CSK’s youngsters made records as soon as they come, legendary also left behind, now Chennai’s new opener reached the top in this list
Chennai Super Kings, captained by Dhoni, may have been out of the playoff race in IPL 2025, but the team has found a glowing star as Ayush Mhatre. In the last league match against the Gujarat Titans, the young opener batted quickly and made a record of the fastest strike rate for CSK. Ayush not only left behind seniors like Ajinkya Rahane and Jadeja, but also won the hearts of fans with his explosive style.
The journey of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025 may have stopped before the playoffs, but young batsman Ayush Mhatre left a big record on the go. In the match against Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ayush scored a stormy innings of 34 runs off 17 balls. With this innings, he set a record of the highest strike rate from CSK in a season (among the players playing at least 100 balls).
Earlier this record was named after Ajinkya Rahane, while Ravindra Jadeja and Michael Hussey are also included in this list. But Ayush overtook everyone with a strike rate of 188.97 in the 2025 season.
The fastest strike rate for CSK in a season (batting off at least 100 balls):
- 188.97 – Ayush Mhatre (2025)
- 172.50 – Ajinkya Rahane (2023)
- 171.80 – Ravindra Jadeja (2020)
- 168.00 – Michael Hussey (2008)
Starting the innings against Gujarat, Ayush hit 28 runs alone in Arshad Khan’s over in the fourth over. However, in the fourth over itself, he was caught by Mohammad Siraj in the face of playing a big shot off the famous Krishna ball itself.
In this match, Chennai won the toss and decided to bat first and hit 230 runs for 5 wickets. In this innings, Dewald Bravis also scored an explosive innings of 57 runs off 23 balls. Ayush Mhatre got a place in the team after Ruturaj Gaikwad was injured in the season and scored a total of 240 runs in 8 innings at a strike rate of 188.97. His biggest innings was 94 runs.
Now that the CSK is out of the playoff race, the team would like to end their season with victory, while Gujarat is eyeing the top position.
