The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk has traditionally supported spin bowling. The batters have found it tough to get quick runs against spinners at this venue
Chennai Super Kings will lock horns with the Mumbai Indians in the 49th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, on Saturday, 5th of May. In the season’s inaugural match, Chennai Super Kings lost against the defending champions, Gujarat Titans by five wickets. However, they bounced back well and won their next two games against Mumbai Indians and the Lucknow Super Giants. CSK are coming into this game on the back of a rain-washed encounter with the Lucknow Super Giants. They are positioned third in the points table and have extracted 11 points from 10 matches. Devon Conway has been in prime form. Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Shivam Dube have stepped in when needed as well. Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, and Maheesh Theekshana have been brilliant with the ball. Deshpande has picked up wicket but has conceded a lot of runs.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians didn’t get off to an ideal start to their Indian Premier League 2023 campaign, but have bounced back well to gather 10 points on the league table. MI have a batting order and have chased down 200+ totals own two occasions. Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav have returned to form which is brilliant for MI. Cameron Green has scored runs whenever needed while Tilak Varma and Tim David have fantastic in the slog overs. Rohit Sharma has been short of runs this season and the team management would want him to deliver in this important fixture against the Chennai Super Kings. The bowling is an area of concern for MI as they have leaked a lot of runs. Kumar Kartikeya has been economical while Piyush Chawla has been the best thing in their bowling attack till now.
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Total Matches – 35
Chennai Super Kings – 15
Mumbai Indians – 20
Chennai Super Kings – NR L W W W L
Mumbai Indians – W W L W L
The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk has traditionally supported spin bowling. The batters have found it tough to get quick runs against spinners at this venue. The ball might do a little bit for the fast bowlers in the initial stages of the match as well, but it will get easier to bat as the match progresses. The batters need to get their eye in before going for the aggressive shots. The team winning the toss would be inclined to bowl first at this venue and chase the score down in the second innings with some dew expected.
Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 49th Match
Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk
Date & Time: 6th May, at 3:30 PM IST
| Opened | 1916 |
| Capacity | 50,000 |
| Ends | Anna Pavilion End, V Pattabhiraman Gate End |
| Location | Chennai, India |
| Time Zone | UTC +5:30 |
| Other Sports it is home to | – |
| Floodlights | Yes |
| Total matches | 6 |
| Matches won batting first | 5 |
| Matches won bowling first | 1 |
| Average 1st Inns scores | 150 |
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 119 |
| Highest total recorded | 182/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs WI |
| Lowest total recorded | 80/10 (17.5 Ov) by PAKW vs ENGW |
| Highest score chased | 182/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs WI |
| Lowest score defended | 103/8 (20 Ov) by WIW vs PAKW |
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