One of the most anticipated IPL match is going to play at Wankhede. It is Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, the biggest rivalry of all time.
Mumbai Indians after 3 consecutive losses is finally opt the winning track with 2 consecutive wins. Today MI is going to play against CSK one of the most anticipated match in the history of IPL. As both the teams have won 5 IPL trophies. Two champions are going to fight today at Wankhede, Mumbai.
Chennai on the other hand also have a balanced play in this IPL 2024 with winning 3 matches out of 5. Chennai under Ruturaj Gaikwad is sailing smoothly while facing harsh waves and today we will witness the oldest and the biggest rivalry in IPL of all time.
Let’s look at the playing 11 of Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings
| Playing 11 of Mumbai Indians | Playing 11 of Chennai Super Kings |
| Hardik Pandya (C) | Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) |
| Rohit Sharma | Rachin Ravindra |
| Tilak Varma | Daryl Mitchell |
| Ishan Kishan | MS Dhoni (WK) |
| Romario Shepherd | Shivam Dube |
| Tim David | Ajinkya Rahane |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Sameer Rizvi |
| Gerald Coetzee | Ravindra Jadeja |
| Piyush Chawla | Shardul Thakur |
| Naman Dhir | Tushar Deshpande |
| Akash Madhwal | Maheesh Theekshana |
Team Analysis of Mumbai Indians
From the start, The Mumbai Indians were loosing consecutively. It took time for the MI to address the issue in their lineup. The Mumbai Indians top order fall very early in the overs which builds pressure in the middle order. The batting order consist of Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Romario Shepherd.
The bowling lineup of Mumbai Indians in this IPL is not looking so strong. A good bowling lineup helps the team to reduce the pressure of target chase and especially in the maiden and death overs. As in the T20 format, young batsmen took the responsibility and hit winning shots. One such example is Shashank Singh who hit boundaries and turn around the whole match. So, bowlers are more important as the dew factor plays its role in the tropical country.
Mumbai Indians Squad for IPL 2024
Batters
Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, and Vishnu Vinod.
Bowlers
Kwena Maphaka, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Dilshan Madhushanka, Shreyas Gopal, and Nuwan Thushara.
All-Rounders
Hardik Pandya, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohamad Nabi, Romario Shepherd, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Gerald Coetzee, Anshul Kamboj, Naman Dhir, and Shivalik Sharma.
Team Analysis of Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings has best lineup of batting and bowling. The batting lineup of CSK consist of MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, and Daryl Mitchell. The power hitters for Chennai Super Kings are after five holers helping the team to have less pressure in middle order chase.
Chennai Super Kings have an advantage of having MS Dhoni in their team who is a seasoned player, and captain. His insights will be heplful for the team making a good strategy for Chennai and also it will help the CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad to gain new insights. Well, there is nothing to say as the analysis for CSK because there was a question about Ajinkya’s performance as he is called as a Test Player for his slow performance but he turned out to be one of the best and consistent player of CSK.
Chennai Super Kings Squad for IPL 2024
Batters
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Sameer Rizvi, and Avinash Rao Aravelly.
Bowlers
Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar, Majeesh Theekshana, Mukesh Choudhary, Mustafizur Rahman, Prashant Solanki, Simranjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, and Matheesha Pathirana.
All-Rounders
Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Marsh, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, Rachin Ravindra, Shardul Thakur, and Daryl Mitchel
Pitch & Weather Report
The Wankhede pitch is batters paradise as the surface is flat giving a good bounce allowing batsman to hit big shots. However, boundaries are shorter as compared to other ground allow the batting team to have more boundaries on scoreboard.
A little advantage is given to the bowlers especially to the spin bowlers. However, the dew factor also play its role in the second innings. Usually, The team to bowl first will have an upper hand in the game but in the last MI V/S DC match they choose to bat first and score their highest in Wankhede and MI won their first match.
The Wankhede Stadium Weather is roughly 32 degree Celsius in the day and goes down to 29 degree Celsius in the night. The dew factor is also there after the sunset.
Fantasy Picks
Our best picks for the fanstasy sports are Rohit Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Mohammad Siraj, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Tim David, Piyush Chawla, Ishan Kishan, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik. These players will have a great chance of winning you a good rank.
Match Umpires
The on-field umpires for today’s MI V/S RCB match are Nitin Menon and Vineet Kulkarni and the Third Umpire is Virender Kumar Sharma.
Where can you watch the live scores?
You can watch the IPL live scores on IPL official website and on our website too. If you enjoy live streaming then you can enjoy the live streaming on JioCinema app along with their Hero Cam feature. For our T.V. audience, they can watch the match live on Star Sports Network.
Match Venue & Timing
Today’s match of MI V/S RCB will be played at Mumbai’s home ground Wankhede Stadium and the match will begin in 7:30 P.M.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, MS Dhoni will for batting on the crease if the top order did not survive.
Rohit Sharma scored most runs in Wankhede Stadium in the IPL format.
This is one of the most hyped question of all time and the answer is still the same. Both the teams have great number of batsmen and bowlers and equal number of IPL trophies and both Rohit and Dhoni are amazing captains and give victory to their team many times. It is difficult to say Who is best and who is not.
