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Peter Green - April 19, 2025
The El Clasico of IPL is back to make this Sunday more exciting for cricket fans. It’s been a long time since we saw Dhoni lead CSK against Mumbai Indians.
In the earlier match this season, Chennai won by four wickets. Now, with the home advantage, they will be looking to give their best and take revenge for past losses.
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have played each other 37 times in the Indian Premier League (IPL), with MI leading the head-to-head 20–17. The most recent match was earlier this season, where Chennai won by four wickets with five balls to spare.
At Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, MI and CSK have met 9 times. MI has won 6 of those matches, while CSK has won 3. However, in the past five seasons (2021–2025), MI has only won 2 out of 7 encounters against CSK.
Captain- Hardik Pandya
Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar
Impact Player- Vignesh Puthur, Karn Sharma
Captain- MS Dhoni
Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja Shivam Dube, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
Impact Players- Sam Curran, Nathan Ellis
Hardik Pandya (MI): The Mumbai Indians captain is a match-winner with both bat and ball. In his last match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he dismissed Abhishek Sharma, who had just scored a record-breaking century in the previous game. With the bat, Hardik smashed 21 runs off just 9 balls.
Trent Boult (MI): Boult has taken 12 wickets in his last 10 matches against Chennai Super Kings. CSK have struggled with early wickets this season, and since Boult usually bowls two overs in the powerplay, he could put their top order under pressure.
Noor Ahmad (CSK): Noor Ahmad, the current Purple Cap holder, has claimed 12 wickets this season. He also took four wickets against Mumbai Indians in the earlier meeting this season and will look to trouble them again.
Mumbai Indians seem to have found their rhythm. They’ve won back-to-back games—beating Sunrisers Hyderabad and league leaders Delhi Capitals—which has helped them bounce back after a poor start to the season.
Chennai Super Kings are in a similar situation. They ended their five-match losing streak with a five-wicket win over LSG in their last game. With both teams regaining form, this clash between two arch-rivals promises to be exciting.
Chennai’s top-order has struggled for consistency. They failed to score over 86 runs in the first 10 overs in three of their last five games, including their win against LSG.
Mumbai have had at least one bowler take 2+ wickets in their last three matches, including against SRH, who chased down 245 in just 18.3 overs.
Mumbai have hit 8 or more sixes in their last four IPL matches, including their last two games at Wankhede. We expect them to clear this line again on Sunday.
