Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma scored half-centuries as Mumbai Indians (MI) thrashed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by nine wickets in an IPL 2025 match on Sunday night (April 20).

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Chasing 177, hosts Mumbai reached the target (177/1) in 15.4 overs at Wankhede Stadium. Suryakumar, batting at No. 3, played a sensational knock of 30-ball 68 not out with six fours and five sixes. Opener and former captain Rohit returned to form with an undefeated 76 off 45 with four fours and six sixes.

Rohit-Suryakumar Partnership

Rohit and Suryakumar had a match-winning, unfinished partnership for the second wicket of 114 runs off just 54 balls.

Ravindra Jadeja (1/18) was the lone wicket-taker for CSK.

This was MI’s third win in a row and boosted their Net Run Rate (NRR) into positive territory to move to sixth with eight points from eight matches. CSK suffered their sixth loss in eight outings and are languishing at 10th and last in the table with just four points.

Rohit capitalised on anything short from the pacers in the powerplay and swept with command against the CSK spinners to notch up his maiden fifty of the season, which came off 33 balls.

MI’s impact substitute Rohit laid the foundation with a robust 63-run stand for the first wicket in the powerplay – their best start undoubtedly in this IPL – and ensured the hosts remained on track for a big win keeping them at a scoring rate of 10 per over.

3 fours in a row for Suryakumar

For CSK, it was a challenge stopping the former MI skipper in his tracks especially with their seamers failing to make any impact and seasoned spinners in Ravichandran Ashwin (0/25) and Jadeja not able to extract anything off the surface either.

CSK also introduced their most successful bowler Noor Ahmad (0/36) as late as in the 10th over, by which MI were nearing the 100-run mark with consummate ease.

The writing was on the wall when Noor was hammered for 15 runs with Suryakumar hitting three fours in a row off the left-arm spinner in the 14th over.

A few narrow escapes notwithstanding, Rohit’s blitz innings gave MI their most convincing win and finally a big score to the right-handed batter after a string of ordinary scores.

Suryakumar produced the most fluent knock in this season with the No. 3 batter being immaculate in clearing the leg-side boundaries as well as with his compelling sweep shots against the spinners.

His second fifty of the season came off 26 balls as Suryakumar forged a match-winning stand with Rohit for the second wicket to add 114 unbeaten runs off only 54 balls, finishing the game with two consecutive sixes.

Dube, Jadeja hit fifties

Earlier, Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja struck vital half-centuries while 17-year-old debutant Ayush Mhatre dazzled to guide Chennai Super Kings to 176 for five.

Sent in at No. 4 as early as in the seventh over, Jadeja (53 not out off 35 balls, 4x4s, 2x6s) hit his maiden fifty of the season alike Dube (50 off 32 balls, 2x4s, 4×6) to lift CSK after the five-time champions appeared to have lost their way.

Mhatre gave CSK the impetus early on with a 15-ball 32, studded with four boundaries and two sixes, to make an impact in his maiden outing but MI got things under control with some disciplined bowling.

But CSK, who appeared to be buckling under pressure, were rescued by Jadeja and Dube, whose fourth-wicket stand gave them a strong footing in the second half of the innings.

The limelight, however, was hogged by the young Mhatre who hit the second ball he faced past the non-striker for a four. He flicked the third delivery for a six over deep mid-wicket and pulled the fourth powerfully into the stands for another maximum off Ashwani Kumar.

MI had done well until the 13th over with CSK crawling to 92 for three, but Dube took charge thereafter. After smacking Hardik Pandya for a six over midwicket, Dube smashed Trent Boult (0/43) for a four and a six over fine leg to collect 15 runs off his third over even as the MI pacer erred with his line and length.

But it was Ashwani Kumar who bore the brunt of CSK’s counterpunch in the 16th over, with Dube and Jadeja smacking the left-armer for 24 runs, including three sixes and a four. They added 79 runs for the fourth wicket.

(With agency inputs)