Vels Chennai Kings defeated Mumbai Heroes by 59 runs in a dominant CCL 2026 league match played on January 25, 2026. Vikranth Santhosh stole the show with a stunning 149 off 66 balls. Chennai posted a massive 225/3 and then bowled out Mumbai for 166.
Vels Chennai Kings vs Mumbai Heroes Match Summary
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Series | CCL 2026 |
| Match Type | League |
| Vels Chennai Kings | 225/3 (20 overs) |
| Mumbai Heroes | 166/10 (19.4 overs) |
| Result | Vels Chennai Kings won by 59 runs |
| Player of the Match | Vikranth Santhosh |
Chennai’s batting display put the game beyond Mumbai’s reach. Their bowlers then finished the job with regular wickets.
Key Match Stats
- Highest Score: Vikranth Santhosh 149 (66)
- Best Bowling: Adhav Kannadasan 4/31 (4 overs)
- Total Sixes in Match: 20+
- Match Turning Point: Vikranth Santhosh’s century partnership with Ramana Amar
Vels Chennai Kings Innings (225/3 in 20 Overs)
Vels Chennai Kings posted a huge total thanks to a record-breaking knock from Vikranth Santhosh. He played one of the best innings in CCL 2026. He smashed 149 runs off just 66 balls with 17 fours and 10 sixes. He struck at 225.76 and destroyed the Mumbai bowling attack.
Ramana Amar gave Chennai a solid start. He scored 32 runs off 26 balls with 5 fours. The opening pair added 110 runs for the first wicket. This partnership set the platform for the big total.
Prithvi Pandiarajan continued the attack after Ramana Amar fell. He scored 33 off 21 balls with 4 sixes. He and Vikranth Santhosh added 60 runs for the second wicket. Chennai kept scoring at over 11 runs per over throughout the innings.
Vikranth Santhosh fell in the final over after scoring 149. Dasarathi was not out on 4. Chennai finished on 225/3, their highest total of the season.
Top Scorers – Vels Chennai Kings
- Vikranth Santhosh: 149 (66 balls)
- Prithvi Pandiarajan: 33 (21 balls)
- Ramana Amar: 32 (26 balls)
- Dasarathi: 4 (7 balls)*
Top Bowlers – Mumbai Heroes
- Tomar Navdeep: 1/23 (2 overs)
- Abrar Zahoor: 1/27 (4 overs)
- Raja: 1/38 (4 overs)
- Nishant Dahiya: 1/49 (4 overs)
Fall of Wickets – Vels Chennai Kings
- 110/1 – Ramana Amar (10.4 ov)
- 170/2 – Prithvi Pandiarajan (16.1 ov)
- 225/3 – Vikranth Santhosh (19.6 ov)
Mumbai Heroes Innings (166/10 in 19.4 Overs)
Mumbai Heroes had a poor start to their chase. They lost Nishant Dahiya in the 2nd over with just 7 runs on the board. The required rate kept climbing, and Mumbai never got going.
Saqib Saleem played a fighting knock. He scored 59 runs off 33 balls with 6 fours and 3 sixes. He tried to keep Mumbai in the game but lost partners at the other end.
Mumbai lost 4 wickets inside the powerplay with just 31 runs. Sharad Kelkar fell for 11, Raja managed just 1, and Rajeev Pillai got out for a duck. The top order’s collapse put too much pressure on the middle order.
Tomar Navdeep added 23 off 13 balls with 2 sixes. Sohil Khan scored 18 off 20 balls. Sidhaant Sachdev contributed 17 off 11 balls. But none of them could build a big partnership.
Adhav Kannadasan picked up 4 wickets for Chennai. He bowled tight lines and gave away just 31 runs in his 4 overs. Ashok Selvan and Sharan Kumar took 2 wickets each. Mumbai lost their last 5 wickets for 53 runs and folded for 166.
Top Scorers – Mumbai Heroes
- Saqib Saleem: 59 (33 balls)
- Tomar Navdeep: 23 (13 balls)
- Sohil Khan: 18 (20 balls)
- Sidhaant Sachdev: 17 (11 balls)
- Sharad Kelkar: 11 (5 balls)
Top Bowlers – Vels Chennai Kings
- Adhav Kannadasan: 4/31 (4 overs)
- Sharan Kumar: 2/34 (4 overs)
- Ashok Selvan: 2/22 (2 overs)
- Vikranth Santhosh: 1/19 (3.4 overs)
- Bharat Nivas: 0/18 (3 overs)
Fall of Wickets – Mumbai Heroes
- 7/1 – Nishant Dahiya (1.1 ov)
- 29/2 – Sharad Kelkar (3.1 ov)
- 31/3 – Raja (3.4 ov)
- 31/4 – Rajeev Pillai (3.6 ov)
- 65/5 – Madhav Deochake (7.3 ov)
- 113/6 – Saqib Saleem (11.2 ov)
- 114/7 – Tomar Navdeep (11.5 ov)
- 149/8 – Sidhaant Sachdev (15.3 ov)
- 149/9 – Abhilash Chaudhary (15.6 ov)
- 166/10 – Sohil Khan (19.4 ov)
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Final Word
Vels Chennai Kings dominated this match from start to finish. Vikranth Santhosh’s 149 off 66 balls was the highlight of the day. His 17 fours and 10 sixes made it one of the best individual performances in CCL history. Mumbai’s early collapse left them with too much to do, and they never recovered.
