IPL 2018 CSK vs MI: CSK look to continue domination against struggling Mumbai Indians

CSK vs MI: CSK look to continue domination against struggling Mumbai Indians

Chennai Super Kings, table-toppers of IPL 2018, host Mumbai Indians who are fighting for survival in Pune on Saturday.
Reigning at the top of the points table, Chennai Super Kings would be looking forward to continuing their dream run in the tournament and move a step closer to the playoffs. CSK would not be looking forward to changing much as they seem to have found their rhythm as well as the right combination.

Both Captains have The capability to play match winning innings for their sides

On the other hand, Mumbai Indians are languishing at the bottom of the table with just one win in six games. It will prove to be a must-win game for Mumbai if ever they want to keep their hopes alive in the tournament.

Weather

The temperature will be hovering around the mid-30s with an expected humidity of 48%. Thus, it is expected to be a hot and humid evening in Pune. The good news is, rain is to stay away from the match. The weather will be a bit hazy with a total cloud cover of 31%.
During the game against RR, a good batting wicket was on offer. However, the track will assist the spinners as the game unfolds.

Head-to-head

CSK 11 - MI 12.

MI have a slight edge over CSK with twelve wins in their pack as compared to eleven wins for the yellow army.

Stats

1 – Shane Watson requires one more wicket to surpass Dale Steyn on the list of IPL wickets. Scalping this one wicket, Shane Watson will become the 13th highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL.

3 – MS Dhoni needs to effect three more stumpings to surpass Robin Uthappa on the list of most IPL stumpings.

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2 – Dwayne Bravo needs two more wickets to surpass Harbhajan Singh on the list most wickets in the history of IPL. Scalping these two wickets, Harbhajan Singh will become the fourth highest wicket-taker in the history of IPL.

3 – Rohit Sharma needs to hit three more sixes to complete 300 sixes in the history of T20 cricket. He will become the seventh player in the history of T20 cricket to hit 300 or more sixes.

9 – Suresh Raina needs to hit nine more fours to surpass Shikhar Dhawan on the list most IPL fours. Hitting these fours, Suresh Raina will acquire the second position on the list of most IPL fours.

Probably Playing XIs

Chennai Super Kings: 1 Shane Watson, 2 Ambati Rayudu, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 5 Sam Billings, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Dwayne Bravo, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Shardul Thakur, 11 Imran Tahir

Mumbai Indians: 1 Suryakumar Yadav, 2 Evin Lewis, 3 Ishan Kishan (wk), 4 Rohit Sharma (capt), 5 Krunal Pandya, 6 Kieron Pollard, 7 Hardik Pandya, 8 Mitchell McClenaghan, 9 Mayank Markande, 10 Jasprit Bumrah, 11 Mustafizur Rahman

Previous meeting

Who knows how different Mumbai's season could have been had they beaten Super Kings in the opening match. Mumbai had them at 118 for 8 in the 17th over after scoring 165 for 4 before Bravo turned Mumbai's music down and made them dance to his own tunes.