MI vs CSK 2023: Ajinkya Rahane breaks MS Dhoni's 12-year-old record, helps Chennai to beat Mumbai at their home ground

Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by seven wickets at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Chennai's victory came on the back of a three-wicket haul from Ravindra Jadeja and a scorching half-century from Ajinkya Rahane. Batting first, MI scored 157 for 8 in 20 overs, with Ishan Kishan scoring 32 off 21 balls and 'Impact Player' Tim David adding 31 runs off 22 balls.

Ajinkya Rahane displayed a scorching 27-ball 61 after a stellar spin performance as Chennai Super Kings thrashed Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets at the Wankhede Stadium. Rahane hit the quickest fifty of the season (19 balls) as Chennai cruised to chase 158 runs with 11 balls to spare. CSK won their second game in a row, while MI lost their second game in a row and is yet to win a game, this season.

With his knock on Saturday, Rahane also equaled MS Dhoni's 12-year-old record of the fastest 50 against Mumbai Indians. Earlier, after winning the toss, Chennai Super Kings skipper MS opted to bowl first. MI playing their first game at Wankhede, started well as opener Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan added quick runs. Although, both failed to capitalize on the start they got and were dismissed soon. Rohit, in his innings, scored 21 runs off 13 balls while Kishan played a quick knock of 32 runs in 21 balls.

Mumbai Indians failed to play CSK's spinners

Kishan's wicket opened the floodgates for Mumbai Indians as they were quickly five down for 76 runs in 9 overs. The spin combo of Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Santner shared 5 wickets between them to restrict the home team to a par score of 157 for 8, setting the tone for Chennai's remarkable win.

Jadeja clinched three wickets, while Santener took two wickets. Notably, Suryakumar Yadav's poor run with the bat continues as he failed to score in this game as well. After this victory, Chennai sailed to the fourth position with two wins in four games. On the other hand, Mumbai are yet to register a win this season and, thus, are at the bottom of the table.