Mumbai Indians will fly to Chennai, as they face their Arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings for the second time in match number 49 of Indian Premier League 2023 at the famous MA Chidambaram Stadium on 6^th May 2023.

Mumbai Indians will be coming into the contest after two consecutive record chases against Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai and Punjab Kings at Mohali. With five wins in nine games, they are placed at sixth position of the points table courtesy of a poor run rate.

Chennai Super Kings, on the other hand, will be heading into the game, after a rain-affected game at Lucknow, ending in wash-out, they lost their previous game against Punjab Kings, failing to defend 200 at home. With five wins and one NRR in ten games, they are positioned third on the points table.

For MI, Ishan Kishan leads the batting chart with 286 runs in 9 games at an average of 31.78, while Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav and Cameron Green have managed to aggregate 274,267 and 266 runs respectively.

Piyush Chawla holds the key as far as bowling is concerned with 15 wickets in 9 games while other bowlers did not have a good outing so far. The last few games witnessed vintage Suryakumar Yadav’s masterclass, as he smashed back-to-back half centuries to get back his form after a series of failures. MI would look to carry the winning-run going.

For CSK, Devon Conway has been in such a sublime form, as he has so far aggregated 414 runs in nine innings at a phenomenal average of 59.14 and he has also smashed 5 half-centuries in which four came on consecutive occasions, Ruturaj Gaikwad too is among the runs, scoring 354 runs at an average of 44.25.

In the bowling department, Tushar Deshpande has picked up 17 wickets in 10 games and he currently holds the Purple Cap, while Ravindra Jadeja has managed to pick 14 wickets. CSK has performed well as a unit in this tournament and they are one of contenders to cement a place in the playoffs. CSK will look to bounce back the winning ways after the shocking home loss.

Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Head-to-Head, IPL 2023;

Both the teams have played 35 games against each other in which MI has been on the winning side on 20 occasions and CSK has won 15 games. In the last six IPL games, MI have won three games and CSK has tasted success three times.

Stats and Records at M.A Chidambaram Stadium

Spinners have enjoyed bowling in this venue with an average of 26.8 and a good economy of 6.9, over the pace bowlers who average 29.6 with an 8.0 economy. In the 71 games played at this venue, Teams batting first have won 44 games compared to teams batting second, who have won 27 games. Teams winning the toss have preferred batting first in this ground due to the turn that MA Chidambaram produces. CSK has won 42 out 58 matches played at this venue.

CSK vs MI Strategy and Match-ups:

Piyush Chawla has been the go-to bowler for MI against CSK as he has so far dismissed, Ajinkya Rahane twice in 90 balls, while giving away 129 runs. He has also dismissed MS Dhoni twice in 63 balls, Ravindra Jadeja thrice in 58 balls and Ambati Rayudu six times in just 54 balls, while giving away 85, 70, and 77 runs respectively.

Ravindra Jadeja has been the key bowler for CSK against MI, as he has so far dismissed both Rohit Sharma and Suryakumar Yadav thrice in 80 and 56 balls, while Rohit Sharma has managed to score 83 runs against Jadeja but SuryaKumar Yadav has struggled to make runs, scoring just 44.

 Deepak Chahar has dismissed Rohit Sharma twice in 47 balls while giving away 60 runs. The last time when both teams met, Ravindra Jadeja picked the trio of Ishan Kishan and Cameron Green, while Piyush Chawla picked the wicket of in-form Ajinkya Rahane.

Highest and Lowest Totals:

CSK’s highest total against MI is 218 while their lowest total is 79.

MI’s highest total against CSK is 219 while their lowest is 103.

Players To Watch Out For:

Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad

Mumbai Indians: Cameron Green, Piyush Chawla, Suryakumar Yadav

CSK vs PBKS Squads:

Chennai Super Kings:

MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Subhranshu Senapati, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Akash Singh, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Maheesh Theekshana, Ajinkya Rahane, Ben Stokes, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Bhagath Varma, Sisanda Magala

Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma, Sandeep Warrier, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Jofra Archer, Tim David, Mohd Arshad Khan, Ramandeep Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Tristan Stubbs, Kumar Kartikeya, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Riley Meredith, Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal