Mumbai Indians (MI) take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 12th game of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday (April 8) in the second game of a doubleheader. The MI-CSK rivalry has produced some fascinating contests over the years, resulting in the fight being dubbed The IPL Classic.
Mumbai and Chennai have met 34 times in the IPL, with MI coming out victorious in 20 games and CSK 14. Talking about the form of the two teams in IPL 2023, Mumbai has played just one game, which they lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore by eight. . ticket windows at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
The game was billed as a Rohit Sharma vs. Virat Kohli clash, but it turned out to be a disappointingly one-sided encounter. Meanwhile, Chennai have played two matches, winning one and losing the other.
They started their 2023 IPL campaign with a five wicket loss to the defending champions Gujarat Titans. In their previous game, they beat Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs in a high scoring fixture.
Previous meeting of MI vs CSK in IPL
The last time Mumbai met Chennai in the IPL was during the 2022 edition in the 59th game of the competition at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 12. Chennai batted first and were bowled out for a paltry 97 in 16 overs.
Captain MS Dhoni top-scored 36* out of 33, but the others failed to make an impact with the bat. The top four fell in single-figure scores, while only four batsmen reached double figures. For Mumbai, Daniel Sams stood out with 3-16 from his four overs, while Riley Meredith and Kumar Kartikeya each took two wickets. Jasprit Bumrah also impressed, claiming 1-12 in three overs.
Chasing 98, Mumbai came home for five wickets in 14.5 overs. Ishan Kishan (6), Rohit Sharma (18), Daniel Sams (1) and Tristan Stubbs (0) all fell financially as MI dropped to 33-4. However, the young Tilak Varma led the chase with an unbeaten 34 of 32, hitting four limits.
For CSK, Mukesh Choudhary impressed with figures of 3-23, while Simarjeet Singh and Moeen Ali each claimed a hair. All rounder Sams was named Man of the Match for his excellent bowling performance which went a long way in restricting Chennai to under 100.