Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 67 guides Chennai to easy win over Mumbai in Indian Premier League

CHENNAI, India -- Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 67 not out off 48 balls as Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by eight wickets Saturday in the Indian Premier League.Impact player Kartik Sharma scored his first IPL half-century — 54 not out off 40 balls — as Chennai eased to 160-2 in 18.1 overs.That was after Mumbai was restricted to 159-7 despite Naman Dhir’s 57 off 37 balls.It was a second win for Chennai against Mumbai this season, having beaten them by 103 runs in Mumbai.Overall, it was Chennai’s fourth win in nine games as it moved to sixth in the points table, ahead of Delhi Capitals on net run-rate.It was Mumbai’s seventh loss in nine games and it stayed ninth.Chasing an under-par score, Chennai started badly as Sanju Samson was out caught off Jasprit Bumrah for 11 runs. Gaikwad then added 49 off 22 balls with Urvil Patel (24) for the second wicket. Chennai scored 62-2 in the power play, with Patel out bowled in the sixth over.It brought Gaikwad and Sharma together, and they were unseparated until the end, adding 98 runs off 75 balls for the third wicket.Gaikwad didn’t seem to be in any rush, scoring 50 off