IPL 2023 | CSK vs MI | 49th Match, 6th May, 3:30 PM | Match Preview

Series: Indian Premier League 2023

Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 49th Match 6th May 3.30 PM IST

Venue: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

CSK will be back to Chepauk to take on MI as they search for a win to stay ahead in the race to playoffs. A win here would take them to number one in the points table.
MI are coming here on the back of two consecutive wins courtesy of their brilliant batting performance. CSK lost to Punjab in their last home game defending a 200-run total.
The visiting MI have chased down 215 and 213-run targets in their last two outings and will be confident coming here. Toss could play a key role here given MI’s current batting form, Chennai’s inexperienced bowling,
and a good batting pitch at Chepauk.
There are in-form batters in CSK as well. Dube, Gaikwad, and Conway are in fine touch while Ajinkya Rahane has rediscovered himself in the yellow jersey.
MI will be concerned about their poor bowling form and in no way would like to bat first if they win the toss.

Chennai Super Kings Preview
Chennai Super Kings need their bowlers to find rhythm in an all-important game at home. Deepak Chahar is fit and was back in the side for the last game replacing Akash Singh.
Chahar definitely found movement with the new ball but his real challenge would be to bowl at this pitch in Chennai. He was expensive even on the Lucknow pitch where the batters struggled to score at a decent strike rate.
If the pitch offers some turn, CSK have the right bowling arsenal to exploit the conditions. That will be their best hope going into this match. Theekshana, Jadeja, and Moeen Ali were all impressive against LSG.

Mumbai Indians Preview
Mumbai Indians are at number 6 with 10 points from 9 matches and are tied with RCB and RR. A win here could push them to number 4 in the points table and well on their way to the playoffs. The road to the final isn’t so easy though.
The batters are enjoying a good run of form along with some really good batting wickets.
However, that may not always be the case. The bowlers need to step up and deliver an improved performance if MI are to clinch their 6th IPL title this year. At the moment,
they seem to have a strong chance of beating CSK in Chennai should the toss go MI’s way.

Pitch Report
MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is the venue for the CSK vs MI match. The home crowd will definitely be rallying behind MSD and co. If the pitch also helps the spinner, we can say for certain that
CSK would enjoy the home advantage in this game. The average 1st innings score on this ground has been 175 runs this season. A 20-run target was chased down by PBKS in the last match played at this venue.

key players CSK : Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, Maheesh Theekshana

key players MI : Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Piyush Chawla

Prediction: Chennai Super Kings to win at their home ground

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