Delhi: In the third match of IPL 2025, Chennai Super Kings faced Mumbai Indians on Sunday. In this high -voltage match, Chennai captain Rituraj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be correct.
Mumbai’s weak performance
The team of Mumbai Indians could score only 155 runs in 20 overs at the loss of 9 wickets. The important role behind this was Noor Ahmed bowled brilliantly. Afghanistan spinner Noor Ahmed bowled 4 overs and spent very few runs, causing Mumbai team to struggle. Apart from Noor, Khalil Ahmed also took 3 wickets.
Noor’s record breaking performance
Noor Ahmed took 4 wickets for 18 runs at an economy rate of 4.50. He sent Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Robin Minj and Naman Dhir to the pavilion with their bowling. With this excellent performance, Noor set the best bowling record against Mumbai Indians in the history of Chennai Super Kings. He achieved this feat by overtaking Ravindra Jadeja. Earlier, no Chennai spinner was able to take 4 wickets against Mumbai.
One over! Two good from noor! #CSKVMI #WHISTLEPODU #Yellove pic.twitter.com/bhhpmw9dgd
– Chennai Super Kings (@chennaiipl) March 23, 2025
Best bowling by CSK spinner against MI
| Wicket (Wicket/Run) | Bowler | place | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4/18 | Noor Ahmed | Chennai | 2025 |
| 3/20 | Ravindra jadeja | Wankhede | 2023 |
| 3/29 | Ravindra jadeja | Wankhede | 2013 |
| 3/30 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Wankhede | 2014 |
| 3/31 | Ravindra jadeja | Delhi | 2013 |
Noor Ahmed’s IPL career
Noor is part of IPL since 2022. Gujarat Titans included him in his team for Rs 30 lakh. Chennai Super Kings snatched Noor from Gujarat in the mega auction before IPL 2025. Chennai bought him for Rs 10 crore. Earlier, Chennai bought Noor for Rs 5 crore, but Gujarat Titans tried to keep Noor with the Right to Match card, but in the end Chennai included him in his team for Rs 10 crore.
Noor’s performance in IPL 2023
In IPL 2023, Noor Ahmed played 13 matches and took 16 wickets. In the previous season too, he took 8 wickets in 10 matches, which is evidence of his great performance. Noor Ahmed’s bowling played an important role in the victory of Chennai Super Kings in this match and his record was recorded in history. Due to his performance, he was voted ‘Player of the Match’ in this match.
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