Ayush Mhatre was playing after scoring 59 runs in 36 balls, then why did he retire out?
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Chennai Super Kings registered their first win in this Indian Premier League by defeating Delhi Capitals (DC). During the match, a bold decision was taken to ‘retire out’ Ayush Mhatre at the crucial juncture of the innings. The reason behind this decision was revealed by Ayush himself after the match.
Ayush Mhatre was playing after scoring 59 runs in 36 balls, then why did he retire out?
New Delhi. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) finally got their first win in the Indian Premier League 2026 after three consecutive defeats. The team won against Delhi Capitals by 23 runs. Batting first, Chennai scored 212 runs for 2 wickets on the basis of Sanju Samson’s century and Ayush Mhatre’s fifty. In reply, Delhi team was all out for 189 runs. During the match, when Ayush was on 59 runs, he got the message to retire out and came out of the field. After the match, he talked about this decision of the team.
Chennai took a bold decision to ‘retire out’ Ayush Mhatre at the crucial juncture of their innings against Delhi Capitals (DC). The effect of this decision was that Shivam Dubey, who went to bat in his place, scored 20 runs on 10 balls for the team and took the score beyond 200 runs. Ultimately it proved helpful in getting them their first win of the season.
