IPL 2025: MI jump to 6th spot after dominant 9-wicket win; CSK languish at the bottom after another defeat
This 9-wicket win also became MI's second victory against CSK in their last eight Indian Premier League (IPL) encounters ¡ª and their first after enduring four straight defeats to their southern rivals.
After a string of poor performances, Mumbai Indians (MI) seem to have finally found their rhythm, registering their third consecutive win ¡ª this time at home against arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK). MI batters stamped their authority from the start, while CSK bowlers struggled to make breakthroughs at the Wankhede Stadium.
This 9-wicket win also became MI's second victory against CSK in their last eight Indian Premier League (IPL) encounters ¡ª and their first after enduring four straight defeats to their southern rivals.
A perfect way to wrap a dominant victory and seal back-to-back home wins ?@mipaltan sign off tonight by winning round 2? against their arch rival ?
¡ª IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2025
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MI and CSK on the IPL 2025 points table
With this win, MI climbed to 6th place on the points table, registering 4 wins and 4 losses from 8 games, with 8 points and a Net Run Rate (NRR) of +0.483. In contrast, CSK remain at the bottom, managing just 2 wins from 8 matches, with 4 points and a poor NRR of -1.392.
About MI vs CSK
Rohit Sharma (76 off 45) and Suryakumar Yadav (68 off 30) dismantled the CSK bowling attack as MI chased down 177 in just 15.4 overs, sealing a dominant 9-wicket win. Ryan Rickelton (24 off 19) was the only MI batter dismissed, while Rohit and SKY stitched a brilliant partnership.
Earlier, Shivam Dube (50 off 32) and Ravindra Jadeja (53 off 35) scored well-crafted half-centuries, with debutant Ayush Mhatre adding a valuable 32 off 15 balls. However, CSK's innings faltered in the middle overs and could only manage 176/5. Jasprit Bumrah was the pick of the MI bowlers with 2 wickets, while MS Dhoni fell cheaply for 4.
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¡ª IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 20, 2025
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Teams
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar
Impact Subs: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Subs: Anshul Kamboj, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin
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