The match 44 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 will be going to take place between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Friday, April 26.
Both the sides have faced each other in 27 matches in IPL history and Mumbai have won 15 of those games, while Chennai have managed to win the remaining 12.
After eight wins from 11 games and 16 points in their kitty, Chennai have already qualified for the play-offs. However, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni will certainly like to keep the winning momentum going as the top two teams on the points table get an additional chance to make it to the final.
Mumbai is placed third with 12 points and is yet to consolidate its position in the top four and need at least two more wins to seal a play-off berth. The Rohit Sharma-led side however, had outclassed the yellow brigade by 37 runs when they last faced-off in Mumbai.
Match Details:
- The IPL 2019, match 44- CSK vs MI will take place at 08:00 PM IST on Friday, April 26.
- The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
- The game can be streamed live on Star Sports Networks and Hotstar.
Pitch and Weather Condition/Report:
CSK vs MI is going to be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. The weather would not be pleasant for cricket on match day as the temperature will hover around 36°C with 71% humidity in air. There would be no signs of rains.
The Chepauk pitch tends to get a little slow as the evening wears off with the spinners being the biggest winners. It goes without saying that the team that wins the toss will be looking forward to batting first and put a competitive total in favourable conditions.
Team News:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
No changes are expected from CSK after a dominant win over the Sunrisers on Tuesday. CSK will be delighted to see their opening batsman Shane Watson coming back in the form.
CSK Team (from): MS Dhoni (Captain/wicket-keeper), Faf du Plessis, Kedar Jadhav, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Shane Watson, Harbhajan Singh, Ambati Rayudu, Murali Vijay, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Sam Billings, Shardul Thakur, N Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Monu Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, David Willey.
Possible XI: Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Deepak Chahar.
Mumbai Indians (MI):
Mumbai Indians are also expected to feature the same playing XI as they played against RR. Both the openers for MI- Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock are in good touch and MI have high hopes on them.
MI Team (From): Rohit Sharma (Captain), Quinton de Kock (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan, Evin Lewis, Adam Milne, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Ben Cutting, Mayank Markande, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Siddhesh Lad, Anmolpreet Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jason Behrendorff, Yuvraj Singh, Aditya Tare, Anukul Sudhakar Roy, Rasikh Salam, Barinder Sran, Pankaj Jaiswal.
Possible XI: Lasith Malinga, Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Quinton de Kock (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Mayank Markande.
Fantasy Tips and suggestions:
Wicketkeeper: In wicketkeeping, CSK’s skipper MS Dhoni and MI’s Quinton de Kock both are having a good IPL season so far and both are the right picks for Dream 11 team.
Batsmen: For CSK, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina are the top picks while for MI Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Ben Cutting are expected to do the destruction.
All-rounders: Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja will be featuring as all-rounders from CSK while MI will feature Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya as their prime all-rounders.
Bowlers: For CSK, Imran Tahir, Harbhajan Singh and Deepak Chahar are the top bowlers while for MI, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Chahar will lead the bowling unit.
Captain and Vice Captain: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, MS Dhoni, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis are the top picks for captain and vice captain.
Dream 11 pick #1:
Shane Watson (c), Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock (vc), Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (wk), Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Dwayne Bravo, Jasprit Bumrah, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar
- Captain: Shane Watson
- Vice Captain: Quinton de Kock
Dream 11 pick #2:
Shane Watson, Quinton de Kock (c), Faf du Plessis (vc), MS Dhoni (wk), Hardik Pandya, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga.
- Captain: Quinton de Kock
- Vice Captain: Faf du Plessis
