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Mumbai Indians (MI) will host Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 fixture on Sunday, starting 7:30 pm IST. MI have won thrice in seven encounters thus far, sitting at the seventh spot, but they have garnered two wins on the bounce coming into this encounter. CSK are at the bottom of the standings, having won twice in seven encounters, but they too defeated Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their previous clash.
With momentum on their side, the two joint-most successful sides in IPL history will target getting an important triumph under their belt, something that could potentially propel them to keep their playoffs hopes alive. Predicted Playing XI Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed Full Squads Squads: Chennai Super Kings Squad: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, Deepak Hooda, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Dewald Brevis, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi, Ayush Mhatre Mumbai Indians Squad: Ryan Rickelton (w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Krishnan Shrijith, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs, Satyanarayana Raju, Vignesh Puthur Key Players to Watch Out Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) Hardik Pandya has been recovering his all-round rhythm off late, playing an important 21-run cameo in the last match, in addition to bagging a solitary wicket too. He will be keen to get one over CSK, after a disappointing outing in this fixture last season, when MS Dhoni slammed him for three consecutive sixes in the final over of the Chennai innings.
Rachin Ravindra (Chennai Super Kings) CSK will be requiring more consistent returns from their Kiwi superstar, who scored 65* off 45 deliveries when these two teams met earlier this season. Since then, his form has seen a rapid dip, failing to capitalise on good starts. The track at Wankhede will suit his natural playing style and CSK will need him to optimise scoring opportunities especially in the powerplay overs.
Head-to-Head The two teams have faced each other 38 times in IPL history, with MI and CSK winning 20 and 18 games respectively. Pitch Report The average first innings T20 score in this ground is 178, but with the Impact Player rule and dew coming in, a total in excess of 200 could be expected for this match. Weather Report Sunny weather with temperature ranging around 30°C is expected during the course of the match.
Where to Watch The match will be live streamed on the JioHotstar application, and simultaneously telecast on Star Sports Network, starting at 7:30 pm IST..
