Rohit Sharma IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians (MI) batsman and former captain Rohit Sharma has joined Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik in an unfortunate record. He has now become the player with the highest number of ducks in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). This dubious achievement occurred during the IPL’s ‘El Clasico’ against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Chepauk Stadium.

Rohit faced three deliveries from Khaleel Ahmed before being dismissed, caught by Shivam Dubey at mid-wicket, after scoring a duck on just four balls. Following his dismissal, the Mumbai innings began to crumble. This marked Rohit’s 18th duck in the IPL, equaling the records held by Maxwell and Karthik, who have also been dismissed for zero 18 times in the league. Maxwell achieved this in 129 innings across 134 matches, while Karthik reached this milestone in 234 innings over 257 matches. Rohit set this unwelcome record in his 258th match.

In the Battle of Champions at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and opted to bowl first against MI, who were without their captain Hardik Pandya and leading pacer Jasprit Bumrah. Suryakumar Yadav stepped in as captain during Pandya’s absence, but MI struggled to find their rhythm in Chennai.

Summary of the match

In an exciting IPL 2025 match, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) triumphed over Mumbai Indians (MI) by 4 wickets, securing a remarkable victory. After winning the toss and electing to bowl first, CSK made a strong start, with Khaleel Ahmed taking 3 wickets for 29 runs, which left MI reeling at 36/3 early on. Although Suryakumar Yadav (29) and Tilak Verma (31) attempted to stabilize the innings with a partnership of 51 runs, the impressive bowling performance from Noor Ahmed (4/18) restricted Mumbai to a total of 155/9.

CSK struggling at the beginning

CSK experienced a challenging beginning in their pursuit of the target, with Rahul Tripathi (2) dismissed early on. Nevertheless, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (53) and Rachin Ravindra (65*) delivered exceptional performances, placing the team in a commanding position. Mumbai’s promising spinner Vignesh Puthur (3/32) attempted to disrupt CSK’s innings, but ultimately, Rachin and Ravindra Jadeja (17) remained composed, guiding the team to victory with five balls remaining.

The contributions of the bowlers and middle-order batsmen were crucial to CSK’s success, further demonstrating the team’s resilience.