A Mhatre exploded onto the IPL stage in 2025 with Chennai Super Kings, announcing himself as one of the most fearless young batters in the league. Across seven innings the 24-year-old hammered 240 runs off 127 balls, striking at a blistering 188 – the kind of strike-rate that redefines death-overs batting. Forty-two of those runs came from 31 fours and 11 sixes, a ratio that showcases both precision and power. His standout knock arrived against Delhi when he fell six short of a maiden hundred, carving 94 off 43 balls to flip a chase on its head. Though centuries remain on the bucket list, Mhatre’s first campaign already features a half-century and a highest score that sits just under triple figures, proof that big hundreds are inevitable. With zero wickets and no bowling duties assigned, the message from CSK is clear: Mhatre is a specialist game-changer with the bat, and every ball he faces is an event worth tuning in for.

Ajinkya Rahane IPL journey spans 17 seasons, 183 innings and a mountain of 5,032 runs that have come off 4,025 balls at a brisk strike-rate of 125. The Mumbai-born right-hander has punished bowlers for 514 fours and 123 sixes, crossing fifty 33 times and reaching three figures on two memorable occasions, the highest being an unbeaten 105. After stints with Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Rising Pune Supergiant, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings, he is back with Kolkata Knight Riders for IPL 2025. While Rahane has rolled his arm over only once in the league, picking up a solitary wicket in a six-ball cameo that cost five runs, he remains celebrated as one of the league’s most technically sound and consistent top-order batsmen.

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