MI vs CSK Match Preview
It was a mediocre batting effort by the 5-time Champions despite a blazing half-century by Tilak Varma. Varma scored 84 runs off just 46 deliveries, which was almost half of the Mumbai Indians’ total score of 171. None of the top and middle-order batsmen were able to support him.
The team will depend on Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan to give them a good start, while Cameron Green and Surya Kumar Yadav will have to hold the fort in the middle overs. The Mumbai Indians have a good depth in their batting thanks to all-rounders like Tim David and Nehal Wadhera, who can get the team to a big total in the final overs.
His new-ball bowlers, Jason Behrendorff and Jofra Archer were taken for plenty of runs and both remained wicketless.
Piyush Chawla reined in the runs but he too went wicketless as the Indians managed to get just two wickets through Cameroon Green and Arshad Khan.
The Super Kings will be pinning their hopes on Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devin Conway to give them yet another good start here. The former is in particularly good form as he has scored half-centuries in both of his outings so far.
Shivam Dubey and Ambati Rayudu have gotten a couple of good starts but have failed to convert them into big innings, and the same can be said about the all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Moeen Ali. While the great finisher that he is, we would like to see Dhoni bat a bit up the order so that he gets some time to settle in.
The Super Kings have a pretty well-balanced bowling attack. Tushar Deshpande, RS Hangargekar, and Deepak Chahar make up for a solid pace attack, while Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner, and Ravindra Jadeja are all big turners of the ball. However, they will need to work a bit on their death bowling, where they are struggling to find a replacement for the experienced Dwayne Bravo.
Weather Report
The weather is expected to be humid with temperatures of around 30 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The surface at the Wankhede Stadium is excellent to bat on and has produced some high-scoring encounters in the past seasons. That said, the quicker bowlers will be able to get a good bounce and generate some amount of movement and the spinners can get some turn too.
Notable stats
Tilak Varma's Consistent batting
Tilak Varma, who scored a scorching half-century in the last match, has been in excellent form of late. In his last 10 outings, Varma has scored 324 runs at an average of 46.28.
Team News
There are no updates regarding injuries from either side.
MI vs CSK Probable 11
MI Playing 11
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Ishan Kishan (Wk)
- Cameron Green
- Surya Kumar Yadav
- Tilak Varma
- Tim David
- Nehal Wadhera
- Hrithik Shokeen
- Jofra Archer
- Piyush Chawla
- Arshad Khan
CSK Playing 11
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Devon Conway
- Moeen Ali
- Ravindra Jadeja
- MS Dhoni (C)
- Ben Stokes
- Ambati Rayudu
- Shivam Dube
- Mitchell Santner
- RS Hangargekar
- Deepak Chahar
Dream11 Prediction
We are backing the Chennai Super Kings here. They have a strong batting line-up and the batsmen have performed well for them in both matches so far. On the other hand, the Mumbai Indians are still struggling to cope with the unavailability of Pollard and Bumrah, the two players who have won plenty of matches for them in the past.
Top Picks
Ruturaj Gaikwad: Gaikwad has scored half-centuries in both his outings this season and is in sublime form. He has amassed 1356 runs in his IPL career at an average of 39.88.
Moeen Ali: Be it with the bat or the ball, one cannot keep Ali out of action. He has picked up 28 wickets in his IPL career and has a miserly economy rate of 6.78. He is also a quick scorer and has a strike rate of 143.81 for his 952 runs.
Surya Kumar Yadav: Yadav is a prolific scorer and can take the opposition bowlers to the cleaners on his day and he is due for a big inning now. He has scored 2659 runs in his IPL career at an average of 30.22 and a strike rate of 136.43.
MI vs CSK Dream11 Team 1
Keeper: D Conway, I Kishan, M Dhoni
Batters: S Yadav, R Gaikwad (C), T Varma
All-rounders: R Jadeja, B Stokes, M Ali (VC)
Bowlers: J Archer, D Chahar
