The 49th match of IPL is going to be very powerful. The two most successful teams of IPL will face to face once again. Under the leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Chennai Super Kings will face a challenge from Rohit’s Paltan.
This match will be played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This is going to be the first match of the doubleheader match on Saturday. The last time both the teams met each other this season, Chennai defeated Mumbai by 7 wickets.
Regarding the last match, Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl. Mumbai scored 157 runs for eight wickets in 20 overs. In response, Chennai won the match by scoring 159 runs for three wickets in 18.1 overs.
Talking about the pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium, i.e. Chepauk Stadium, spinners will dominate on this wicket. However, the last time Chennai Super Kings faced Punjab Kings at this ground. More than 200 runs were scored in both the innings. That is, the pitch here is currently favorable for the batters. This season this pitch has been more in favor of the batters.
Talking about the history of this pitch, this pitch is slow, and there is very little bounce, so the ball does not come on the bat. And the spinners get good help here.
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have faced each other 35 times in IPL history. During this, Mumbai Indians have won 20 matches. At the same time, Chennai has won 15 matches. However, after looking at the figures, Mumbai Indians seem to have the upper hand.
Possible Playing XI Of CSK:- Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Mathisha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Mahesh Theekshana, Deepak Chahar
Possible Playing Of MI:- Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Riley Meredith, Arshad Khan