With nine wickets and 26 balls remaining, MI crushed 177. MI Vs CSK
Chennai Super Kings 176 for 5 (Jadeja 53, Dube 50, Mhatre 32, Bumrah 2-25) lost against Mumbai Indians 177 for 1 (Rohit 76, Suryakumar 68*, Jadeja 1–28) by nine wickets.
The Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated a Chennai Super Kings (CSK) team without striking power to win the IPL 2025 for the third time in a row. Their extremely cagey style of cricket, which primarily targeted specific pockets and conceded matches without complaint, was a clear indication of their lack of batting. MI Vs CSK In the 17th and 18th overs, which were bowled by MI’s greatest bowlers that evening, Jasprit Bumrah and Mitchell Santner, they finished without hitting a boundary after taking three overs to do so and going 27 balls in the middle overs without even trying one.
With the victory, MI not only increased their run rate and moved up to eight points from eight games, but they also welcomed Rohit Sharma back to the field. Suryakumar Yadav defeated CSK’s spin danger with his varied sweeps, Rohit put up MI’s first half-century opening stand this IPL with Ryan Rickelton, and he scored his first fifty this IPL—his previous best was 26.
CSK’s sluggish start
The field where MI and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) scored 430 runs earlier in the season was used for this game. At Wankhede, as usual, the toss was a huge advantage. Therefore, it should be crucial to aim for above-average scores; nonetheless, CSK adopted the sensible stance that you shouldn’t risk all in search of 200. As a result, their openers timed shots directly to fielders and tested the waters for too long. CSK had just 16 runs in three overs when Shaik Rasheed eventually hit a one in the air and a four.
The 17-year-old machine with intent
By this point, Rachin Ravindra felt compelled to go after the change bowler without a sighter. He edged Ashwani Kumar’s opening ball as he tried to go big down the ground. With style similar of Dwayne Bravo, his replacement at the wicket, 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre, CSK’s youngest player ever, brought some vitality to the innings.
Only 48 runs were scored in the powerplay, though. For a fourth consecutive over, an unfazed MI remained with Deepak Chahar, ultimately producing the legcutter that dismissed Mhatre for 32 off 15.
The stop-start conclusion MI Vs CSK
Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja were brought together by Santner’s brilliant eight-over at 77 kph, which had Rasheed stumped on the defense. These two have batting support from Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, and MS Dhoni. Therefore, despite Santner being taken off despite the 2-0-8-1 numbers, these two chose not to hit anything. Between Mhatre’s departure and Trent Boult’s comeback in the 12th over, CSK failed to attempt a boundary.
To their credit, CSK performed admirably when they targeted Ashwani and Boult, scoring 85 runs in the six overs they bowled. While Jadeja hesitated about a run-a-ball, Dube sped from 16 off 19 to a 30-ball fifty. However, because Dhoni and Jadeja were in the middle, MI was able to bring back Santner for the 18th over when Bumrah got Dube with a slower ball.
Only a late burst from Jadeja off Boult in the last over got CSK to a semblance of respectability after Santner bowled the 18th without a boundary.
Rohit initiates the pursuit. MI Vs CSK
Despite MI’s recent comeback, they may believe that Rohit’s continued success after a strong start and a sizable opening partnership were the last pieces needed to complete the puzzle. He smashed three well-timed sixes and harrowed away to 32 off 18 in the powerplay, punishing the quick bowlers for their early mistakes. Only R Ashwin was able to silence him. He eventually defeated Ashwin, though, slog-sweeping him for a six in the ninth over.
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Jadeja is nullified by Suryakumar, who then turns away.
Even after all these years, the six must have given Rohit a sense of victory over his longtime rival Ashwin, even though it didn’t lead him to a run-a-ball in their head-to-head match.
It wasn’t just Rohit who was overcoming his enemies. With just 50 runs and four wickets off 65 Jadeja deliveries, Suryakumar came into this game. Rickleton was removed by Jadeja in the sixth over, which sent Suryakumar into the middle. Suryakumar hit his first career six against Jadeja in the ninth over after driving the batsman over extra cover for four and then a sweeping six.
This was merely a sign of things to come. Suryakumar scored an incredible 35 runs in nine sweeps overall. Four of them wound up on the billboards, while three of them soared over the ropes. He easily overtook Rohit, and his flourish ensured that MI gained a significant increase in net run-rate, winning with 4.2 overs remaining.
