MI vs CSK / Mumbai beat CSK by nine wickets, century partnership between Rohit and Suryakumar

MI vs CSK: Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 9 wickets in the 38th match of IPL 2025. In this exciting match played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai won the toss and chose to bowl first and restricted Chennai to 176 runs for 5 wickets. After this, thanks to the explosive innings of Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav, Mumbai achieved the target in just 15.4 overs. With this win, MI registered their third consecutive win in the tournament and kept themselves strong in the playoff race.

Explosive batting by Rohit and Surya

Mumbai got off to an aggressive start chasing the target. Rohit Sharma, who came as an impact player, added 63 runs for the first wicket with Ryan Rickleton. Rickleton scored 24 runs and was the only batsman to be dismissed. After this Suryakumar Yadav came on the field and along with Rohit, he wreaked havoc on the Chennai bowlers.

Rohit Sharma played an unbeaten innings of 76 runs off 45 balls, which included four fours and six brilliant sixes. Suryakumar Yadav hit 68 runs off just 30 balls, which included six fours and five sixes. Together, they made an unbeaten partnership of 114 runs and led the team to victory. This partnership not only proved to be the turning point of the match, but also reflects MI's batting depth and aggression.

Jadeja and Dubey shine in CSK's innings

Batting first, CSK got off to a shaky start. Rachin Ravindra was dismissed early, but debutant Ayush Mhatre played a quick innings of 32 runs to recover the team from the initial setbacks. Chennai came under pressure after the dismissal of Sheikh Rashid and Mhatre, but Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dubey handled the innings and added 79 runs for the fourth wicket.

Dubey scored 50 runs off 32 balls, while Jadeja returned unbeaten after scoring 53 runs off 35 balls. Jadeja's aggression in the last overs took Chennai past 175, but the bowlers could not defend the target. Jasprit Bumrah bowled the most effective for Mumbai and took two important wickets.

Summit of the match

Mumbai Indians: 177 runs for 1 wicket in 15.4 overs

Chennai Super Kings: 176 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs

Player of the Match: Rohit Sharma

With this win, Mumbai Indians have reached the sixth position in the points table with eight points. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings suffered their sixth defeat of the season and the team has now slipped to the bottom. While Mumbai's batting surprised the opposition, questions have been raised on CSK's bowling and continuous failure. Now it remains to be seen how Chennai bounces back and how Mumbai maintains its winning streak.