The El Clasico in soccer has seen Actual Madrid and Barcelona face-off in probably the most intense rivalries within the historical past of the game. Whenever you swap to the rivalry between MI and CSK, it’s one which began approach again in 2008 through the very first IPL public sale. Each groups battled it out for MS Dhoni and in the end, it was Chennai who bagged their ‘Thala’ on the finish and he went on to grow to be an icon of the IPL.
Whereas Mumbai could have missed out on Dhoni, they ended up constructing fairly a dynasty underneath Rohit Sharma with 5 titles to their identify. CSK and Dhoni would match them final season, however underneath new captains, it is all about bragging rights on April 14, Sunday on the Wankhede stadium. All eyes will certainly be solid upon Dhoni when he steps on to the sector as this could possibly be the ultimate time that he, could possibly be seen taking part in in Mumbai. Each groups solely face as soon as this season and anticipate crowds flip up in large numbers to get a glimpse of the previous India captain.
Talking of skippers, Hardik Pandya and Ruturaj Gaikwad could have their arms full on Sunday as they face off of their first IPL Clasico main these two champion franchises. Each males had their very own issues to cope with, however have discovered help from their teammates. With all of the makings of a thriller, MI and CSK guarantees loads on the day in Mumbai.
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MI vs CSK: Head-to-Head
Each groups have confronted one another 36 occasions within the IPL and it’s Mumbai who maintain a 20-16 lead within the head-to-head stats. Final season within the IPL, CSK accomplished a double over their arch-rivals en path to their fifth IPL title. You possibly can anticipate Ruturaj and Co. seeking to repeat the feat on Sunday.
MI vs CSK: Group Information
The hosts have been chopping and altering their aspect continuously within the first 4 matches as they appeared to seek out the correct components. After the wins over DC and RCB, it looks like MI lastly have their excellent XI, which may doubtlessly be the lineup for them until the tip of the season.
Shreyas Gopal got here in to be a substitute for Piyush Chawla and had a nice outing towards RCB. Suryakumar Yadav or Akash Madhwal could possibly be used because the Impression subs within the Clasico on Sunday.
CSK can be sweating over the health of Matheesha Pathirana and Deepak Chahar and can be hoping that duo could make it to the lineup. If they continue to be unavailable, anticipate CSK to maintain the identical lineup that defeated KKR of their final recreation. This might imply they may have as many as 4 native gamers from Mumbai of their combine within the type of Rahane, Dube, Deshpande and Shardul.
MI vs CSK: Pitch Report
Wankhede has all the time been thought of as a high-scoring floor and one which has assisted the workforce batting second. This was seen through the MI’s win towards RCB, the place Mumbai made mild work of the full posted by Bengaluru.
Anticipate the identical to unfold on Sunday and like Robin Uthappa mentioned, the toss could possibly be essential.
MI vs CSK: Predicted XI
MI Predicted XI: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (capt), Tilak Varma, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shreyas Gopal, Jasprit Bumrah, Gerald Coetzee.
Impression Participant: Akash Madhwal
CSK Predicted XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wk), Shardul Thakur/Deepak Chahar, 10 Tushar Deshpande, 11 Matheesha Pathirana/Maheesh Theekshana.
Impression Participant: Mustafizur Rahman.
MI vs CSK: Prediction
We are able to anticipate a high-scoring thriller as these two have all the time delivered. MI appear to have momentum on their aspect and CSK has struggled away from residence. This might imply that Hardik may get his third win as skipper of MI.
