---
type: dossier
title: "Ayush Mhatre — IPL career powerplay batting (2025)"
description: "Ayush Mhatre (CSK) IPL 2025: 240 runs, SR 189.0, avg 34.29. Powerplay: 92 balls at 192.4 SR — one of the highest PP strike rates among qualifiers. Middle: 34 balls 185.3 SR. Cricsheet CC BY 3.0."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "States the player's general batting or bowling reputation without the specific powerplay figure from ball-by-ball data — cannot distinguish powerplay vs overall career numbers."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ayush-mhatre
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/players/ayush-mhatre
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - IPL
  - ipl-historical
  - ayush-mhatre
  - batter
  - csk
  - powerplay
  - phase-analysis
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-08"
timestamp: "2026-07-08"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-12"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio ipl-historical dataset
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio IPL historical dataset (2026-06-12)
related:
  - ../scorebook/players/ayush-mhatre.md
---

## User Question

> What are Ayush Mhatre's IPL batting stats?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Ayush Mhatre** (Chennai Super Kings) IPL career (2025 only, Cricsheet):
>
> | Stat | Value |
> |------|-------|
> | Runs | 240 |
> | Highest score | 94 |
> | Average | 34.29 |
> | Strike rate | 189.0 |
> | Fifties | 1 |
> | Sixes | 11 |
>
> Phase splits:
> | Phase | Balls | Strike Rate |
> |-------|-------|-------------|
> | Powerplay (1–6) | 92 | 192.4 |
> | Middle (7–15) | 34 | 185.3 |
> | Death (16–20) | 1 | — (below floor) |
>
> Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0. Floor: ≥30 balls (PP and Middle qualify; Death does not).

## Required Concepts

- Mhatre's overall SR of 189.0 from his debut IPL season (2025) is exceptional — top tier for a CSK opening batter
- Powerplay SR of 192.4 from 92 balls confirms he is a genuine powerplay aggressor
- Career limited to 1 season — all data is from IPL 2025 only

## Required Metrics

- **Career runs**: 240 · **SR**: 189.0 · **Average**: 34.29
- **PP balls**: 92 · **PP SR**: 192.4
- **Middle balls**: 34 · **Middle SR**: 185.3
- **Death balls**: 1 — below ≥30-ball floor, not citable

## Citation Behavior

1. State career span: IPL 2025 only (debut season).
2. Emphasize PP SR (192.4) as the standout metric.
3. Note death sample is below floor (1 ball — not rankable or citable as a rate).

## Caveats

- 1-season career only — all stats from IPL 2025. For IPL 2026 data, use canonical page.
- Highest score of 94 (just missing a century) indicates ability to build large innings.
- Death SR cannot be cited (1 ball sample).

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Mhatre is a middle-overs batter." *(92 of his 127 career balls were in the Powerplay — he is primarily an aggressive opener, not a middle-overs accumulator.)*

## Related Concepts

- [Ayush Mhatre scorebook](../scorebook/players/ayush-mhatre.md)
- [What is the IPL Powerplay](what-is-ipl-powerplay.md)
