Wankhede Stadium mein 20 April ko Mumbai Indians (MI) ne Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ko 9 wickets se karari shikast di. Rohit Sharma aur Suryakumar Yadav ne CSK ke bowlers ko chhakka-chhakka lagaya aur sirf 16 overs mein 177 ka target chase kar liya.
“So this season is pretty much over for CSK! Well played MI, it was a treat to watch Rohit and Surya sending balls to every part of the ground! Only advice left for CSK – go out and express yourselves! Like I predicted, it’s @mipaltan Cup to lose!” – Kris Srikkanth on X
Yeh CSK ki season ki chhathi haar thi aur ab woh IPL 2025 points table ke bottom par aa gaye hain. Former India opener Kris Srikkanth ne bola ki CSK ka season ab lagbhag over hai aur team bas remaining matches mein khul kar khele.
Match ke shuruaat mein Hardik Pandya ne toss jeet kar pehle bowling choose ki. CSK ke liye 17 saal ke debutant Ayush Mhatre ne 15-ball 32 ka tezi bhara cameo khela, jabki Ravindra Jadeja aur Shivam Dube ne fifties maar ke team ko 176/5 tak pahunchaya. MS Dhoni ko death overs mein Jasprit Bumrah ne clean bowled kiya.
“Feel CSK is about 20 runs short! Amazing bowling by @Jaspritbumrah93! Let’s see if Dhoni can pull off some magic. But looks like an easy MI win.” – Srikkanth
Match ke baad Dhoni ne bhi admit kiya ki target kam tha aur team ka overall performance below par raha. Unhone compare kiya ki yeh season IPL 2020 jaise ho raha hai, jab CSK ne 14 matches mein se 8 haare the.
“We are successful when we play good cricket. But jab aisa nahi ho raha, toh humein emotional nahi practical banna chahiye. 2020 bhi acha nahi tha, par hum check kar rahe hain ki kya hum sahi cricket khel rahe hain ya nahi.” – MS Dhoni
“Ab sirf yeh dekhna hai ki right combination mil jaye next season ke liye. Agar qualify nahi bhi kar paye, toh ek strong playing XI banani hogi jo agle saal dhamaka kare.” – Dhoni
Filhal CSK mathematically race mein zinda hai, lekin unko apne saare remaining matches jeetne honge. Agla match hai 25 April ko Sunrisers Hyderabad ke khilaaf, apne home ground pe.
