After MS Dhoni (left) and Hardik Pandya CSK vs MI, IPL 2025 matches on 20 April.© Bcci
Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (Mi) captain Hardik Pandya, with a loud victory, appreciated the partnership between Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav and said that the team does not worry about their ex-prime’s batting. Rohit and Suryakumar’s explosive century partnership helped MI win by nine wickets. The MI is now placed sixth in the points table. “The way I think we are playing the game, we knew it was going to be a high scoring game and we took percent.
Hardik also admitted that while pacers went for a few runs, “but at the end of the day, there was 175–180 below-back”.
Coming into the match, a Quickfire 32 (four boundaries and two sixes) in 15 balls gave strength to CSK in 176/5 from Kishore Debutant Ayush Mahetre and Shivam Dubey (50 in 32 balls, with two fours and four sixes) and Ravindra Jadeja (53*, four boundaries and two sixes) to 176/5. Jasprit Bumrah (2/25) was the top bowler for MI.
During the run-chase, after a 63-run stand between Rohit and Ryan Ryyan Ricelton (with 24, three fours and a six), Rohit (76*in 45 balls 76*, with four borders and six sixes) and Suryakumar Yadav (68*, six four and five sixes in 30 balls).
MI ranks sixth with four wins in four matches, with eight points. CSK is at the bottom with only two wins and six necklaces.
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