In the El Classico of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai on Thursday. Both teams languish at the bottom of the points table with only one win between them in 12 matches combined.
Meanwhile, the contest guarantees at least one team will find a much-needed victory and will hope to bounce back from there. MI have not found anything going their way with senior cricketers failing to chip in with telling contributions. Even Jasprit Bumrah, who has been highly economical, has failed to trouble the opposition.
Senior all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who announced international retirement last night, will be desperate to hit the straps after a couple of low scores. Skipper Rohit Sharma also needs to find some form while Ishan Kishan needs to play his natural game at the top order.
Meanwhile, CSK have failed to find an able replacement for Deepak Chahar, who has been ruled out of the competition. CSK had signed senior all-rounder Chris Jordan but he has failed to deliver so far in IPL 2022. The Super Kings might bench him in favour of Dwayne Pretorius, who had a good start to the cash-rich league.
Match Details
Match 33 – Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Venue: DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Date & Time: 21st April at 7:30 PM IST and Local Time
Pitch Report
On the bigger ground at the DY Patil Stadium, the fielders will be tested, as also the batters who might have a lot of running to do. The teams batting first have managed to defend the total in 5 out of 11 matches that have been played at this venue.
Predicted Playing XI
Mumbai Indians (MI): Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen, Jaydev Unadkat, Murugan Ashwin, Jasprit Bumrah, Tymal Mills
Chennai Super Kings (CSK): Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Chris Jordan, Maheesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary
Match Prediction
Both teams have produced some exciting encounters whenever they have locked horns with each other. Meanwhile, Mumbai have an upper hand on head-to-head, winning 19 of the 32 matches played. But Rohit Sharma and Co. are yet to get going in the tournament.
Hence, CSK will be the frontrunners to take this match home and secure crucial two points. Betway has also placed their odds in favour of the Chennai franchise at 1.95.
MI vs CSK – Fantasy Team Prediction
Fantasy Team 1: Ishan Kishan, Robin Uthappa (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dewald Brevis, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Jasprit Bumrah, Maheesh Theekshana (vc)
Fantasy Team 2: Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Shivam Dube (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dewald Brevis, Ravindra Jadeja, Kieron Pollard, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Jaydev Unadkat, Maheesh Theekshana
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