Comments Afghanistan’s left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad excelled on his Chennai Super Kings debut before Rachin Ravindra’s match-winning unbeaten 65 and Ruturaj Gaikwad’s blistering fifty set up a four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians on Sunday.
Gaikwad, batting at number three instead of opening alongside Rachin Ravindra, smashed 53 off 26 balls before the latter took over to ensure CSK got over the line in 19.1 overs. Ravindra remained unbeaten on 65 off 45 balls.
IPL debutant Vignesh Puthur (3/32), a left-arm spinner from Kerala who has never played senior cricket, made life tough for CSK who eventually found a way to start their 2025 campaign with a win.
Ravindra deposited Puthur for couple of sixes towards the end to keep the crowd going. The deafening roar came when M S Dhoni walked into the middle with four runs needed for the win but Ravindra hit the wining six.
With the loss, Mumbai Indians maintained their dubious record of not wining their opening game of the IPL since 2012.
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