IPL 2025: Khaleel Ahmed shines in first outing for CSK
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Left-arm seamer Khaleel Ahmed bowled full throttle for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in their opening IPL 2025 encounter against Mumbai Indians at home.
Khaleel, making his debut for the Super Kings, made early inroads in the MI batting line-up. He took three wickets as the five-time champions were restricted to 155/9 in 20 overs.
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Khaleel takes three wickets
Khaleel struck in his very first over for the Super Kings. He sent back senior batter Rohit Sharma for a four-ball duck.
Rohit's opening partner Ryan Rickelton made a counter-attack, but the CSK seamer dismissed him in the next over.
Khaleel's third wicket came in the form of Trent Boult, at the back end. He conceded 29 runs in four overs.
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Khaleel races to 77 IPL wickets
Khaleel made his IPL debut in 2018, for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). He joined Delhi Capitals (DC) in 2019.
The left-arm seamer was picked up by the Super Kings for ₹4.8 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
In a career spanning seven years, Khaleel has taken 77 wickets from 58 IPL encounters at an average of 24.80.
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Khaleel gets Rohit again
As per Cricbuzz, Khaleel dismissed Rohit for the third time in seven IPL innings. The former MI skipper has scored just 28 runs off just 43 balls against Khaleel. His dot ball percentage is 64.4.