PVSN Raju IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians' new-ball weapon lights up debut season with 1-wicket burst and 100% strike-rate cameo Making his IPL bow in the 2025 season with Mumbai Indians, PVSN Raju announced himself as an exciting pace-bowling all-rounder who can swing a game in a flash. Sent in to bowl in both of MI’s opening fixtures, the left-armer sent down 24 fiery balls, claiming a vital scalp in each appearance and showing fearless intent despite conceding 53 runs. His economy of 13.25 reflects the high-risk, high-reward role he embraced while attacking the stumps, and a sharp strike-rate of 24 balls per wicket underlines his knack for breaking partnerships. With the bat, Raju walked out in the only innings he played and nonchalantly tucked his first legal delivery for a single, finishing unbeaten on 1 off 1 at a perfect 100 strike-rate. While the sample size is small, the immediate impact with both disciplines has already set social media buzzing: one wicket, one run, one statement that MI have uncovered a genuine 360-degree match-winner for the seasons ahead.

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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