India, April 25 -- Ayush Mhatre's impressive start to life in the IPL continued in his first home game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium for Chennai Super Kings. He scored a brisk 30(19) against Sunrisers Hyderabad to give the men in yellow a good start.

Mhatre was brought in to shore up the CSK top order. CSK's terrible start to the season meant they turned to the 17-year-old as an injury replacement for captain Ruturaj Gaikwad to try and give him a look in at this level.

Mhatre lived up to the billing with a couple of breezy cameos, first against the Mumbai Indians, then against SRH, building on an impressive start to his senior domestic career for Mumbai.

CSK legend and IPL icon Suresh Raina was full of praise for Mhatre, comparing his ...