Delhi: Ayush Mahatre and Shaikh Rashid set a big record in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. However, in this match, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lost by 5 wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). This exciting match was played on Friday at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni captained, CSK dropped regular opener Rachin Ravindra and gave Dewold Brevis a chance to debut in IPL. After this, Mahatre was promoted in the batting order. The 17 -year -old Mahatre, who batted at number three in his first match against Mumbai Indians (Mi), came out to open with 20 -year -old Rashid.
Mahatre and Rashid took a big record in the history of IPL. This was the first time when both openers of a team were 20 years or less. This was the fifth chance in the IPL, when a team fielded players under 21 years of age as both openers.
However, this opening partnership ended very quickly, as Shami gave Rashid out of Golden Duck and gave a big blow to CSK. Apart from him, Mahatre continued his IPL career with 34 runs off 19 balls.
Example of two openers aged 21 or less –
| Player | Team | rival | Year |
| Ayush Mhatre (17 years, 283 days), Sheikh Rashid (20 years, 213 days) | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2025 |
| Sanju Samson (21 years, 176 days), Rishabh Pant (18 years, 214 days) | Delhi daredevils | Rising Pune Supergiant | 2016 |
| Tom Banton (21 years, 338 days), Shubman Gill (21 years, 34 days) | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2020 |
| Abhishek Sharma (21 years, 255 days), Priyam Garg (21 years, 168 days) | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Mumbai Indians | 2020 |
| Abhishek Sharma (21 years, 260 days), Priyam Garg (21 years, 173 days) | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Punjab kings | 2022 |
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