IPL 2023: CSK vs MI Match 49: Pitch Report, Probable XI and Match Prediction

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will square off against Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 49th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday (May 6). Notably, both CSK and MI faced each other once in IPL 2023, where Chennai emerged victorious by seven wickets.

As far as the previous matches of both teams are concerned, CSK’s last game against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) couldn’t be completed and was called off due to rain, whereas MI registered a comprehensive six-wicket victory over Punjab Kings (PBKS). All Moeen Ali, Maheesh Theekshana and Matheesha Pathirana picked up two wickets each for Chennai in their clash against LSG before the rain eventually halted the play. At the same time, Ishan Kishan and Suryakumar Yadav were the standout performers for Mumbai in their win over PBKS. While Ishan scored a brilliant 75 off 41 deliveries, Surya contributed quickfire 66 runs off 31 balls in the run chase.

CSK currently sit at the third spot of the IPL 2023 points table and will look to make their way into the top two by winning against Mumbai. On the other hand, MI are on the sixth position and will eye a place in the top five.

Pitch report:

The Chepauk Stadium in Chennai is known for its spinner-friendly track. However, the batters can also get going at the if they spend some time in the middle. The average first-inning score at the venue is 160.

Probable XIs:

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Arshad Khan

Head-to-head record

Played: 35 | CSK won: 15 | MI won: 20 | No result: 0

Match Prediction:

Case 1:

• CSK wins the bats first
• Powerplay score: 50-55
• CSK total: 180-190

Case 2:

• MI wins the toss and bats first
• Powerplay score: 40-45
• MI total: 170-180

Team batting first to win the contest.

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May 06, 2023 at 08:14AM