MI vs CSK IPL Match 27 Stats – Batting, Bowling, Team Records, Fantasy Cricket Dream11 Prediction Tips

MI vs CSK IPL: Indian Premier League is easily the best T20 competition in the world cricket right now. IPL has broken all the viewership records in the recent years. The main reason behind the success of the league is the quality of the teams and equally matched competition invites fierce rivalries. One of the most famous rivalries is between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.

MI vs CSK IPL

This rivalry has prospered into a big-ticket event itself in the T20 extravaganza. They met a total of 30 times in the IPL over the years with Mumbai winning 18 of those matches and Chennai claiming the prize on 12 occasions. So, clearly Mumbai Indians enjoy a convincing upper hand over their arch rivals.

Even on the big nights of the finals, Mumbai Indians have come out on top with 3 victories against Chennai in the IPL finals. On the other hand, CSK have managed to beat MI in the 2010 IPL final.

MI vs CSK Head to Head

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MI vs CSK 2020 Match Results

In IPL 2020, Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians met each other in the opening game of the season at Abu Dhabi. Batting first, Mumbai Indians posted 162 runs on the board from their 20 overs. Quinton de Kock and Saurabh Tiwary were main contributors with the bat while Lungi Ngidi picked up 3 crucial wickets for CSK. In reply, Chennai had a shaky start as they lost couple of early wickets. But Faf du Plessis and Ambati Rayudu put on a century plus stand to steer CSK home comfortably in the end. Ambati Rayudu was declared ‘Man of the Match’ for his innings of 71 runs.

In the second fixture at Sharjah, Chennai Super Kings came across a new ball blitz from the opening bowlers of Mumbai. Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah decimated CSK batting lineup as they lost 7 wickets for just 43 runs. Trent Boult took 4 while Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Chahar picked up a couple each as they restricted CSK to a total of 114 runs. In reply, Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan completed the demolition as they chased down the target in just 12.2 overs without losing any wickets.

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CSK Batting Stats vs Mumbai Indians

Chennai Super Kings have always maintained the core of their squad intact throughout all these years. Their batsmen have tons of experience playing in high pressure situations. If we talk about best performers in the matches against Mumbai Indians, then usual suspects of Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo and Faf du Plessis take the ground comfortably.

Suresh Raina has batted in all the games against MI and he has made 730 runs in 28 innings at an average of 30.42. MS Dhoni has a total 643 runs in 28 opportunities he got while Faf du Plessis and Dwayne Bravo round off the Top 4 list with 315 and 279 runs respectively. Suresh Raina has the better strike rate of 141.75 from the list.

If we talk about performances at home games, MS Dhoni has performed slightly better than the rest of the pack while Suresh Raina has a better record at Wankhede stadium. Pace and bounce of red soil at Wankhede assist the stroke-making of Suresh Raina. 

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CSK Bowling Stats vs Mumbai Indians

If we talk about the bowlers from yellow brigade in CSK-MI ties, Dwayne Bravo is the front runner with 27 wickets in 18 innings. He is followed by Ravindra Jadeja, Mohit Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin with 17, 15 and 14 wickets in that order. Dwayne Bravo has also taken a four-wicket haul in a single innings. Interestingly, Dwayne Bravo had started his IPL journey with Mumbai Indians in 2008.

Because of the nature of the pitch at Chepauk, Spinners dominate the list for home conditions. Imran Tahir, Mitch Santner and Harbhajan Singh are part of Top 4 along with Deepak Chahar. Also this list of home wicket-takers is of very small sample size for current players as Chepauk has hosted only one full season in last 5 years.

Dwayne Bravo has taken most of his wickets at Wankhede stadium and neutral venues with his impressive death bowling capabilities. Deepak Chahar, Ravindra Jadeja and Lungi Ngidi are part of top performers at neutral venues.

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MI Batting Stats vs Chennai Super Kings

Mumbai Indians’ batting lineup is their strongest forte and main reason behind their success in the recent years. And when it comes to the crucial matches against Chennai Super Kings, they don’t disappoint their fans either. Rohit Sharma leads the chart with 658 runs in 23 outings against CSK. He is followed by the MI veteran Kieron Pollard who has scored 520 runs in 22 innings including some of the high-pressure knocks. Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan conclude the list with 249 and 159 runs respectively. Kieron Pollard has the most impressive strike rate of 163.52 from the list.

In the list of top run-scorers in home matches, top 3 remains the same with Krunal Pandya being at the fourth spot. At away and neutral venues, the same list of players (Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav & Quinton de Kock) have kept the scoreboard ticking all along. Hardik pandya and Kieron Pollard have the most impressive strike-rates from the list thanks to their death overs heroics.

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MI Bowling Stats vs Chennai Super Kings

Lasith Malinga is one of the all-time great players for Mumbai Indians if not the greatest. He has performed many roles over the years for the franchise. He also leads the pack comfortably when it comes to the wicket takers list in the matches against Chennai Super Kings. Lasith Malinga has taken 31 wickets in 21 games with a 4 wicket haul. In active players, Kieron Pollard is leading the chart with 15 scalps from 13 innings against CSK. He is followed by Jasprit Bumrah and Pandya brothers but with a significance difference in the number of wickets taken.

Lasith Malinga is at the top of every list in MI-CSK match-up. Young Mayank Markande and lanky Mitch McClenaghan have done well in home conditions at Wankhede especially in the 2018 season. In the away list, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah and Rahul Chahar have been eye-catching with 3, 2 and 2 wickets respectively. Trent Boult has been particularly dominant at neutral venues with his impressive run of displays in UAE last year.

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