An Indian Premier League (IPL) classic is in the offing as Chennai Super Kings (CSK) host arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) at the MA Chidambaram stadium on Saturday.
CSK are going into this fixture on the back of a washed out game against Lucknow Super Giants. A win against Mumbai on Saturday will take them to within a point of league leaders Gujarat Titans.
On the other hand, if Mumbai manage to trump MS Dhoni's side at Chepauk stadium, they will leapfrog CSK and move into second spot on the table.
Interestingly, Mumbai's confidence will be high after managing to complete two 200+ chases in consecutive games. Their batting lineup has an ominous feeling about it.
But CSK will be looking to capitalise on MI's lacklustre bowling attack, which has conceded 200 runs and above on multiple occasions this season.
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CSK vs MI: Match Highlights
Full match highlights from this match are available on the official IPL website, but some of the best bits of the action are collated here.
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👉MSD comes up to the stumps 😎
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👉Rohit Sharma attempts the lap shot
👉@imjadeja takes the catch 🙌
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CSK vs MI: Live Updates
Check back here for all the build-up and action from the match itself.
19:05- CSK win by six wickets with 14 balls remaining! It was an amazing effort by both their bowling order and batting lineup. Conway, Gaikwad, and Dube were the standout batsman for the home side, with their strong knocks helping the Super Kings sail to victory. MI will be disappointed that they couldn't make it three wins in three and jump up the table closer to the qualifier spots. Dhoni did not have much of a role in the proceedings but his decision to bowl first after winning the match set his side on the path to victory.
18:39- 119/3 after 14 overs. CSK are edging closer and closer to victory needing only 21 runs off 36 balls. Conway has once again come through for the Super Kings and it's no surprise considering he is their lead runscorer this season. Dube too hasn't taken much time to adjust to the pitch and his hitting balls out of the park. MI need a miracle to get the win in this game.
18:02- 55/1 after six overs. Gaikwad's short knock of 30 runs in 16 balls has given CSK a strong start. However, MI have dismissed him and will be hoping to slow down the Super Kings batting order to give themselves a chance to win this game. As things stand, the odds are still in CSK's favour, and it will take a very impressive effort from the Indians' bowlers to stop them from winning.
17:28- Second innings starts! Green to bowl the first over for MI. Gaikwad and Conway open for CSK.
17:15- 139-8 after the end of the first innings. A fantastic final over from Pathirana which saw him take two wickets at the cost of only five runs. It was an excellent showing all-round from CSK's bowlers who more or less contained all MI batsmen who entered the pitch. Only Wadhera seemed to have an answer for their deliveries, and his knock of 64(51) may come crucial for his side. We have seen MI chase big scores, but will they be able to defend a relatively low total against their fiercest rivals away from home? Let's see in the second innings.
16:50- Wadhera gets a well-deserved half-century.
16:39- 86/4 after 14 overs. Things are still in CSK's favour with their bowlers taming the MI batsmen and not letting them make too much of a mark on proceedings. Apart from Wadhera no other Indians batsman has been able to adjust to the home side's bowling attack, and it looks like he will have to remain on the pitch if his team were to put up a respectable total.
16:05- 33/3 after six overs. CSK have dominated MI so far with everything going in their favour. The home side have already dismissed three of the Indians' batsmen, and have maintained a good economy rate as well. Suryakumar and Wadhera will have to pull through and build a good partnership for MI to put up a defendable total.
15:30- Match begins! Kishan and Green open for MI. Chhahar bowls for CSK.
15:08- Teams Announced
CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
Impact subs: Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh
MI: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan
Impact subs: Kumar Kartikeya, Ramandeep Singh , Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal, Vishnu Vinod
15:00- CSK win the toss. Dhoni chooses to bowl first.
14:45- Pitch Report: It's a pretty big ground, but there is a short boundary at one side (61m), the other square boundary is at 70m and the straight boundary is 73m. The pitch is hard as a rock, the cracks are less this time around, it's a high-scoring ground this year with a lot of 200+ scores. It's a good batting pitch, but it'll be a touch slow and a touch low, especially against the brand new ball. It's sweaty and overcast, so the captain winning the toss would want to bat second,' reckon Pommie Mbangwa and Aaron Finch, in his pitch report
Who has the upper hand in MI vs CSK battles?
These two are arch-rivals who have thrown up many thrilling games over the years. Who has the upperhand when it comes to head-to-head records?
Read this to find out.
Can MI handle Slinga Pathirana?
It's not just CSK's spinners who are expected to trouble Mumbai Indians. They also have to handle Matheesha Pathirana, the baby Malinga.
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Can CSK utilise Chepauk's spin-friendly pitch?
Chepauk has helped spinners quite a bit this season in the IPL and MS Dhoni has an army of spinners in Maheesh Theekshana, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner and Moeen Ali. Against a very strong batting lineup of MI, CSK will need their spinners to fire.
CSK vs MI tips, predictions and betting odds
You can bet on this match in India here.
| CSK win | MI win | |
|---|---|---|
| Dafabet (India) | 1.90 | 1.90 |
CSK vs MI TV, telecast details
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians will be broadcast in several languages, across the following TV channels:
- Star Sports 1
- Star Sports 1 Hindi
- Star Sports 3
- Star Sports Select 1
- Star Sports Select 1 HD
- Star Sports HD1
CSK vs MI: Live stream, mobile, online details
Live streaming of this game will be provided free of charge, exclusively through the Jio Cinema app across a range of platforms.
Live streaming of all IPL games will be available for free on the JioCinema app.
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