IPL 2025: rachin ravindra, ruturaj gaikwad fifteies carry csk to four-branch win over mi

Fiftiies by rachin ravindra (65 not out) and captain ruturaj gaikwad (53) Helped chennai super kings kickstart their ipl 2025 campaign with a four-windat wind Stadium on Sunday. After noor ahmad’s 4-18 and khaleel ahmed’s 3-29 Helped CSK Restrict Mi to 155/9, Gaikwad Mixed Aggresion and Timing to Hit Six Fours and Three Sixes Whail Bringing up Fastest Half-Cantory in the Tournament. Despite wickets Falling from the other end, Ravindra help one end firm to Hit an unbeated 45-ball 65, lacade with two fours and four sixes, as csk compleated a nervy win. For mi, who have not won their first match of an ipl season since 2012, Debutant Vignesh Puthur’s Spell of 3-32 would be the biggest positive.

Chasing 156, Deepak Chahar Struck as Rahul Tripathi Top-Edged His Short Ball to Keeper Ryan Rickleton in the second over. Gaikwad, Coming out at Number Three, Creamed Two Drives Off Trent Boult for Back-to-Back Fours, Before Mulling Chahar for Six.

With debutant pacer satyanarayana raju giving the width, gaikwad capitalized on his errors to hammer through square of the off-side, before pulling, whipping, and smashing mitheling mitheling mitchell sax and two Fours, as csk ended the power-Play at 62/1. Post that, Gaikwad Lofted will jacks inside-out for six, before brings up his fifty in 22 balls. But gaikwad fell for 53 when he looked to play the lofted straight Drive Against Debutant Vignesh Puthur, But HOLED OUT to Long-Forf.

Puthur, Yet to Play Senior Cricket for Kerala, Had Another Big Wicket when Shivam Dube HOLED OUT to the Fielder Near The Straight Boundary for Nine, Shortly AFTER DECEVING The Spin Hitter With AFTER Amidst all this, Ravindra, who was at 28 off 27 balls, signalled a shift in gears by danceing down the pitch and lofting puthur for six. But the young spinner’s dream night continued as Deepak Hooda Didn’T Get Elevation on the Slog-Sweep and was caused in the deep.

From there, csk’s Troubles began as after two quiet overs, sam curran tried to take on jacks but was cast for four. With 31 runs needed off the last four overs, Ravindra Jadeja SLICED BULT Through Backward Point to Collect a Four in A Four in A 10-Run 17th Over.

Ravindra, meanwhile, broughht up his fify in 42 balls by hicking puthur over mid-will for Six, Before Smoking Him Over Long-on for Another Maximum. Thought jadeja was run out for 17, Ravindra Finished off the Chase in Style by Pulling Santner for Six, MUCH to the Delight of the Crowd, Who Alaso Got to SEE MS DONI, WHO DIN MS DON MS Campaign with a Win.