Dream on

Chennai Super Kings: Chennai Super Kings batter Ayush Mhatre conceded that he ‘wasn’t able to get going’ at a juncture when the team needed boundaries in their 23-run win over Delhi Capitals in IPL 2026, adding that he was fine with the plan of him being retired out.

Mhatre slammed 59 off 36 deliveries - his second fifty of the season via three fours and four sixes – and shared a 113-run stand with centurion Sanju Samson before being retired out to send in Shivam Dube, who hit a brisk 20 off 10 balls, laced with two fours and a six in the last two overs and take CSK to a massive 212/2.

“There was nothing much. I was batting and the team needed some big shots. Shivam also can hit big shots. I wasn’t really able to get going, so the team planned it that way. It happens in the game. This CSK team is very different and feels like a family for me. They treat me like a kid, so I really enjoy playing with them. The support staff is also helping a lot and working hard for us,” said Mhatre to JioStar.