Sunday, 14 Apr MI vs CSK Match Prediction, Betting Odds and Tips

Key match factors – MI vs CSK

• Teams should not have any second thoughts about opting to field first after winning the toss on a belter of a surface at the Wankhede.
• MI batters are in scintillating form and CSK bowlers will have their task cut out in the upcoming contest.
• Mustafizur Rahman has been the standout bowler for CSK thus far and his role is going to hold a lot of importance.
• Suryakumar Yadav found his form after his knock against the Capitals. If he gets a start, CSK bowlers will be put under a lot of pressure.

Match Preview

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face each other in the 29th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Sunday, April 14. The Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai will host the contest.

MI, led by Hardik Pandya, languished at the bottom of the table after losing their first 3 matches. However, they beat the Delhi Capitals (DC) by 29 runs after which they hammered Faf du Plessis’ Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by 7 wickets at the Wankhede.

Suryakumar Yadav bagged a duck against the Capitals, but against RCB, he raced his way to a 17-ball half-century. Ishan Kishan also carried his impressive run of form with a quickfire fifty. On the back of their knocks, MI chased down a stiff target of 197 with 27 balls left in their innings. Jasprit Bumrah won the Player of the Match award after he picked up a 5-wicket haul for only 21 runs.

The Super Kings, in the meantime, have won 3 out of 5 matches and have been in decent form. After losing back-to-back matches, CSK returned to winning ways after beating Shreyas Iyer’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Chepauk.

Ravindra Jadeja won the award for the Player of the Match after he accounted for 3 crucial wickets. Mustafizur Rahman, who is amongst the leading wicket-takers, bowled brilliantly at the death.

Head-to-Head Record Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings

CSK and MI have faced 38 times since their first meeting back in 2008. Mumbai have won 21 times while the Super Kings came up trumps 17 times. At the Wankhede Stadium, MI have a 7-4 lead over their upcoming opponents. In their previous meeting on May 6, CSK beat the Mumbai team by 6 wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Asked to bat first, MI scored 139 for 8. Matheesha Pathirana picked up 3 wickets for the Super Kings. The Super Kings chased down the target with 14 balls left in their innings. Pathirana won the Player of the Match award for his stupendous spell of bowling.