL 2026 partnership: 95* for the 3rd wicket with Kartik Sharma vs MI on 2026-05-02.

95* runs (3rd-wkt)n=1 partnership · 75 balls · IPL 2026 to date

Half-centuries in IPL 2026

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 2 half-centuries in IPL 2026.

2n=14 innings · IPL 2026↗

P1 — Match recaps

2 claims

IPL 2026 most-recent fixture appearance

Ruturaj Gaikwad took the field for Chennai Super Kings in their IPL 2026 fixture vs GT on 2026-05-21 (fixture 69660).

CSK vs GTn=1 match · 2026-05-21 (fixture 69660)

IPL 2026 first appearance

Ruturaj Gaikwad first appeared in IPL 2026 on 2026-03-30 vs RR (fixture 69520).

2026-03-30n=1 fixture · IPL 2026 to date

Career snapshot

Multi-format reach. IPL 2026 derived from ball-by-ball capture; non-IPL formats deferred to Phase C per methodology.

Format	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100	50	HS
IPL 2026	14	14	333	28.1	122.4	0	2	74*
IPL career	84	84	2835	45.7	136.1	2	22	108

IPL career before 2026

Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 2,502 runs in 70 pre-2026 IPL matches (2020/21–2025), strike rate 138.2.

Batting by season

Season	Team	Mat	Runs	HS	SR	Avg	4s	6s
2020/21	CSK	6	204	72	120.7	51	16	6
2021	CSK	16	635	101	137.4	45.36	64	23
2022	CSK	14	368	99	127.3	26.29	33	14
2023	CSK	15	590	92	148.2	42.14	46	30
2024	CSK	14	583	108	141.5	53	58	18
2025	CSK	5	122	63	150.6	24.4	14	4
Career	CSK	70	2502	108	138.2	40.35	231	95

Recent form — last 8 innings

P3 · Form

Date	Match	Runs	Balls	SR	4s	6s	Dismissal	Result
2026-05-21	GT vs CSK	16	7	228.6	1	2	bowled	L
2026-05-18	CSK vs SRH	15	21	71.4	0	0	caught	L
2026-05-15	LSG vs CSK	13	9	144.4	2	0	caught	L
2026-05-10	CSK vs LSG	42	28	150.0	3	2	bowled	W
2026-05-05	DC vs CSK	6	13	46.2	1	0	caught	W
2026-05-02	CSK vs MI	67*	48	139.6	5	2	Not out	W
2026-04-26	GT vs CSK	74*	60	123.3	6	4	Not out	L
2026-04-23	MI vs CSK	22	14	157.1	3	1	caught	W

Best innings — IPL career

By runs scored

Match	Runs	Balls	SR	Date
vs GT · Narendra Modi Stadium	74*	60	123.3	2026-04-26
vs MI · MA Chidambaram Stadium	67*	48	139.6	2026-05-02
vs LSG · MA Chidambaram Stadium	42	28	150.0	2026-05-10
vs PBKS · MA Chidambaram Stadium	28	22	127.3	2026-04-03
vs MI · Wankhede Stadium	22	14	157.1	2026-04-23
vs SRH · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	19	13	146.2	2026-04-18

Batting positions · IPL 2026

Batted at 3 distinct positions (#1–#3).

Pos	Inn	Runs	Balls	SR	Avg
#1 opener	1	13	9	144.4	13.00
#2 opener	12	308	257	119.8	30.80
#3 top order	1	16	7	228.6	16.00

Source: SETU canonical aggregate. Position = first appearance in ball stream per innings.

Dismissal modes · IPL 2026

How Ruturaj Gaikwad was dismissed across 12 wickets.

75%

Caught

25%

Bowled

"Caught" includes stumpings (score type indistinguishable). Cross-reference: season leaderboards.

Performance vs teams — IPL 2026

≥1 innings vs team

vs Team	Inn	Runs	Balls	SR	Avg	4s	6s	HS
GT	2	90	67	134.3	90.0	7	6	74*
MI	2	89	62	143.5	89.0	8	3	67*
LSG	2	55	37	148.6	27.5	5	2	42
SRH	2	34	34	100.0	17.0	3	0	19
PBKS	1	28	22	127.3	28.0	2	0	28
DC	2	21	31	67.7	10.5	2	0	15
KKR	1	7	6	116.7	7.0	1	0	7
RCB	1	7	3	233.3	7.0	0	1	7
RR	1	6	11	54.5	6.0	1	0	6

Runs by venue — IPL career

Venue × seasonFull breakdown →

Venue	Inn	Runs	Balls	SR	Avg	4s	6s	HS
MA Chidambaram Stadium	6	174	143	121.7	34.8	12	4	67*
Narendra Modi Stadium	2	90	67	134.3	90.0	7	6	74*
Wankhede Stadium	1	22	14	157.1	22.0	3	1	22
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium	1	19	13	146.2	19.0	3	0	19
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium	1	13	9	144.4	13.0	2	0	13
M.Chinnaswamy Stadium	1	7	3	233.3	7.0	0	1	7

Head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

Sample-size floor: ≥5 deliveries per matchup. Window: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sorted by delivery count. Each row links to the full match-by-match record at /h2h.

As batter

vs bowler	Balls	Runs	SR	4s	6s
Mohammed Siraj	20	37	185.0	3	3
AM Ghazanfar	15	22	146.7	2	1
Manav Suthar	14	18	128.6	3	0
Jason Holder	13	11	84.6	0	1
Arshad Khan	12	17	141.7	0	2
Trent Boult	12	23	191.7	3	1
Raghu Sharma	12	14	116.7	0	0
Hardik Pandya	11	18	163.6	1	1
Mohammed Shami	10	16	160.0	2	0
Axar Patel	8	5	62.5	1	0
Eshan Malinga	8	5	62.5	0	0
Jasprit Bumrah	8	6	75.0	1	0

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sub-5-delivery matchups excluded per doctrine §3.1.

Captain matchups · IPL 2026

P5 · Captain rivalry

Every captain-vs-captain matchup involving Ruturaj Gaikwad this season. Each row links to the fixture-by-fixture record at /h2h/captain. Sample-size floor: ≥1 match captained directly against the opposing captain.

vs captain	Matches	Gaikwad W	L
Axar Patel	2	2	0
Hardik Pandya	2	2	0
Shubman Gill	2	0	2
Rishabh Pant	2	1	1
Riyan Parag	1	0	1
Shreyas Iyer	1	0	1
Rajat Patidar	1	0	1
Ajinkya Rahane	1	1	0
Ishan Kishan	1	0	1
Pat Cummins	1	0	1

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures where Ruturaj Gaikwad was the designated captain. Captain status from per-player lineup metadata.

vs Bowling type

L2 · Conditional≥30 balls floor

vs Pace

127.5

SR of 127.5 vs pace bowling — 193 balls faced

193 balls·11 6s

vs Spin

112.5

SR of 112.5 vs spin bowling — 64 balls faced

64 balls·1 6s

Full breakdown at /players/ruturaj-gaikwad/by-bowling-type · Source: SETU conditional aggregate

Drill into the data

Every dimension below is computed from ball-by-ball record. Pages with insufficient sample render an explicit disclosure.

Research mentioning Ruturaj

Leaderboards and research reports where this player appears.

IPL 2026

Death Overs Intelligence

Who wins and loses IPL 2026 overs 16–20 — economy leaders, strike-rate leaders, and all 10 teams compared. Ball-by-ball provenance throughout.

2026-06-01

Related entities

Plays for

Chennai Super Kings

Most-faced bowlers (IPL career)

Mohammed Shami · 94 balls Mohammed Siraj · 87 balls Rashid Khan · 72 balls Axar Patel · 56 balls Trent Boult · 55 balls Yuzvendra Chahal · 54 balls Sandeep Sharma · 51 balls Kagiso Rabada · 50 balls

Venues played at

MA Chidambaram Stadium · 6 matches Narendra Modi Stadium · 2 matches Barsapara Cricket Stadium · 1 match M.Chinnaswamy Stadium · 1 match Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium · 1 match

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Frequently asked

Who is Ruturaj Gaikwad?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad is an Indian cricketer playing for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026 as a batter (right arm offbreak), right-handed batter born in Pune.

Which IPL 2026 team does Ruturaj play for?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad plays for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026.

How many IPL 2026 matches has Ruturaj appeared in?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad appeared in 14 IPL 2026 matches (14-fixture sample) for Chennai Super Kings, most recently on 2026-05-21.

What was Ruturaj's most recent IPL 2026 performance?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad has captained his team in 14 IPL 2026 matches.

How many runs has Ruturaj scored in IPL 2026?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: GT — 90 runs in 2 innings (avg 45.0).

What is Ruturaj's powerplay strike rate in IPL 2026?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad scores at 127.6 strike rate in IPL 2026 powerplay (152-ball sample, #39 of 45 qualifying batters).

What is Ruturaj's standout performance in IPL 2026?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad won Player of the Match in IPL 2026 — most recently vs MI on 2026-05-02.

How regular is Ruturaj in the Chennai Super Kings lineup?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad ranks #2 of 25 CricketStudio-tracked Chennai Super Kings squad members by IPL 2026 appearance count (14 matches).

Where is Ruturaj from?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad is Indian, born in Pune.

Where can I find Ruturaj's full IPL 2026 stats?▾

Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Ruturaj Gaikwad are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ruturaj-gaikwad — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.

When was Ruturaj born?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad was born on 31 January 1997.

Is Ruturaj a right-hand or left-hand batter?▾

Ruturaj Gaikwad bats right-handed.

Identity & cross-references

CricketStudio resolves Ruturaj Gaikwad to one canonical entity ID, mapped to every major cricket database. This is how AI systems and developers cite the same player across sources without ambiguity.

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Canonical ID · cs_player_1060380

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