In the 30th match of the IPL 2025 season in the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium B in Lucknow, the home ground of Lucknow Super Giants(LSG) against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK). As of now LSG is at the fourth spot on the points table with the four wins out of six games with the net run rate of +0.162 and CSK is sitting at the bottom with only one win out of six games with the net run rate of -1.554, see’s Shaikh Rasheed as a ray of hope to stabilise their batting line up to survive in the upcoming matches in the IPL 2025.
The 20-year-old right-handed batter from Andhra Pradesh was bought by CSK at the base price of 30 lakhs during the IPL 2025 mega auction. Rasheed made his debut against LSG, after making his spot in the playing XI it is anticipated that he will stabilise the batting order of CSK and counter attack LSG’s bowlers.
Eyes on the debutant
The Andhra batter has previously showcased his talent in the under 19 world cup and domestic games scoring 296 runs in 10 T20 matches at an average of 42.28 runs and the strike rate of 137.67. It’ll be interesting to see how he’ll start his career with the bat against LSG.
As the game unfolds, all the eyes are on this young talent that he could create impact in the upcoming crucial games of CSK .His addition to games might offer CSK extra depth in their batting order, his ability to stabilise the innings and accelerate if necessary. As the tournament proceed, fans and commentators will be eager to know how Rasheed will showcase his talent.