Meet Ayush Mhatre: CSK's 17-year-old IPL debutant who smashed 15-ball 32 against Mumbai Indians; all you need to know

Ayush Mhatre, 17-year-old batting sensation from Mumbai, made his IPL debut for Chennai Super Kings against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

Ayush Mhatre's batting position

Ayush Mhatre batted at number 3 position, the biggest issue for Chennai Super Kings this season. CSK's number three batters accumulated 147 runs in the first 7 matches at an average of 21. CSK remain as the only side, whose number 3 hasn't scored a fifty this season.

Ayush Mhatre scored 32 off 15 balls. After 10 overs, Mhatre scored 32 off 15 and the other CSK batters made 37 off 45 balls.

Who’s Ayush Mhatre?

Ayush Mhatre, the 17-year old right-hander made his domestic debut in the Irani Trophy, last October. Mhatre opened the innings with Prithvi Shaw and scored 19 runs. The star studded Mumbai team was led by current KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane and also comprised the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Shardul Thakur and Sarfaraz Khan.

Ayush Mhatre made way for Rohit Sharma, when the Indian captain featured in Mumbai's Ranji Trophy game against Jammu & Kashmir.

Ayush Mhatre’s achievements

Youngest batter to score 150-plus in List A cricket: 181 off 117 balls v Nagaland, Age: 17 years and 291 days.

Fifty on Ranji debut - 52 from 71 vs Baroda

Century against the team led by CSK captain in Ranji Trophy - 176 from 232 vs Maharashtra, captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad

Under19 Asia Cup 2024/25 - 2nd most runs (176) for Indian U19 team

Ayush Mhatre has taken 7 wickets in List A cricket, which includes the wicket of India and Sunrisers Hyderabad opener, Abhishek Sharma.

Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2025

Chennai Super Kings started the campaign in fine fashion, beating their biggest rivals Mumbai Indians. However, things took a dramatic turn and CSK lost five consecutive matches. MS Dhoni took over the captaincy mid-season after Ruturaj Gaikwad was ruled out of the season due to injury. Dhoni's all-round performance against Lucknow Super Giants stemmed the slide last week. CSK remain at 10th place with 2 wins from 7 matches. 

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