CSK vs MI Match 3 IPL 2025 Live Coverage: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Timeline, Analysis, Cricket Tips and Ball by Ball Prediction

11:06 PM: CSK registers their first win of the season
 

Chennai Super Kings defeated arch-rivals, Mumbai Indians by four wickets. Even with four runs needed to win the match, MS Dhoni had to come to the crease to fulfill the wish of every person present in the stands at the Chidambaram Stadium.
 

Rachin Ravindra with a match-winning half century sealed the win for the hosts by smashing a six on the first ball of the final over. Ravindra Jadeja played a great supporting hand to the Kiwi batter. However, the Indian all-rounder was dismissed in the penultimate over of the match with Deepak Chahar affecting a run out at keeper’s end.

10:58 PM: Vignesh Puthur bowls out
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 150/5 after 18 overs. Need 6 runs in 12 balls. Rachin: 59* (44), Jadeja: 15* (14)
 

SKY turned to his best bowler of the night to bowl the 18th over. Vignesh Puthur could not close out his spell as ferociously as he started it. He was smashed for a six on the third ball of the over by Rachin Ravindra. The Kiwi batter completed a well-fought half-century and has possibly sealed the win for the hosts. The over ended with yet another maximum from Rachin.

10:54 PM: Is that the game for CSK?
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 135/5 after 17 overs. Need 21 runs in 18 balls. Rachin: 46* (41), Jadeja: 13* (11)
 

Coming into the 17th over, CSK needed to score 31 runs in the final four overs. They scored 10 runs in the over to put them ahead of their arch-rivals heading into the last three overs. 

Coming back to the over, Trent Boult came back into the attack. The left-arm pacer is not known for his death bowling abilities. He was hit for a four on the second delivery of the over by Ravindra Jadeja. 

10:46 PM: When will SKY get Vignesh to bowl his last over?
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 125/5 after 16 overs. Need 31 runs in 24 balls. Rachin: 44* (39), Jadeja: 5* (7)
 

It does not happen every day that you make your professional debut in the IPL while playing for the five-time champions, Mumbai Indians against arch-rivals, Chennai Super Kings. Vignesh Puthur has not only done that but has also proven to be the best bowler on display for the visitors. He has picked up three wickets in three overs. His last over could be the turning point of the game. It will be interesting to see when Suryakumar brings the young spinner to the attack.

10:42 PM: Will Jacks picks the fifth wicket for MI
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 119/5 after 15 overs. Need 37 runs in 30 balls. Rachin: 41* (36), Jadeja: 2* (4)
 

Will Jacks gets his first wicket of the match as he clean bowled his countryman, Sam Curran. The fifth wicket has seemed to opened the doors for MI. He claimed the wicket on the first ball of the 15th over. There was an appeal on the very next delivery against Ravindra Jadeja. MI took a review, however, it remained unsuccessful as the ball missed the wickets. Could the visitors stage a comeback and provided us with another thrilling finish?

10:30 PM: MI unearths yet another gem?
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 108/4 after 12 overs. Need 48 runs in 48 balls. Rachin: 35* (30)
 

Vignesh Puthur picked his third wicket of the match in as many overs. He makes it into the long list of gems unearthed by the scouting team of Mumbai Indians. Puthur added Deepak Hooda to his wicket tally having already picked up Gaikwad and Dube.

10:20 PM: Vignesh gets his second wicket of the night
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 96/3 after 10 overs. Need 60 runs in 60 balls. Rachin: 26* (23), Hooda: 1* (1)
 

Vignesh Puthur continues to create a strong impact on his debut. He picks his second wicket of the game. Shivam Dube has to make the long walk back to the pavilion. 
 

Chennai Super Kings seemed to be taking the game away from the grasp of Mumbai Indians. It looked like that Ruturaj Gaikwad’s wicket did not deviate the Shivam Dube from his plans. The Indian batter carries a great reputation of being a spin basher and he showed glimpses of it by smashing Will Jacks for a six in the ninth over. Will Dube’s wicket help MI to get back into this game?

10:10 PM: Vignesh creates an immediate impact
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 79/2 after 8 overs. Need 78 runs in 72 balls. Rachin: 21* (18)
 

MI’s impact player, Vignesh Puthur came into the attack to bowl the eighth over of the innings. He accounted for Ruturaj Gaikwad’s wicket. The CSK skipper was looking dangerous. The young left-arm wrist spinner had replaced Rohit Sharma on the field. Could this wicket open the door for Mumbai Indians or is it too little too late?

10:05 PM: Gaikwad puts CSK in the driving seat
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 74/1 after 7 overs. Need 82 runs in 78 balls. Rachin: 20* (17), Gaikwad: 50* (22)
 

Ruturaj Gaikwad is playing a gem of a knock. The CSK skipper is leading from the fron and has almost sealed the victory for his side. He reached his half-century in 22 balls having hit six fours and three sixes.

9:59 PM: CSK ends the powerplay on a high
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 62/1 after 6 overs. Need 94 runs in 84 balls. Rachin: 16* (14), Gaikwad: 42* (19)
 

Mitchell Santner came into the attack to bowl the last over of the powerplay. He was greeted by a six from Gaikwad on his third delivery of the spell. An inside out on the fifth delivery and a sweep on the final ball helped Gaikwad collect two more boundaries in the over.
 

Like Deepak Chahar, the Kiwi spinner too is an ex-CSK bowler. He would need to create the similar impact to make things interesting in the clash between the two five-time champions.

9:53 PM: The new kid on the block goes for 13 runs
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 48/1 after 5 overs. Need 108 runs in 15 overs. Rachin: 16* (14), Gaikwad: 28* (13)
 

Satyanarayan Raju is the new kid on the block for the Mumbai Indians. The right-arm pacer came into the attack to bowl the fifth over. He was cut for two fours by the opposing skipper after bowling two identical short-pitch balls. 

9:44 PM: CSK skipper takes the charge against arch-rivals
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 24/1 after 3 overs. Need 132 runs in 17 overs. Rachin: 9* (9), Gaikwad: 12* (6)
 

Ruturaj Gaikwad begins his innings on a great note. The CSK skipper smashed two boundaries in as many balls to welcome Trent Boult in his second over. He is striking at a rate of 200 having scored 12 runs in six balls.

9:39 PM: Deepak Chahar shows no love for former team
 

Chennai Super Kings are at 12/1 after 2 overs. Need 144 runs in 18 overs. Rachin: 8* (8), Gaikwad: 1* (1)
 

Deepak Chahar after turning it on with the bat in hand has provided the first breakthrough for the Mumbai Indians. Playing against his former team the right-arm pacer picked up Rahul Tripathi’s wicket with just his fourth ball in the game.

9:26 PM: Mumbai sets a target of 156 for CSK, would it be enough?
 

Thanks to a great surge by ex-CSK bowler, Deepak Chahar, Mumbai Indians scored 155 runs in 20 overs. For the better part of their innings it seemed like the Suryakumar Yadav-led side would be bundled out for a much lower score. However, Chahar made 28 runs off 15 deliveries hitting two fours and sixes each.
 

The hosts would need to bat at a run-rate of 7.8 runs per over. Will the duo of Trent Boult and Chahar weave magic for Mumbai with the new ball? Let’s find out in a short while in the second innings.

8:55 PM: Noor Ahmad picks Naman Dhir as his 4th wicket
 

Mumbai Indians are at 120/7 after 17 overs. Santner: 6* (9), Chahar: 1* (4)
 

Noor Ahmad completes a four-wicket haul on his CSK debut. The Chepauk pitch seems to be suiting him. The Afghan spinner has turned the game on its head. He has pushed the Super Kings into the driving seat.

8:47 PM: Dhir needs to play a rescue act for MI
 

Mumbai Indians are at 118/6 after 16 overs. Naman: 17* (11), Santner: 5* (8)
 

Naman Dhir needs to play a rescue act for the Mumbai Indians if they go on to put a respectable total on the board. He has got a start but would need to stay till the very end to push a good total.

8:36 PM: Spinners choke the middle-order batter of MI
 

Mumbai Indians are at 96/6 after 13 overs. Naman: 1* (1)
 

CSK spinners put on the chokehold over MI batters. Noor Ahmad and Ashwin have bowled in tandem since the end of the ninth over and have conceded only 20 runs in four overs. The Afghan spinner first got Surya’s wicket and in his following over accounted for debutant, Robin Minz. In the same over, he accounted for Tilak Varma’s wicket.

8:26 PM: Noor Ahmad picks Surya at a crucial juncture
 

Mumbai Indians are at 91/4 after 11 overs. Tilak: 30* (21), Robin Minz: 1* (2)
 

Noor Ahmad accounted for Suryakumar Yadav’s wicket. The wicket came at a crucial juncture in the match. However, it was MS Dhoni who once again defied age as he made a quick stumping to get rid of the MI skipper.

8:11 PM: Surya-Tilak steadies the ship for the visitors
 

Mumbai Indians are at 66/3 after 8 overs. Suryakumar: 25* (21), Tilak: 15* (10)https://cricopinion.com/cricket-teams/kolkata-knight-riders-kkr-ipl
 

Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma have steadied the ship for the Mumbai Indians after they had lost three wickets with only 36 runs on the board. They have shared a 30-run stand for the fourth wicket. While the rate of scoring has been pretty low one could expect them to step on the accelerator once they get set.

7:55 PM: Ashwin strikes on his comeback in the yellow jersey
 

Mumbai Indians are at 44/3 after 5 overs. Suryakumar: 12* (10)
 

Ravichandran Ashwin making a comeback for the Chennai Super Kings struck with the wicket of Will Jacks.

7:46 PM: Khaleel picks up his second wicket of the night
 

Mumbai Indians are at 21/2 after 3 overs. Will: 8* (3), Suryakumar: 0* (4)
 

Khaleel Ahmed rattled the stumps as Ryan Rickelton was dismissed after scoring only 13 runs in seven balls. 

7:38 PM: Khaleel breathes fire in his first over
 

Mumbai Indians are at 12/1 after 1.3 over. Will: 4* (2), Rickelton: 8* (3)
 

Khaleel Ahmed begins with a four-run over. He was struck for a boundary on the last ball of the first over. In the first five balls, he beat the batters consistently.

7:33 PM: Rohit gets out for a duck
 

Mumbai Indians are at 0/1 after 0.4 over. Rohit: 0 (4)
 

Khaleel Ahmed shines on his debut for Chennai Super Kings. The left-arm pacer dismissed Rohit Sharma for a four-ball duck.

6:00 PM: Predicted playing XIIs

Both Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians feature some of the best players in their respective lineups. Given the rivalry between the two sides, every player would be raring to make a mark in today’s fixture. While MI would be missing their key players, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah, the clash would still feature some of the past champions.

The overall CSK vs MI head-to-head record has been dominated by the visitors. MI has emerged victorious in 20 out of the 37 games. CSK’s strength over the years has been their home ground and their spinners. The men in yellow have increased their spin-bowling strength with the addition of Ravichandran Ashwin and Noor Ahmad.

CSK Predicted playing XII

Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

MI Predicted playing XII

Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav (C), Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Mujeeb ur Rahman