IPL 2025 CSK vs MI: In the third match of IPL 2025, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 4 wickets and made a great start to the tournament.
MI batted first and scored 155/9, which CSK achieved by losing 6 wickets in 19.1 overs.
Mumbai Indians innings – MI falters in front of Noor Ahmed’s havoc
MI had a very bad start when captain Rohit Sharma got out on zero
After this, Ryan Rickelton and Will Jacks scored some fast runs, but Khalil Ahmed and Ravichandran Ashwin put pressure on Mumbai by taking two important wickets in the powerplay itself.
After this, Noor Ahmed wreaked havoc by taking 4 wickets, and completely destroyed the middle order of Mumbai.
On his ball, Dhoni stumped Suryakumar Yadav in 0.12 seconds, which created a stir on social media, then got Tilak Verma out LBW.
After this, he clean bowled Naman Dheer and finally got Robin Minj caught by Ravindra Jadeja. By which Mumbai’s innings was limited to 155.
Top scorer – Mumbai Indians:
- Tilak Verma – 31 (25 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes)
- Suryakumar Yadav – 29 (26 balls, 2 fours, 1 six)
- Deepak Chahar – 28* (15 balls, 2 fours, 2 sixes)
- Naman Dheer – 17 (12 balls, 1 four)
- Ryan Rickelton – 13 (7 balls, 3 fours)
Top bowler – Chennai Super Kings:
- Noor Ahmed – 4 overs, 18 runs, 4 wickets
- Khalil Ahmed – 4 overs, 29 runs, 3 wickets
- Nathan Ellis – 4 overs, 38 runs, 1 wicket
- Ravichandran Ashwin – 4 overs, 31 runs, 1 wicket
Chennai Super Kings innings – Rachin Ravindra’s brilliant half-century
Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rachin Ravindra gave a quick start to the CSK team chasing the target. After Gaikwad’s dismissal, Shivam Dubey and Deepak Hooda returned to the pavilion quickly,
but Rachin Ravindra stayed till the end and played an unbeaten innings of 65 runs to give CSK the win.
Top Scorer – Chennai Super Kings:
- Rachin Ravindra – 65* (45 balls, 2 fours, 4 sixes)
- Ruturaj Gaikwad – 53 (26 balls, 6 fours, 3 sixes)
- Shivam Dubey – 9 (7 balls, 1 six)
- Ravindra Jadeja – 17 (18 balls, 1 four)
- Sam Karan – 4 (9 balls)
Top Bowler – Mumbai Indians:
- Vinesh Puthur – 4 overs, 32 runs, 3 wickets
- Will Jacks – 4 Overs, 32 runs, 1 wicket
- Deepak Chahar – 2 overs, 18 runs, 1 wicket
Decisive moment of the match
Noor Ahmed’s deadly bowling and Rachin Ravindra’s patience were the turning point of the match.
When CSK had lost 5 wickets, Ravindra took charge of the team and finally gave them victory by hitting a six.
