IPL 2025: Rohit marks comeback, Suryakumar seals victory with a six for MI

Former Mumbai Indians MI skipper Rohit Sharma returned to form in style hammering an unbeaten 45ball 76 4x4 6x6 while middleorder bighitter Suryakumar Yadav bludgeoned his way to a 30ball 68 not out 6x4 5x6 as MI thrashed Chennai Super Kings by nine wickets in an IPL18 match at the Wankhede Stadium on SundayRickleton the only wicketOpener Ryan Rickleton 24 off 19 3x4 1x6 was the only MI batter dismissed on the night as the win saw Mumbai rise one place to sixth in the points table Ravindra Jadeja 128 off three overs was the only CSK bowler to take a wicket while their Sri Lankan pacer Mathisha Pathirana was the most expensive giving away 34 runs off just 10 balls 14 oversAlso ReadIPL 2025 I want to understand the strengths of other players Virat KohliSuryakumar Yadav in full flow vs CSK yesterday PicSatej ShindeEarlier in search of their third successive win at IPL18 MI did well to restrict fellow fivetime champions CSK to 1765 Interestingly it was the two local boys playing in yellow jerseys ndash Shivam Dube 32ball 50 2x4 4x6 and teenage debutant Ayush Mhatre 15ball 32 4x4 2x6 ndash besides allrounder Ravindra Jadeja 35ball 53 not out 4x4 2x6 who stood out for the visitorsPut into bat both CSK openers Shaik Rasheed 19 1x4 and Rachin Ravindra 5 began cautiously thanks to MI pacers Deepak Chahar 132 and Trent Boultrsquos 043 accurate bowling Rasheed managed the first four of the innings on the last ball of the third over when he stepped out and pulled Chahar to the fence Ravindrarsquos nineball knock was ended by leftarm pacer Ashwani Kumar 142 who had a memorable game against Kolkata Knight Riders when he claimed 424 at the same venue Ashwani had the New Zealander caught by wicketkeeper Ryan RickeltonHowever Mhatrersquos fearless approach cost Ashwani 18 runs in his first over Mhatre 17 who joined CSK just a few days ago replacing injured opener Ruturaj Gaikwad seemed ready for the big stage as he exhibited big shots at ease during his 15ball stay at the wicket He came to the crease at No 3 in the fourth over and made his IPL debut a memorable one as he smashed a four and two of sixes off Ashwani He dispatched the leftarm pacer first to the midoff fence with a perfect back foot punch and then finished his over with two successive sixes over deep midwicket and squareleg fence respectivelyPoor Powerplay for CSKAfter the Powerplay CSK were 481 even as MIrsquos pace ace Jasprit Bumrah 225 was yet to bowl his first over A confident Mhatre earned two more fours through perfectly timed back foot punches off Chahar However Chahar had the last laugh when Mhatre mistimed a pull show and Mitchell Santner made no mistake at longon Thereafter Dube used his experience well stitching a 79run stand with Jadeja off just 50 balls Dube and Jadeja combined to extract 24 runs against Ashwani in the 16th over that included one four and three sixes Dube reached his 50 off just 30 ballsBrief scoresCSK 1765 in 20 overs R Jadeja 53 S Dube 50 A Mhatre 32 J Bumrah 225 lost to MI 1771 in 154 overs R Sharma 76 S Yadav 68 by nine wicketsatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params