In Sunday’s IPL 2025 encounter against the Mumbai Indians (MI), left-arm wrist spinner Noor Ahmad of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) praised experienced keeper-batter MS Dhoni for achieving a magnificent stumping off his bowling. Suryakumar Yadav, the MI captain in reserve, was stumped by Dhoni (43), who defied age with a lightning-fast reaction time of 0.12 seconds.
Chennai Super Kings emerged victorious against Mumbai Indians by four wickets when they played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. Mumbai batted first after Chennai won the toss while finishing their innings with 155-9 runs. Noor participated in his first IPL game for Super Kings to deliver exceptional bowling numbers of 4-18. Chasing the target became possible when CSK reached their destination in the nineteenth over.
The exceptional bowling expertise of Noor secured him the Player of the Match honor. After Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians during the post-match celebration the 20-year-old Afghan spinner selected his preferred wicket from the game. Without delay the bowler chose Dhoni’s crucial role in getting Suryakumar out from all the wickets he took. He stated:
“Surya’s wicket was special. That stumping from Mahi bhai was out of the world. That was like electric stuff.”
Noor Ahmad
Noor made the following claim about what it means to have a legend like Dhoni behind the stumps:
“It feels great to have someone like Mahi bhai behind the stumps; it is a big support for me.”
Noor Ahmad
The wrist spinner also got rid of Robin Minz (3), Tilak Varma (31) and Naman Dhir (17) in addition to Suryakumar. Considering his outstanding bowling, he remarked:
“Most of my focus was to land the ball in the right area, and then let the ball [do the] work.
Noor Ahmad
“It feels great to play around the world, but it feels special to play here in IPL. I’m happy for the opportunity today and I delivered for the team. Happy for the contribution.”
Noor Ahmad
Khaleel Ahmed, a left-arm pacer, had an outstanding bowling effort, recording figures of 3-29 in four overs, while Noor was the star with four wickets.
Rachin And Gaikwad Shine In CSK’s Chase Despite Noor Ahmad’s Bowling Brilliance
At Chepauk, Noor’s four-wicket performance made sure that CSK held the Mumbai Indians to a manageable score. Rahul Tripathi fell cheaply for two during the pursuit. But with opposing fifties, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (53 off 26) and opener Rachin Ravindra (65* off 45) led the chase.
With three sixes and six fours, Gaikwad set the tone for the innings. Rachin acted as the chase’s anchor, only revealing himself toward the conclusion. Along with the winning hit, the Kiwi smashed four sixes and two fours.
