Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) registered a four-wicket win in opposition to arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) in match No. 3 of the continued Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, on Sunday, March 23.
Ruturaj Gaikwad received the toss and opted to bowl first on a contemporary floor. Within the first over, Khaleel Ahmed bowled three dot balls to Rohit Sharma earlier than dismissing the Indian skipper off the fourth. The left-arm spinner dismissed debutant Ryan Rickelton in his second over. Ravichandran Ashwin’s reunion with CSK turned out to be memorable as he received the higher of Will Jacks in his first over.
Having misplaced three wickets inside the primary 5 overs, Mumbai wanted a partnership and it got here from stand-in captain Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma. They added 51 off 36 balls to consolidate the Mumbai innings. Nevertheless, Noor Ahmad single-handedly introduced Chennai again into the sport by choosing up 4 wickets main as much as the backend of the innings.
From 87/3 within the eleventh over, MI slumped to 128/8 on the finish of the 18th. A late assault from Deepak Chahar (28* off 15 balls) helped the guests get previous the 150-run mark. Mumbai completed at 155/9 on the finish of their 20 overs. Noor Ahmad starred with the ball, ending with spectacular figures of 4/18 in 4 overs.
In reply, Chennai misplaced the wicket of Influence Participant Rahul Tripathi within the second over. Gaikwad joined Rachin Ravindra within the center and the duo added a 67-run partnership off simply 37 balls. Nevertheless, it was primarily a one-man present from Gaikwad, who amassed 53 off simply 26 balls as Rachin performed the second fiddle.
Younger debutant Vignesh Puthur dismissed Gaikwad within the eighth over in opposition to the run of play. Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda additionally grew to become victims of Puthur because the left-arm wrist-spinner gave Mumbai hopes of a memorable win. Sam Curran performed a unfastened shot to get dismissed by Will Jacks as Chennai wanted one other 40 runs to win off the final 35 balls.
Ravindra Jadeja caught round with Rachin, who was oozing composure from the opposite finish. They added a vital 36-run partnership off 27 balls to take CSK to the brink. The followers received to see MS Dhoni strolling out to bat after Jadeja was run out within the penultimate over with simply 4 runs left for a win. The legendary cricketer blocked two deliveries from Naman Dhir earlier than Rachin hit a six off Mitchell Santner to take his staff to victory with 5 balls to spare. The Kiwi all-rounder completed unbeaten on 65 off 45 balls.
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