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On Sunday, March 23, following the completion of Match 3 of the 2023 Indian Premier League between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, MS Dhoni was spotted giving encouraging remarks to IPL rookie Vignesh Puthur. With three wickets in his four-over performance, the 24-year-old rookie stole the show for MI in a losing cause.
During the standard post-match handshakes between the players on both teams, the seasoned veteran was seen rubbing the young player’s shoulder and chatting with him for a little while.
With a broad smile on his face, Vignesh Puthur was relishing the moment’s significance.
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The men in 💛 take home the honours! 💪
A classic clash in Chennai ends in the favour of #CSK ✨
Scorecard ▶ https://t.co/QlMj4G7kV0#TATAIPL | #CSKvMI | @ChennaiIPL pic.twitter.com/ZGPkkmsRHe
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) March 23, 2025
Rohit Sharma was replaced as an Impact Player at the start of the second innings of the match by the left-arm wrist-spinner. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s intimidating presence at the crease was eliminated in Puthur’s first over after he was purchased for INR 30 lakh at the November 2024 mega auction.
In the following overs, he took a few more wickets, bringing his total to 3/32 in four overs. With five deliveries remaining in the game, CSK ultimately won by a score of four wickets. With an undefeated 65* from 45 deliveries, Rachin Ravindra gave his team the victory. His quick 67-run collaboration with Gaikwad (53 off 26) laid the groundwork for CSK.
In terms of MI, they did not have a particularly impressive performance at Chepauk. With Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav scoring 31 and 29, respectively, they were only able to produce 155/9 at the end of their 20 overs. Deepak Chahar’s late cameo of 28 runs off 15 balls also helped. Additionally, Naman Dhir’s overall performance was significant. He gave up just 12 runs in his three overs while scoring 17 off 12 deliveries.
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