In the 2025 Indian Premier League, pacer Deepak Chahar made his debut for the Mumbai Indians, playing against his former team, the Chennai Super Kings.
In the 2025 Indian Premier League, pacer Deepak Chahar made his debut for the Mumbai Indians, playing against his former team, the Chennai Super Kings. The bitter rivals faced off in a thrilling match on Sunday at the Chepauk, with Chennai emerging victorious by a margin of four wickets. With five balls remaining, CSK crossed the finish line after chasing 156 thanks to the ferocious hits of captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (53), Rachin Ravindra (65*), and others. Chahar, who played for CSK for the final seven years of his IPL career, scored 28 runs off of 15 balls for Mumbai in addition to taking a wicket.
Malti, Chahar’s sister, posted a funny meme on social media to commemorate his first appearance for MI. The main character in the Telugu film “Baahubali” is stabbed by his own uncle, Kattappa, in a scene that Malti comically contrasted to her brother’s play against his old side.
Malti shared a collage of Chahar’s on-field moment and the backstabbing sequence from the film “Baahubali” on her Instagram story.Speaking of the game, Gaikwad combined timing and aggression to knock six fours and three sixes while reaching his fifty in 22 balls, his fastest half-century in the tournament, after Noor Ahmad’s 4-18 and Khaleel Ahmed’s 3-29 helped CSK limit MI to 155/9.
Ravindra held one end strong to strike an undefeated 45-ball 65, packed with two fours and four sixes, as CSK sealed a nerve-wracking victory despite wickets tumbling from the other end.
The biggest plus for MI, who haven’t won their first IPL game since 2012, would be rookie Vignesh Puthur’s 3-32 run.”I would have preferred to have been more clinical, but such is the nature of the game. I’m glad to have won. “I am really glad to shift my position, and it provides the team more balance,” CSK captain Gaikwad said following the victory. “it is the team’s requirement (talking about the move to bat at three).
“The spinners were spot on, and we were ecstatic when all three of them bowled simultaneously at Chepauk immediately following the auction. We wanted Khaleel on the team because he has experience and Noor is an X factor. It’s also nice to have Ash on board,” he continued.
