New Delhi, March 24 -- While Noor Ahmad was spinning a web around Mumbai Indians at Chepauk in IPL 2025, the mood in the dugouts of the two teams couldn't have been more starkly different. Mumbai Indians would have been wondering if they should have fought harder for Noor Ahmad at the IPL 2025 mega auction in November.

Chennai Super Kings would have been happy that they did go all-in and got Noor Ahmad. And perhaps watching in Ahmedabad, Gujarat Titans would have asked themselves if they let a gem slip away from them.

Ruturaj Gaikwad turned to his left-arm wrist-spinner after the powerplay was done, bringing him on in the eighth over. He was up against two accomplished batters in Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma, and a strong Mumbai Ind...