Suryakumar Yadav shows heartwarming gesture for Ayush Mhatre. | (Credits: X)
Mumbai Indians star Suryakumar Yadav walked up to 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre and patted him on the back for his explosive innings in the IPL 2025 clash on Sunday at the Wankhede Stadium. A picture of the same surfaced on social media as netizens applauded the right-handed batter for the gesture.
Mhatre, who MS Dhoni announced at the toss, came in for Rahul Tripathi, took on left-arm seamer Ashwani Kumar in his very first over, hammering him for two sixes and a four. The right-handed batter also hit a boundary off Deepak Chahar’s bowling but the latter dismissed the youngster for a 15-ball 32.
Hardik Pandya had earlier won the toss at the Wankhede Stadium
Earlier, in the night, Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya has won the toss at the Wankhede Stadium and opted to bowl first against the Super Kings in what is expected to be a high-voltage IPL 2025 clash. While Pandya announced an unchanged eleven, visiting captain MS Dhoni announced that 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre is debuting, coming in for Rahul Tripathi.
MI playing XI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar.
CSK playing XI: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
The Super Kings had defeated Mumbai Indians earlier in the season at the Chepauk; hence, the latter will be keen to settle the scores.
