Watch: Digvesh Rathi pulls out notebook signature celebration again after snaring Ryan Rickelton despite bearing BCCI's brunt

Digvesh Rathi unleases signature celebration again after getting rid of Ryan Rickelton

Put to bat first Mumbai Indians' star opener Ryan Rickelton came up all guns blazing and proved his batting might. Ryan Rickelton displayed aggressive intent from the outset against the Lucknow Super Giants' bowling attack. The left-handed batter appeared to be in formidable form, attacking every bowler and propelling his team to a strong start. Ryan Rickelton's powerful hitting saw him dispatch the ball to all parts of the ground, culminating in a sensational half-century. He took just 25 balls to reach the 50-run mark, marking the fastest fifty scored by a Mumbai Indians batsman in the current IPL 2025 season.

Given his dominant batting display, there was a strong anticipation that Rickelton might go on to score a century. However, his innings was brought to an end by Digvesh Rathi. LSG's mystery spinner finally put a leash on Rickelton's innings and claimed the crucial wicket in the ninth over, providing his team with a much-needed breakthrough. Digvesh Rathi's delivery was a googly bowled wide of off-stump, which gripped and spun sharply. Ryan Rickelton created room to attempt a big shot over extra cover but ended up slicing the ball to the right of Ayush Badoni at backward point, thus losing his wicket after a blistering start. Upon Ayush Badoni completing the catch, Digvesh Rathi celebrated the dismissal with his characteristic notebook signature celebration on the field.

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Rickelton returned to the pavilion after scoring a blazing 32-ball 58. After his dismissal, Suryakumar Yadav started taking the LSG bowlers to cleaners and cracked a lightning 28-ball 54 to help MI post a towering total of 215/7.

Mumbai Indians Playing XI:

Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Karn Sharma

Impact subs: Jasprit Bumrah, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz, Reece Topley

Lucknow Super Giants' Playing XI:

Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav