In the 3rd match of the IPL 2025, two great teams, Chennai Super Kings, were against each other at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. In the high-voltage encounter, CSK won the toss and elected to bowl first on the pitch, which was well balanced. Mumbai Indians new opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Rayn Rickelton could not last long. In the very first over of the inning, Rohit Sharma flicked the ball straight into the hands of Shivam Dube. Rickelton and Will Jacks also went back without making any impact with the bat. Skipper Suryakumar Yadav and young Indian batter Tikak Verma had a short stay at the crease to bring the moment back. After their dismissals, Mumbai Indians were in trouble and were struggling to score runs. At the end, a good hand from Deepak Chahar, 28, in just 15 balls helped MI to score 155 runs. Also Read | Watch: MS Dhoni’s Hilarious Bat Treatment for Deepak Chahar Goes Viral Coming for the chase, Chennai Super Kings also formed a new opening pair of Rachin Ravindra and Rahul Trapathi that did not work for CSK. Tripathi lost his wicket early, but Ravindra held the crease from the other end. Skipper Ruturaj joins the party with the Kiwi batter and has a good partnership. CSK’s skipper scored a quick-fire half-century and went back to the dressing room. Young spinner Vignesh Puthur created problems for Chennai Super Kings in the middle overs, and he delivered a beautiful bowling display. He picked crucial wickets that helped ME to take the game a little bit deeper. Rachin Ravindra was solid as a rock as he never let the pressure mounting on CSK chase; he soon scored his half-century and had little partnership with Ravindra Jadeja. At the end, CSK won the match with four wickets and five balls in hand and started their season with a solid victory.