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Mumbai Indians
Chennai Super Kings
Mumbai Indians will face Chennai Super Kings in the 38th match of IPL 2025 at Wankhede Stadium. This match will be important for both sides, shaping their playoff chances. Both teams will walk into this game after a rough start to the season, but recent wins have helped them stay in the playoff race.
Chennai and Mumbai have faced each other 38 times in IPL history. Mumbai won 20 matches, while Chennai won 18. Earlier this season, Chennai defeated Mumbai in Chepauk.
In the last 5 head-to-head games, CSK have won 4 matches and MI have won only 1. 3 of CSKβs wins came while chasing. MS Dhoni will lead CSK due to Ruturaj Gaikwadβs injury, and Hardik Pandya will captain MI. Pandya missed the previous meeting due to suspension, where Gaikwad was leading CSK before his injury. Expect both sides to field experienced players in this clash.
Mumbai Indians have stronger batters suited for Wankhede conditions and will face a weaker CSK bowling attack beyond Khaleel and Ahmad.
The betting tip is...
Top Batter Team - Mumbai Indians
60 %
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Mumbai IndiansChennai Super KingsSuryakumar Yadav will enter this match as Mumbaiβs top scorer with 239 runs at a strike rate of 149.37, including one fifty. Tilak Varma follows with 210 runs in 6 matches at 143.83 strike rate and two fifties. Ryan Rickelton will aim for his first impactful start of the season, with just one fifty so far.
Rohit Sharma will look to break his poor run, having failed to cross 20 in any match so far, but will carry a strong record against CSK.
Naman Dhir will continue as a power-hitter, striking at 185.71. Hardik Pandya will remain the key finisher in the lower order. Pandya will also lead the bowling with 10 wickets. Vignesh Puthur follows with 6 wickets. Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, and Ashwani Kumar will get 5 wickets each. Karn Sharma will be the lead spinner after picking 3 wickets against DC.
Surya and Tilak are the only in-form batters in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma
Rachin Ravindra is CSKβs top run scorer with 186 runs in 7 matches at a strike rate of 133. Shivam Dube follows with 180 runs at 128.57 strike rate. MS Dhoni will continue to finish games in the lower order with 130 runs at 158.53 strike rate.
Shaik Rasheed will continue to open over Conway after giving CSK a quick start on his debut.
Rahul Tripathi and Vijay Shankar will need to correct their poor form, having failed to contribute in any match so far. Noor Ahmad will lead the bowling attack with 12 wickets at an economy rate of 7.12.
Khaleel Ahmed follows with 11 wickets. Pathirana and Jadeja have 7 and 4 wickets each. One of Overton or Curran will cover the all-rounder slot.
Ravindra, Noor and Khaleel are the key players.
Predicted Lineup: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton/Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (c, wk), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
MI will produce a better bowling performance as compared to CSK. MIβs attack will be more balanced at home, especially with Hardik, Bumrah, Boult and Chahar all capable of taking early wickets. CSK have mostly relied on Khaleel Ahmed and Noor Ahmad, which could leave gaps for MI batters to target.
Mumbaiβs top order will look to make use of home conditions, especially Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, and Rohit Sharma, who have the experience of playing at Wankhede. CSKβs middle order has struggled for consistency, which could add more pressure against MIβs stronger attack. Mumbai batters are expected to put up better runs on the board in this fixture.
