Chennai, May 3 -- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) thrashed Mumbai Indians (MI) by eight wickets at Chepauk on Saturday to stay alive in the race for playoffs on the back of half-centuries from captain Ruturaj Gaikwad and youngster Kartik Sharma.

The 20-year-old Kartik was sent to bat ahead of Shivam Dube and Dewald Brevis when his side was chasing a modest target of 160 runs in Chennai, and he played an unbeaten knock of 54 runs in 40 balls with the help of four fours and three sixes.

CSK head coach Stephen Fleming praised the young batter's knock and said that he will be just better and better after this memorable knock against archrivals MI.

Speaking during the post-match press conference, Feming said, "You have the young players, so there...