In Match 38 of the IPL 2025 season, played on Sunday, April 20, at the legendary Wankhede Stadium, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) defeated their bitter rivals, the Mumbai Indians (MI), by scoring 176/5 in their 20 overs. Given the dew factor that affects nighttime games in Mumbai, MI captain Hardik Pandya chose to bowl first after winning the toss.
Rachin Ravindra was pulled early in the powerplay by youthful Ashwani Kumar, who would subsequently prove costly, so the decision paid off early. Ayush Mhatre, a 17-year-old CSK rookie, showed off his skill with a 15-ball 32 that included two maximums and four boundaries. But Deepak Chahar stopped knocking.
After nine overs, CSK was 66/3, and Shaik Rasheed was back in the dugout with 19 runs off of 20 balls. Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja continued the innings after this. In the end, Dube smashed two boundaries and four sixes, including three in one over against Ashwani, to achieve a 30-ball fifty after struggling at first, reaching 16 off 19 balls.
Later, however, Jadeja changed tactics and went after Trent Boult in the last over to end undefeated at 53 off 35 balls. With four boundaries and two sixes in his innings, he assisted CSK in reaching a decent total. In the meantime, Jasprit Bumrah finished with figures of 2/25 after dismissing captain MS Dhoni and the dangerous Dube in nine deliveries. Throughout the middle overs, Mitchell Santner controlled the run rate with his skill with the ball.
Meanwhile, here are the funniest mid-innings memes from MI vs CSK, Match 38 of IPL 2025:
Just CSK fans in 10 years’ time telling their kids that their team was responsible for providing shade for generations to come.
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— Manya (@CSKian716) April 20, 2025
Ayush mhatre to dube, jadeja pic.twitter.com/o8yAEffkiR
— 8384
(@IconTweetz_) April 20, 2025
Watching CSK batting can be injurious to your mantle health pic.twitter.com/HErprTcGAt
— 𝕯𝖆𝖗𝖊𝖓 (@darenface) April 20, 2025
Ambati Rayudu running to commentators box as soon as MS Dhoni comes to bat – pic.twitter.com/hphxiH6Lxq
— Pakchikpak Raja Babu (@HaramiParindey) April 20, 2025
Shivam Dube’s innings tonight pic.twitter.com/CRmB1qRcVg
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 20, 2025
6 yo Vaibhav Suryavanshi
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— mon (@4sacinom) April 20, 2025
Ravindra Jadeja today #MIvCSK #CSKvsMI pic.twitter.com/VenZjoIhDf
— Raja Babu (@GaurangBhardwa1) April 20, 2025
MS Dhoni today pic.twitter.com/Ii3oS1E13R
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 20, 2025