WATCH: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya tonks sixes ahead of IPL 2025 clash against Chennai Super Kings

WATCH: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya tonks sixes ahead of IPL 2025 clash against Chennai Super Kings
Hardik Pandya in nets ahead of IPL 2025

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Mumbai Indians (MI) will start their IPL 2025 campaign against Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

Hardik Pandya will miss the IPL 2025 opener clash against CSK.

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya is currently in Chennai for the team's opener clash against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) which is scheduled to take place on March 23 at MA Chidambaram Stadium. However, Hardik will miss the opener clash as he is banned for one match for his repeated over-rate offences in the last edition of the tournament.

MI were deemed short of the required over rate in their last match in IPL 2024 against the Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium. Captain Hardik was also slapped with a 30% fine on his match fee, as it was his third offence last year.

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MI took their 'X' formerly known as Twitter to share a video of Hardik where he can be seen smashing sixes during the practice sessions. Here is the clip. 

In Hardik's absence, India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav will lead the Mumbai-based franchise for their opener clash against arch-rivals CSK. Apart from Hardik, legendary MI speedster Jasprit Bumrah will also miss the opener clash of the tournament. 

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Date

Match

Venue

March 23

MI vs Chennai Super Kings

M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

March 29

MI vs Gujarat Titans

Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

March 31

MI vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

April 4

MI vs Lucknow Super Giants

BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

April 7

MI vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

April 13

MI vs Delhi Capitals

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

April 17

MI vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

April 20

MI vs Chennai Super Kings

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

April 23

MI vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

April 27

MI vs Lucknow Super Giants

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

May 1

MI vs Rajasthan Royals

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

May 6

MI vs Gujarat Titans

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

May 11

MI vs Punjab Kings

HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala

May 15

MI vs Delhi Capitals

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Mumbai Indians squad

Hardik Pandya (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Venkat Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Vignesh Puthhur, Suryakumar Yadav, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Corbin Bosch