The game between Mumbai Indians versus Chennai Super Kings is the ultimate thriller of any IPL season and the vibe was not different in the match of the 2025 edition. It is a new season and the teams featured new players. Mumbai Indians discovered a new talent and provided a new opportunity to the debutant Vignesh Puthur and he showcased a brilliant performance and added thrilling moments by removing three crucial wickets. However, the batting unit of Chennai Super Kings crossed the target and registered a victory. So let’s get into the article to look back to the game between Mumbai Indians versus Chennai Super Kings.
A look back to the game between Mumbai Indians versus Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first and the bowling unit of CSK struck in the early stage of the game by removing Rohit Sharma without scoring a run. While his partner Ryan Rickelton went back to the pavilion for just 13. Both players were removed by Noor Ahmed.
Will Jacks was out at the third position for Mumbai Indians and he was removed by Ashwin for just 11. In the absence of Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav was in the position of captain and he contributed 29 from 26 and Noor Ahmed removed him.
Tilak Varma added 31 and Noor Ahmed was the man who removed him as well. Noor Ahmed removed Robin Minz for just 3 and Naman Dhir for 17. Mitchell Santner added 11 and Deepak Chahar contributed the precious 28 runs that helped Mumbai Indians to post 155 on the board. The sensation performance of Noor Ahmed helped Chennai Super Kings restrict Mumbai Indians to a comfortable target.
In the reply, Chennai Super Kings lost Rahul Tripathi for just 2 and Deepak Chahar provided the breakthrough the initial stage. It is worth mentioning that Deepak Chahar was transferred from Chennai Super Kings to Mumbai Indians.
Rachin Ravindra showcased an incredible performance by smashing 65 and he was not out in the game. The captain of the side Ruturaj Gaikwad was in an aggressive mood, he smashed 53 from just 26 but the debutant of Mumbai Indians Vignesh Puthur removed him.
Shivam Dube was the next target of Vignesh Puthur and he went back to the pavilion after scoring just 9 and Deepak Hooda was also removed by Vignesh Puthur and he was dismissed for 3.
Sam Curran added 4 to the total while Ravindra Jadeja contributed 17 and that was enough for Chennai Super Kings to register 4 wickets victory over Mumbai Indians and start the campaign with smiling faces.
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