Chennai: Chennai Super Kings started with a win by defeating Mumbai Indians by four wickets in IPL2025. In this match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Mumbai, who came to bat first after losing the toss, scored 155 runs for the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs. In reply, CSK scored 158 runs for six wickets in 19.1 overs and won the match. In this match, Rachin Ravindra played the highest unbeaten innings of 65 runs. Apart from him, captain Rituraj Gaikwad scored 53 runs in 26 balls.
Well Bowled by Noor and Khalil
Thanks to the deadly bowling of Noor and Khalil, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) stopped Mumbai Indians (MI) at a score of 155. In this match, Mumbai, who came to bat first after losing the toss, has set a target of 156 runs in front of CSK after losing nine wickets. Chennai, chasing the target, lost the first wicket in the second over itself. Rahul Tripathi returned to the pavilion after scoring just two runs. After this, Rachin Ravindra and Rituraj Gaikwad took over the front. There was a partnership of 67 runs in 37 balls for the second wicket between the two. Captain Gaikwad returned after playing a strong innings of 53 runs.
Ravindra Jadeja controls the Situation
After this, Chennai’s innings faltered but Ravindra Jadeja, who came to bat at number seven, took control of the situation. He shared a 36-run partnership with Rachin Ravindra and brought the team closer to the target. However, he was run out just four runs before the win. In this match, Shivam Dubey scored nine, Deepak Hooda scored three, Sam Curran scored four. At the same time, Rachin Ravindra 65 and Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained unbeaten without opening the account. Vignesh Puthur, who made his debut as an impact player for Mumbai, took three wickets while Deepak Chahar and Will Jacks got one success each.
Mumbai Indians position were bad since from beginning
Earlier, Mumbai, who lost the toss and came to bat first, were in a bad position from the beginning. Captain Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion without opening his account in the very first over. He was made a victim by Khalil Ahmed. After this, Khalil bowled Ryan Rickelton (13). Ashwin, who was playing his first match after returning to CSK, was also not behind. As soon as he came, he got Will Jacks caught by Shivam Dubey and got the first success.
Mumbai, who had lost three wickets for 36, needed a good partnership. Captain Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma were present at the crease. There was a partnership of more than 40 runs between the two for the fourth wicket. However, before this partnership reached a big level, Mahendra Singh Dhoni showed agility and stumped Surya from behind the wicket. The stand-in captain was dismissed after scoring 29 runs in 26 balls.
Tilak Verma scored the highest 31 runs for Mumbai. Apart from him, Robin Minj scored three, Naman Dheer scored 17, Mitchell Santner scored 11, Trent Boult scored one run. In this match, Deepak Chahar remained unbeaten after scoring 28 runs and Satyanarayan Raju scored one run. For CSK, Noor Ahmed took four wickets and Khalil Ahmed took three wickets. Apart from him, Nathan Ellis and Ravichandran Ashwin got one wicket each.
