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Today in IPL, Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the El-Clásico match in Mumbai. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST at MI’s home ground Wankhede Stadium. While the toss will take place at 7:00 pm.
There is a possibility of the return of former CSK captain MS Dhoni in this match, who has not appeared in the 6 matches played so far this season. At the same time, Rohit Sharma can also make a comeback in this match after recovering from injury, he had missed the last two matches.
The performance of both the teams this season has been disappointing. Both have won only 2 out of 6 matches, while facing defeat in 4. Due to better net run rate, Mumbai Indians are at 7th position, while Chennai Super Kings are at 8th position.
MI ahead of 3rd match against CSK
There have been 41 matches so far between the two most successful teams of IPL, in which MI has won 22, while CSK has won 19. Out of 13 matches played at Wankhede, MI team has won 8 and CSK has won 5 matches. But in the five matches between the two teams since 2023, MI has been able to win only one match.
Tilak Verma scored a century in the last match
Tilak Verma has been in great form for Mumbai Indians this season. He has scored 144 runs in 6 matches, which includes one century. This century came against Mumbai in the last match. His strike rate is 187.01.
Shardul Thakur has taken the responsibility of bowling. He has taken 6 wickets in 5 matches, in which 3/39 was his best performance. Although his economy has been 13.57, but with his wicket-taking ability, he has brought success to the team on important occasions.
Sanju CSK top players
Sanju Samson has looked in great form for Chennai Super Kings this season. He has scored 192 runs in 6 matches, which includes one century. Batting at a strike rate of 174.54, Samson has given a fast start to the team.
Anshul Kamboj has performed tremendously in bowling. He has taken 13 wickets in 6 matches, in which 3/22 was his best performance. With an economy of 9.73, Kamboj has strengthened CSK’s bowling by taking consecutive wickets.
Fourth match in Wankhede this season
The pitch at Wankhede Stadium is generally considered very favorable for batsmen, where high-scoring matches are often seen. However, the new ball also provides some assistance to the fast bowlers.
So far 126 IPL matches have been played on this ground, out of which the team batting first has won 58 matches, while the chasing team has been successful in 68 matches.
More than 200 scores have been scored in 2 of the 3 matches played here this season. At the same time, home team Mumbai has won one match, while it has faced defeat in two matches.
It will be hot in Mumbai today
There will be intense heat throughout the day in Mumbai on Thursday, due to which the weather will feel even more scorching. There may be some relief from wind blowing in the afternoon, but the effect of heat will be dangerous. There is no hope of rain at all. The temperature can range from 39 to 27 degrees Celsius.
Possible playing of both teams-12
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (captain), Tilak Verma, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Kris Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, Allah Ghazanfar and Ashwini Kumar.
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, Matthew Short, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Mukesh Chaudhary and Gurjapaneet Singh.
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