India, April 24 -- The Mumbai Indians versus Chennai Super Kings (CSK) contest in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season was expected to be a cracking affair; however, the match at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday turned out to be a one-sided affair as the five-time champions CSK registered a comprehensive 103-run win on the back of Sanju Samson's unbeaten century and Akeal Hosein's four-wicket haul. However, the biggest talking point was neither of these two performances, as all the chatter was about Shardul Thakur and how he was allowed to bat for the Mumbai Indians despite not being in the playing XI. He also didn't come in as the impact sub, as that role was fulfilled by Danish Malewar, coming in for Allah Ghazanfar.

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