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Mumbai Indians continued their streak of losing their first league after they lost against Chennai Super Kings in the third match of IPL 2025 at M.A Chidambaram Stadium. Ruturaj Gaikwad-led side kickstarted their campaign with a four-wicket win. Despite losing the game, MI found a new star in the form of 24-year-old Vignesh Puthur. The left-arm spinner gave a ray of hope to MI by taking three wickets in his debut IPL match. His wickets included, CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda.
After the match, Vignesh Puthur also got acknowledgement for his fighting performance as franchise owner Nita Ambani presented him with the dressing room best bowler award. In a video posted by MI on their X, Nita Ambani lauded Vignesh for his performance against CSK. After that, the young spinner can also be seen touching her feet as a mark of respect.
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Never thought I would play with these players: Vignesh Puthur after winning dressing room best bowler
After getting recognsied as the best bowler of the match, Vignesh Puthur thanked MI’s stand-in skipper in that game Suryakumar Yadav for giving him a chance against CSK. "I want to thank MI franchise for giving me the opportunity to play the match. I never thought in my life I would play with all these players. I am very happy. We could've won today. Thank you so much team," Vignesh said.
"Also, our captain. Surya bhai was very supportive. That is why I never felt that much pressure. Thanks for supporting me," he added. Notably, Vignesh Puthur hasn’t played any domestic game for Kerala and this was the first time he was seen playing in professional cricket. He earned the spotlight for his performance in the Kerala Cricket League and was also MI Cape Town’s net bowler in the 2025 SA 20 league.
