Mumbai Indians ended their long wait for beating Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League as they defeated the MS Dhoni-led side in the 2025 season after 1074 days. MI chased down the 177-run target pretty easily in their reverse fixture against CSK at Wankhede on Sunday, April 20 with Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav starring for the hosts. Rohit and Surya slammed blistering half-tons as MI chased down the score in 15.4 overs with nine wickets in hand.
Rohit hit his first fifty of the season as he sent the Wankhede crowd into Euphoria. He had got off to starts in the previous innings, but was not getting a noteworthy knock. Rohit punished the CSK bowlers all around the park and brought up his half ton. This was his ninth fifty against CSK in the Indian cash-rich league, which is now the joint-most for anyone against the Super Kings.
Most 50+ scores against CSK in IPL:
9 - Shikhar Dhawan
9 - Virat Kohli
9 - David Warner
9 - Rohit Sharma
6 - KL Rahul
Suryakumar Yadav complimented Rohit extremely well as both of them made short work of CSK. MI got off to a strong start on the back of Rohit and Ryan Rickelton. Ravindra Jadeja got the only wicket for CSK as he dismissed Rickelton caught at deep mid-wicket. Rohit and Surya joined hands and forged a strong stand. Surya kept unleashing his sweeps in his stroke-filled 68-run knock from 30 balls laced with five sixes and six fours. Rohit was at his best too, having scored 76 from 45 balls with six sixes and four fours.
Meanwhile, CSK had earlier hit 176 on the back of half centuries from Ravindra Jadeja and Shivam Dube. After being slow in the middle phase, the two exploded themselves in the later part of the innings and put CSK beyond 170. Earlier, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya had won the toss and opted to bowl first.
MI have defeated CSK for the first time after 1074 days. They defeated them on 12th May 2022 at Wankhede and suffered four consecutive losses.