Mumbai Indians will host Chennai Super Kings in the first home game at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on 8th April 2023 in the IPL 2023. It promises to be an exciting encounter as the Rohit Sharma-led side lost their first match against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 wickets.
On other hand, Chennai Super Kings won their first match by 12 runs against Lucknow Super Giants in a high-scoring encounter. Both teams would look to provide entertainment as it will be the 1000th match in IPL history.
Match Details
Details– IPL Match 12, Mumbai Indians versus Chennai Super Kings
Venue– Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date and Time– 8 April 7.30 PM
Head-to-Head Record
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings played a total of 34 matches so far with Mumbai Indians winning 20 out of them while Chennai Super Kings won 14 of them. CSK met MI twice in 2022 with Chennai Super Kings winning the first match by 3 wickets while Mumbai Indians won the second match by 5 wickets.
Top Run Scorer
Suresh Raina occupies the top spot as the leading run scorer between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. He has made 736 runs featuring from 2008-2015, 2018-19, and finally 2021.
Top Wicket Taker
Lasith Malinga occupies the top spot in terms of leading wicket-taker between Mumbai Indians and CSK. Malinga picked up 37 wickets from 2008-2017 and 2019. His performance has been brilliant for MI against CSK with the final wicket in the finals of the 2019 edition.
Match Prediction
The IPL 2023 is currently taking place across the country and we have already seen plenty of runs from the batters and bowlers taking wickets too. Like every match, a lot can be expected from both sides as well. Betway has also placed its odds in favour of the Chennai Super Kings’ win at 2.00.
Pitch Report
Most of the matches took place in Wankedhe Stadium, Mumbai in the 2022 edition. The pitch favours the bowlers initially and becomes a batting paradise after that.
A total of 102 IPL matches have been played so far with the team batting first winning 48 times while the team batting second winning 54 times. The average score at this ground is 167.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Mumbai Indians (MI)- Predicted XI
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C, WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santer, Rajvardhan Hangkekar, Tushar Deshpande.
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Verma, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Arshad Khan, Jofra Archer, Jason Behrendroff.
Fantasy Team Selection- Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Team 1– Rohit Sharma (C), Moeen Ali, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Stokes (VC) Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santer, Jofra Archer, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan
Team 2- Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Tim David, Tilak Verma, Nehal Wadhera, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendroff, Arshad Khan.
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