The biggest rivalry of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be seen on Saturday from 3.30 pm when Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will face each other at Chepauk ground in the second El Clasico of this season. Earlier in the 12th match of IPL, CSK defeated Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets at Wankhede in MI’s home.
In the points table, Chennai is at number three with 11 points, while Mumbai is at number six with 10 points in ongoing season of the IPL. There is only one point difference between the two. In such a situation, a fierce competition can be seen between Dhoni and Rohit’s team.
The pitch and weather conditions are going to be in this match between CSK and MI for the 49th Match. Along with this, we will tell what can be the playing XI of both the teams in this match, so let’s have a look at the preview of this match.
However, MI won its last match whereas CSK lost it match and both sides will be looking to win this match on Super Saturday. But one team will get the two points.
Head To Head: CSK vs MI:
There have been 35 matches between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians in the history of IPL so far. Out of these, Dhoni’s men have won 15 matches. Whereas, Mumbai Paltan has won 20 times. At the same time, in the last five encounters, Chennai has defeated Rohit’s team three times.
Pitch Report: CSK vs MI
The Chepauk pitch is equally challenging for batsmen and bowlers. This pitch is slow and there is very little bounce here, due to which the ball does not hit the bat as well as it does on other grounds. And the spinners get good help here.
So far 71 IPL matches have been played at this ground, out of which the team batting first has won 43 matches and the team chasing the target has managed to win only 28 matches. That is, the team that wins the toss and bats first here has more chances of winning.
Weather Forecast: CSK vs MI
According to the report of Weather.com, a game of sun and shade will be seen in Chennai on Saturday. Also, there is a high possibility of rain. The good thing is that with the sunset, the scope of rain will also reduce.
When, where and how to watch: CSK vs MI?
The match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will be played at 3:30 PM. The toss for the 49th IPL match will CSK vs MI take place on 03:00 PM IST.
Viewers can watch this match live on Star Sports Network in different languages. Apart from this, users can stream this match for free on Jio Cinema app and website.
Possible Playing11: CSK vs MI
CSK: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (Captain), Shivam Dube, Matisha Pathirana, Mahish Tikshna, Tushar Deshpande and Akash Singh.
MI: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer and Arshad Khan.