IPL 2025: Youngster Ayush Mhatre makes his Chennai Super Kings debut vs MI

CSK's 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre made his IPL debut in the highly anticipated clash between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Wankhede Stadium. The young talented batter features in the eleven for the first time for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2025.  Ayush replaces Rahul Tripathi in the eleven as confirmed by MS Dhoni after the toss as MI decided to bowl first at the Wankhede Stadium.  Mhatre ends CSK debut with 32 runs  He's seventeen, he can't drive but CSK debutant Ayush Mhatre certainly can pull the ball onto the stands as was seen during Chennai Super Kings' super clash against Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2025 at the Wankhede Stadium.

17-year-old Ayush Mhatre got his chance in one of the highly anticipated clashes and decided to take with both hands, scoring 32 runs off just 15 deliveries on the night. Mhatre got himself 4 boundaries and 2 brilliant sixes on the night which impressed the likes of MS Dhoni and some of the MI players as well.  He is certainly a talent to look forward to as his knock gave CSK a decent start to their innings on the night.  Youngest players to play for CSK in IPL history 

Player	Age at Debut	Opponent	Venue	Year
Ayush Mhatre	17y 278d	vs MI	Wankhede	2025
Abhinav Mukund	18y 139d	vs RR	Chennai	2008
Ankit Rajpoot	19y 123d	vs MI	Chennai	2013
Matheesha Pathirana	19y 148d	vs GT	Wankhede	2022
Noor Ahmad	20y 79d	vs MI	Chennai	2025

Mumbai Indians Playing 11: Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar 

Chennai Super Kings Playing 11: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana 

  Top 10 youngest players to debut in the IPL: 

Rank	Player Name	Age at Debut	Debut Team	IPL Debut Year	Role
1	Vaibhav Suryavanshi	14 years 23 days	Rajasthan Royals	2025	Batter
2	Prayas Ray Barman	16 years 157 days	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2019	Left-arm spinner
3	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	17 years 11 days	Punjab Kings	2018	Mystery spinner
4	Riyan Parag	17 years 152 days	Rajasthan Royals	2019	Batting all-rounder
5	Pradeep Sangwan	17 years 179 days	Delhi Daredevils	2008	Left-arm pacer
6	Sarfaraz Khan	17 years 182 days	Royal Challengers Bangalore	2015	Middle-order batter
7	Washington Sundar	17 years 199 days	Rising Pune Supergiants	2017	All-rounder
8	Rahul Chahar	17 years 247 days	Rising Pune Supergiants	2017	Leg spinner
9	Abhishek Sharma	17 years 250 days	Delhi Capitals	2018	Batting all-rounder
10	Ishan Kishan	17 years 262 days	Gujarat Lions	2017	Wicketkeeper batter
11	Ayush Mhatre	17 years 278 days	Chennai Super Kings	2025	Batter