Mumbai Indians Vignesh Puthur celebrating after taking the wicket of Ruturaj Gaikwad during the Tata IPL match between Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians at MAC Stadium on Sunday (March 23, 2025). Photo. Ragu R./The Hindu
Mumbai Indians managed to put up a good fight against Chennai Super Kings in the high-stakes clash during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. MI’s bet on newcomer Vignesh Puthur played well for the team, giving them a fighting chance against their opponents.
Puthur had never played a single domestic game before being featured in the playing XI yesterday. He was instrumental in taking 3 wickets. His maiden wicket was of CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, which gave MI a nudge ahead. He later went on to take the wickets of Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda with ease.
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Many were impressed with the young debutant’s performance yesterday. Described as a breath of “fresh air” by Varun Aaron, Vignesh hadn’t played a single domestic game before featuring in MI’s playing XI.
Suryakumar Yadav also praised the bowler saying, “Amazing, MI is known for that – giving youngsters opportunities. The scouts do this for 10 months, and he (Vignesh) is a product of that. I kept his one over in the pocket if the game went deep, but it was a no-brainer to give him the 18th over,” Suryakumar added..
The toss fell in CSK’s favour, and MI found itself in a position to bat first. CSK’s bowlers, led by the spinners, were on top of their game, picking wickets at regular intervals to restrict the Mumbai side to 155 for nine.
In pursuit of 156, Ruturaj Gaikwad led the way for the hosts, smashing a quickfire 53 (26b, 6×4, 3×6). The CSK skipper got going with his trademark cover drives off Trent Boult. He then smashed Mitchell Santner for a six and two boundaries as CSK made 62 for one in the PowerPlay.
CSK won by four wickets with five balls to spare.
(with inputs from ANI)
Published – March 24, 2025 10:30 am IST