Ajinkya Rahane lights up twitter with his 19-ball fifty against MI in IPL 2023

Ajinkya Rahane racked-up his fifty in just 19 deliveries and ended up scoring 61 off 27 deliveries against MI.

The Form is temporary and the class is permanent, Ajinkya Rahane has proved this proverb once again. Ajinkya Rahane with a quick fire half century has become a trending topic amongst IPL fans. Rahane came in place of English all-ounder Ben Stokes. Ajinkya Rahane made full use of the opportunity given by CSK management. Rahane played magnificent innings of 61 runs in 27 balls smashing 7 fours and 3 sixes. Rahane came in at Number 3 after MI got the first wicket in the first over of CSK’s innings. His inning started a meme fest on the internet today.

Chasing 152 runs, CSK lost Devon Conway early. Jason Beherendorff cleaned up Devon Conway to give MI a chance to grip the game. Ajinkya Rahane’s experience at Wankhede came in handy for Chennai. Rahane with his punching drives and classy pull shots put Chennai in a comfortable position. Rahane’s inning has become a trending topic on Twitter. He has been out of the league for a very long time, and now with this power packed punch Rahane has earned the limelight for the day. Fans have shared multiple reactions to Rahane’s inning.

Here's how twitter reacted to Ajinkya Rahane's innings vs MI:

https://twitter.com/mufaddal_vohra/status/1644738584380051457

https://twitter.com/sagarcasm/status/1644735541173452800

https://twitter.com/TukTuk_Academy/status/1644736630148968456

https://twitter.com/s_badrinath/status/1644740535788396544

https://twitter.com/robbieuthappa/status/1644738923892207616

https://twitter.com/TomMoodyCricket/status/1644739231112364032

https://twitter.com/SushantNMehta/status/1644738595851481089

https://twitter.com/Sports_Himanshu/status/1644738282616688641

https://twitter.com/LokeshVirat18K/status/1644737879971868674

https://twitter.com/theprayagtiwari/status/1644740508730925057

https://twitter.com/IrfanPathan/status/1644748842825564161

https://twitter.com/virendersehwag/status/1644744373463302144

https://twitter.com/KP24/status/1644738060221919234

https://twitter.com/FarziCricketer/status/1644735840558657536

https://twitter.com/dhaikilokatweet/status/1644736038630461441

https://twitter.com/DanishSait/status/1644739210493202433

https://twitter.com/1sInto2s/status/1644742433035681794

Chennai spinners did a great job against the Mumbai Middle order. Rohit and Kishan provided MI with a good opening partnership of 38 runs in 4 overs. But in the Middle order, MI lost momentum against Ravindra Jadeja and Mitchell Santner. They lost 4 wickets for 12 runs. MI finished their innings with 157 runs in 20 overs. Ajinkya Rahane powered the CSK chase nicely and they are cruising under control.