MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings will face Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians in Match 49 of Indian Premier League 2023 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Keep reading to find out IPL 2023 49 CSK vs MI Match Preview
In the second round of the IPL’s El Clasico, Chennai Super Kings will serve as the hosts. The Wankhede Stadium hosted the earlier round. In that game, the first team to bat, the Mumbai Indians, only managed to score 157 runs. With 11 balls remaining and 7 wickets in hand, CSK reached their destination with ease.
At the moment, Rohit Sharma’s team was facing numerous difficulties. But since then, the five-time champs have played considerably better. This game has the potential to be much closer than the last one. Compared to most other franchises, Mumbai Indians have a superior track record at the Chepauk. Therefore, this contest might live up to the hype.
CSK vs MI Head to Head
Let’s have a look at the head-to-head record for CSK vs MI today match prediction. Which will help us to understand who will win today’s IPL match prediction. Know who has higher chances of winning between Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians?
Total Matches Played: 35
Chennai Super Kings Won: 15
Mumbai Indians Won: 20
Tie: 0
No Result: 0
Players to watch out for
Chennai Super Kings
Devon Conway
With five half-centuries this IPL season, Conway has been the most reliable player for the Chennai Super Kings. Conway has led CSK in runs scored this season with 414 runs at an excellent average of 59.14 and a strike rate of 144.25.
Ravindra Jadeja
He is CSK’s second-most productive bowler this season with 14 wickets in ten games at an average of 17.92, an economy rate of 7.17, and a strike rate of 15. His middle-over performance this season has been his strongest suit, and he has taken all of his wickets there. He also has a remarkable 6.88 economy rate in the middle overs.
Mumbai Indians
Suryakumar Yadav
He has three half-centuries in the last four games because to his current excellent play. In nine games, Suryakumar Yadav scored 267 runs at an average of 29.66 and a strike rate of 184.13. He has established himself as MI’s go-to middle-order batter, scoring runs with a respectable strike rate of 191.4.
Tilak Varma
In the IPL, he has faced 19 deliveries from Maheesh Theekshana without getting out while scoring 26 runs. This season, he has improved his finishing skills, and his remarkable strike rate in this area is 217.5. Varma has amassed 274 runs in nine innings with an excellent strike rate of 158.38 and an average of 45.66.
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XIs:
Deepak Chahar was declared fit and he made a comeback to the CSK line-up. The hosts could persist with the same combination for this game.
Mumbai Indians made a couple of changes to their side for the last game. Their core should remain the same for the next match.
Here are the predicted playing XI’s of Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians for the IPL 2023 Match 49
Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana <> Ambati Rayudu
Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal <> Suryakumar Yadav, Arshad Khan
* <> indicates Impact Player replacement
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