India, May 3 -- After Romario Shepherd's jaw-dropping 33-run assault on Khaleel Ahmed, it was time for the 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre to turn up the heat against the veteran Bhuvneshwar Kumar in CSK's run-chase. In a brilliant display of fearless hitting, Mhatre smashed boundaries on all six deliveries against a bowler renowned for his accuracy and control in T20 cricket.

Mhatre wasted no time getting to work. The first delivery of the over, a length ball on middle, was met with a precise dab past a diving Krunal Pandya at backward point. The next ball saw Mhatre shifting his stance and making room outside leg-stump; he then launched a full delivery wide for another boundary.

Bhuvneshwar, under pressure, had no answers as Mhatre kept find...