Mhatre brought up his second half century of the season and stitched together a partnership with Sanju Samson to help Chennai Super Kings build momentum and score at over ten runs per over.
Mhatre was timing the ball well and finding the boundary on regular occasions for the majority of his innings but once he crossed his half century, the 18-year-old lost his rythm.
With a foundation set for a 200 plus total, Mhatre, in an attempt to switch gears struggled to connect with his shots and with time and overs running out, the team decided to call him back and introduce Shivam Dube.
The move paid off as Dube helped CSK finish on 212 by scoring 20 runs from 10 balls. This is the only the sixth instance of a batter being retired out in the history of the IPL.
The previous batters to have been retired out are Ravichandran Ashwin (Rajasthan Royals vs LSG, 2022), Atharva Taide (Punjab Kings vs DC, 2023), Sai Sudharsan (Gujarat Titans vs MI, 2023), Tilak Varma (Mumbai Indians vs LSG, 2025), Devon Conway (Chennai Super Kings vs PBKS, 2025).
Published on Apr 11, 2026
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