MI vs CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad sweeps Bumrah for six, fans say Shivaji 'Rajinikanth' Gaikwad

And finished off in style!! Twitter went berserk after Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed Jaspreet Bumrah for a six on the last ball of the final over in the first innings taking Chennai Super Kings total to 156/6. Gaikwad's inning of 88 runs for 58 balls also brought CSK back from sloppy waters at a time when four of their batsmen got out without scoring double digits.

On the last ball of the first inning, Bumrah, the world-class bowler, who is known for his yorkers, missed the magic spot and bowled a low full toss. The CSK opener intelligently put his front foot forward and went for a sweep shot over backward square leg and scored a maximum.

MI vs CSK: Netizens in awe as Ruturaj goes bonkers

Emotions ran high on social media platforms for two reasons: It being the first match of the second leg of IPL 2021 and the MI vs CSK encounter. A user said that "the shot to remember for Ruturaj forever and that came against Bumrah which makes it so special."

Another said, "Guess, Ruturaj Gaikwad would be in a real minority when it comes to batsmen around the world who can claim to have swept both Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult for boundaries in the same innings #CSK #IPL2021 #CSKvMI."

"Holding one end when others were falling. Playing front foot cricketing shots in last over. Sweeping Boult and Bumrah for 4s and 6s. Take a bow Ruturaj !!! @ChennaiIPL," a Twitterati said.

In his innings, Ruturaj Gaikwad hit nine boundaries and four sixes at a strike rate of 151.72. Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali were out for a duck while Ambati Rayudu was retired hurt. Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja 4, 3, 26 runs respectively. DJ Bravo also played a blistering knock of 23 runs of 8 balls.