Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Stats
At Wankhede Stadium on Sunday, one of the fiercest rivalries in Indian Premier League will reach its crescendo: MI and CSK square off for 37th time since 2005! These five-time former champions meet once more.
At MA Chidambaram Stadium earlier this season, Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by six wickets with Matheesha Pathirana taking 3–15, as CSK restricted Mumbai to 139-8 before comfortably reaching their target.
| Team | Player | Runs (Balls) | 4s | 6s | Strike Rate | Overs | Runs Conceded | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | Rohit Sharma | 105 (63) | 11 | 5 | 166.67 | – | – | – | – |
| Ishan Kishan | 23 (15) | 3 | 1 | 153.33 | – | – | – | – | |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 0 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tilak Varma | 31 (20) | 2 | 1 | 155.00 | – | – | – | – | |
| Hardik Pandya | 2 (6) | 0 | 0 | 33.33 | 3 | 43 | 2 | 14.33 | |
| Tim David | 13 (5) | 1 | 1 | 260.00 | – | – | – | – | |
| Romario Shepherd | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2 | 33 | 0 | 16.50 | |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4 (7) | 0 | 0 | 57.14 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6.33 | |
| Gerald Coetzee | – | – | – | – | 4 | 35 | 1 | 8.75 | |
| Jasprit Bumrah | – | – | – | – | 4 | 27 | 0 | 6.75 | |
| Shreyas Gopal | – | – | – | – | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 | |
| Total (MI) | 186/6 (20) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 69 (40) | 5 | 5 | 172.50 | – | – | – | – |
| Devon Conway | 0 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 61 (27) | 7 | 3 | 225.93 | – | – | – | – | |
| Shivam Dube | 28 (26) | 2 | 1 | 107.69 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ambati Rayudu | 20 (16) | 1 | 1 | 125.00 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ravindra Jadeja | – | – | – | – | 4 | 37 | 0 | 9.25 | |
| Tushar Deshpande | – | – | – | – | 4 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 | |
| Mustafizur Rahman | – | – | – | – | 4 | 55 | 1 | 13.75 | |
| Shardul Thakur | – | – | – | – | 4 | 35 | 0 | 8.75 | |
| Matheesha Pathirana | – | – | – | – | 4 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 | |
| Total (CSK) | 206/4 (20) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Head-to-Head Record
Mumbai Indians and CSK have met 36 times, with Mumbai Indians emerging victorious 21 times compared to CSK’s 16 victories. Recently, both sides have shown great promise against each other; CSK especially have enjoyed dominating recent contests against Mumbai. On Sunday’s match day between Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will play their debut against each other – it promises to be an action-packed affair!
The match will take place at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India and is scheduled to commence at 7:30 PM IST on Sunday, April 14.
MI began their campaign with three losses but have since won two straight matches to climb back into seventh position on the table. Their latest success came against Royal Challengers Bengaluru where they bowled well and chased down an ambitious target without difficulty.
Meanwhile, CSK are on a roll, sitting third in the points table. They have won four out of their five matches so far and hope to extend this winning streak against their arch-rivals KKR. CSK have recently secured two victories at home against them as well; most recently defeating them comfortably against them last time out. Meanwhile, away team have only managed two victories so will hope for success against CSK this time round.
Head-to-head, MI and CSK have met 11 times at Wankhede Stadium with MI winning 7 out of those meetings whereas CSK have only managed five victories from nine meetings held there. Last May, CSK defeated KKR by six wickets in a high-scoring match that featured Matheesha Pathirana’s three wicket haul of 15 which allowed CSK to restrict KKR’s score to 139-8 before easily meeting their target. Sanath Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka earned the best performance from both teams over the history of this rivalry with an unbeaten 114 run for Chennai Super Kings in 2008. At present, Suresh Raina leads both sides with 710 runs from 30 matches played.
Statistical Analysis
The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) rivalry has become one of the most memorable in Indian Premier League history, winning ten titles between them and providing fans with memorable encounters and record-breaking performances. Boasting many iconic players like Shane Warne, their rivalry transcends cricket matches into representing excellence, consistency, and the spirit of IPL – an honor which this article explores with regards to head-to-head records, key players involved on each side, key stats about them as they prepare for their 29th clash at Wankhede Stadium this Sunday!
These teams have faced off 36 times in IPL history, with MI winning 20 times and CSK 16 wins. Both have dominated each other over the past five years and both will look to end their current losing streak of six matches each. Expect a high-scoring affair from these two sides who rank sixth and fifth respectively in league standings.
Though both teams have struggled in recent games, both are hoping to build momentum heading into the playoffs. CSK are hoping for their first title win since 2021 while MI hope to maintain their fifth-place standing.
On Sunday at Wankhede Stadium, both teams will look to build on recent performances when they face each other. Mumbai Indians recently beat Royal Challengers Bangalore convincingly while Chennai Super Kings scored an emphatic seven-wicket win against Kolkata Knight Riders courtesy of Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan who hope to maintain their fine form in this crucial clash.
Wankhede pitch has shown its characteristic of being batsman-friendly throughout this season, with three of four innings seeing totals exceed 190 runs each innings – making for high scoring encounters between these two powerhouses. Both sides boast impressive batting lines which should exploit this surface and score runs freely; also featured will be Mohammad Bumrah, Mustafizur Rahman, and Abhishek Sharma amongst other key bowlers – with play starting at 7:30 pm IST.
Match Prediction
Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have one of the fiercest rivalries in both IPL and Champions League Twenty20 cricket tournaments, having each won five IPL titles each and become two of its most successful sides in tournament history. CSK have outshone MI in 37 matches between them with CSK winning 20 times while MI taking 17 victories; their match will take place at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai this Thursday; both clubs should look forward to an unforgettable occasion!
Both teams are off to strong starts this season and currently rank seventh and eighth, respectively. Mumbai won their last match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets after bowling well during the first half to restrict them to 196-8 and then easily chased down their target with Jasprit Bumrah leading fantasy scores for them with 157 points.
CSK have also come into this match off an impressive win against Kolkata Knight Riders, thanks to an excellent bowling performance in the first half from Ravindra Jadeja who took three for 18 to keep them at bay and MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma who both scored unbeaten fifties for CSK.
Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina have led their respective sides this season in terms of run scoring, with each contributing over 800 runs to date in IPL competition. Sanath Jayasuriya holds the record for highest run scorer against CSK/MI with his unbeaten 114 in 2008.
Dwayne Bravo and Lasith Malinga lead their respective teams’ innings with 37 and 26 wickets respectively, as leading wicket-takers. Both men have represented both Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians at various points during their careers; one other former MI player named Harbhajan Singh holds third highest wicket-taking figures with 26 scalps from 29 games played for both clubs.
