Conway joins Tilak as retired-out batters in IPL 2025
The CSK batter scored 69 in a failed chase, much like Tilak's struggles against LSG
Omkar Mankame
05-Apr-2025 • Updated on 08-Apr-2025
Devon Conway's touch deserted him after his fifty • BCCI
Devon Conway became the fifth batter to be retired out in the IPL. He joins Tilak Varma to be the second batter to be retired out in IPL 2025 and fifth overall. Here's the full list.
With murmurs growing louder around the tactical use of retired out in T20 cricket, Ashwin took the conversation from theory to practice. Promoted to No. 6 in the tenth over to shield Riyan Parag for a more favourable entry point later, Ashwin compiled 28 off 23 balls. But with just ten balls left in the innings and Rajasthan Royals (RR) on 135 for 4, he chose to retire out, making way for Parag. RR added 30 runs in the remaining deliveries and later edged home by three runs.
Atharva Taide 55 (42)
PBKS vs DC, Dharamsala, 2023Punjab Kings were lagging in their 214-run chase, and opener Taide's strike rate of 131 after facing the equivalent of seven overs wasn't helping. With five overs to go and the required rate climbing, PBKS made a tactical call of retiring out Taide to bring in Jitesh Sharma, with Shahrukh Khan and Sam Curran next to come. At that point, Kings were 128 for 3, needing 86 to win off 30 balls. The move didn't quite tilt the game their way, as they eventually fell short by 15 runs.
Sai Sudharsan 43 (31)
GT vs MI, Qualifier 2, Ahmedabad, 2023It was the Shubman Gill show in Ahmedabad, the opener lighting up Qualifier 2 with a breathtaking 129 off 60 balls. Sudharsan held one end up while Gill did the heavy lifting, but in the slog overs, Gujarat Titans' momentum dipped - the 18th and 19th overs produced just 16 runs. With one over left, GT retired out Sudharsan. In walked Rashid Khan, who hit his first ball for four. GT finished on 233 for 3 - more than enough to book a spot in their second straight IPL final.
Tilak Varma 23 (25)
MI vs LSG, Lucknow, 2025Suryakumar's scintillating 67 off 42 kept Mumbai Indians in the mix during their 204-run chase in Lucknow. But Impact Player Tilak, brought in at No. 5, struggled to shift gears. With MI needing 52 off the last 23 balls. Tilak managed to score eight off his last five balls at the crease - four of them coming via an edged boundary - before he went off as MI grew increasingly desperate. Tilak was retired out when MI needed 24 off seven balls. The move didn't pay off, as LSG held their nerve to close out a 12-run win.
Devon Conway 69(49)
PBKS vs CSK, Mullanpur, 2025It was Conway's second match of the season and he scored a steady fifty after opening the batting alongside Rachin Ravindra. His 89-run partnership with Shivam Dube off just 51 balls kept CSK's hopes alive. But after Dube fell with CSK needing 69 off 25, Conway could make only 19 off 12 balls after his fifty. In the 18th over, with 49 needed off 13 balls, CSK decided to retire him out with MS Dhoni in the middle, sending in Ravindra Jadeja. CSK eventually went down by 18 runs to suffer four losses in five matches.