Craig Overton made a short but explosive cameo in his IPL 2025 debut with Chennai Super Kings. Across two innings, the English all-rounder hammered 15 runs from just seven balls—an eye-watering strike-rate of 214. He cleared the ropes once, smashed one four and posted an unbeaten 11*, showing the finishing touch CSK craves at death overs. With the ball, Overton sent down 36 deliveries without picking up a wicket, conceding 83 runs at an economy of 13.83. While his three-over spells were expensive, the numbers underline a bowler trusted to operate in the powerplay and slog overs where risk is often rewarded. In only one season, Overton’s bat has already spoken louder than his ball—two innings, one maximum, one boundary and a strike-rate above 200—marking him as a late-overs hitting option for the five-time champions.

Shikhar Dhawan IPL Story: 17 seasons, 6,769 runs, 51 half-centuries, 768 fours, 152 sixes, 127 strike rate, 2 centuries, 106* highest, 221 innings, 5,324 balls faced.

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