MI vs CSK | Twitter in shock as youngest ever CSKian Ayush Mhatre's fearless 32 stuns Wankhede

Chennai Super Kings' powerplay woes in the ongoing season seemed slated to continue against the Mumbai Indians on Sunday as the side managed a paltry 16 runs in the first three overs against the swinging ball before Rachin Ravindra nicked off Ashwini Kumar's first delivery in the game. While the departure was met with the quiet fanfare, some murmurs began to run amock as 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre walked out for his professional T20 debut, hoping to fill in the big shoes of Ruturaj Gaikwad. There were little expectations from the youngster, but even the little was blown to smithereens with the way the Mumbaikar impressed at his home venue.

Ayush nearly departed first ball to an Ashwini peach but when he returned to the strike a couple balls later, the tables quickly turned. Ayush began his onslaught with a beautiful drive down the ground to a fullish delivery before stamping his authority with an effortless flick off his pads for a six. However, he saved the best for last as Aswini went short but the teenager was more than ready for it as he rocked onto his back foot and pummelled the ball beyond the ropes.

Ayush added three more boundaries to race to 32 off 14 deliveries before finally holing out to Deepak Chahar, but his antics were enough to gain the congratulations and a pat on the head from domestic senior Suryakumar Yadav. Twitter, unsurprisingly, was gushing.

What a Shot!

Dream Debut!

Hope!

Brilliant!

True!

Spark is there!

What a debut!

Power Hit!

Dream debut!

On fire!