Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Highlights, IPL 2025: Rachin Ravindra played the anchor as Chennai Super Kings registered an easy four-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2025 campaign opener at Chepauk on Sunday. The result also saw MI continuing their 13-year long unwanted streak of losing the opening match of their campaign. The side last won their IPL campaign opener back in 2012 and has been losing since then. Talking about the game in Chennai, CSK's Noor Ahmed (4 for 18) and Khaleel Ahmed (3 for 29) together broke the spine of MI, restricting the side to 155 for 9 in 20 overs. In the chase, CSK were always ahead, thanks to Rachin's 65 not out off 45. The 24-year-old debutant Vignesh Puthur was the silver lining for MI in the loss as he impressed with figures of 3 for 32, taking some crucial wickets. CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad also contributed with a crucial 53 off 26. (Scorecard)
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, IPL 2025 Match Highlights -
- 23:25 (IST)CSK vs MI Live Updates: It's a wrap!That is it from the CSK vs MI blog, folks! We hope you liked our coverage for the 'El Claisco' of the Indian Premier League. Do join us for tomorrow's game and keep following NDTV Sports for more. Good-bye.
- 23:08 (IST)CSK vs MI Live Updates: Chennai Super Kings win!!!A six from Rachin Ravindra and Chennai Super Kings have won the game by four wickets. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians continue their unwanted record of losing their campaign opener since 2012. This is 13th time in a row that the side has lost its opening match of the tournament.
- 22:58 (IST)CSK vs MI Live Updates: Fifty for Rachin Ravindra!Rachin Ravindra got a friendly full toss from Vignesh Puthur on the third ball of the over and slammed it away for a six to race to his fifty in 42 balls. He smashed another six on the final ball of the over. 15 runs came off the over. Chennai Super Kings need 6 runs in 12 balls.
- 22:46 (IST)CSK vs MI Live: Smart play from CSK!This is good batting from CSK's Rachin Ravindra and Ravindra Jadeja. The duo know that the asking rate is well under control and so they relied on taking singles and managed to get six runs off the Naman Dhir over. Chennai Super Kings need 31 runs in 24 balls.
- 22:05 (IST)CSK vs MI Live: Fifty for Ruturaj Gaikwad!A single and Ruturaj Gaikwad races to his half-century in just 22 balls. This is the CSK captain's fastest fifty in Indian Premier League. He is playing at a strike rate over 220 but such effortless his stroke play is that it never felt like that. CSK are cruising towards the total.
- 21:54 (IST)CSK vs MI Live: Raju goes expensive!Satyanarayana Raju, the pacer who is playing for Mumbai Indians in place of recovering bowler Jasprit Bumrah, leaked 13 runs in his first over. Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed the 25-year-old fast bowler for two consecutive fours as he failed to keep his line tight.
- 21:27 (IST)CSK vs MI Live: Light show underway!A light show took place at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Just when it ended, the Mumbai Indians players walked into the stadium. Rachin Ravindra is out there to open and it is a surprise plan from CSK as Rahul Tripathi, an impact sub, walks out to accompany the captain. So no Ruturaj Gaikwad as opener.
- 20:52 (IST)CSK vs MI Live: OUT!More trouble for Mumbai Indians as their last recognised batter Naman Dhir is out! Noor Ahmed gets his fourth wicket. What a sensational spell this is turning out to be! He spun it around the legs of Naman to clean up the batter. Note that he still has five deliveries left in his spell.
- 20:23 (IST)CSK vs MI Live: OUT!Suryakumar Yadav is OUT! Quick glovework from MSD behind the stumps and SKY doesn't even wait for third umpire's decision and walks away. It was infact a lightning-fast stumping from Dhoni. In real-time, he clipped off the bails at the blink of an eye. Mumbai Indians are four down.