India, May 3 -- Ramakrishna Ghosh's first appearance in IPL did not dominate the scorecard, but the money ledger picked up what the headline result could easily hide: three overs, one wicket, one catch and a return nearly ten times higher than his match cost.

Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by eight wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, but the match had a quieter sub-plot before Ruturaj Gaikwad and Kartik Sharma completed the chase.

MI chose to bat and reached 159 for 7. They needed their middle order to stretch the innings beyond CSK's comfort zone. Ramakrishna, on debut, helped stop that from happening.

His season price is Rs.30 lakh. In our valuation model, his match cost was Rs.5 lakh, based on the dynamic appearance deno...