India, March 24 -- Mumbai Indians pulled a rabbit out of the hat by introducing young Kerala spinner Vignesh Puthur as an impact sub in the IPL 2025 fixture against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The spinner returned with a spell of 3/32, and his performance went a long way in ensuring that the Suryakumar Yadav-led side stayed in the game despite posting a below-par total. Hence, it is no surprise that even Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani had only good and exciting things to say about the spinner, who comes from Kerala.

Against CSK, Vignesh Puthur got the wickets of Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and Deepak Hooda. The 24-year-old ensured that Mumbai Indians took the game into the final over.

After CSK's four-wic...