IPL 2020: CSK vs MI, Head to Head, Pitch and Weather Report

In the 41st match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020, Ms Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Rohit Sharma led Mumbai Indians (MI) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah. 

WHEN AND WHERE TO WATCH ??

Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians

Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Date: 23rd October 2020

Time: 7:30 PM IST 

CSK vs MI match can be watched on Starsports Network and on Disney+Hotstar in India. 

WHAT TO EXPECT ?? 

Today's pitch will help batsmen. As the stadium has the very short boundaries, it will easy for batsman to smash sixes.  It will be a sunny day with temperatures hovering around 29°C. Humidity will be around 43% during the match and there is 0% chance of rain expected in today's match. 

HEAD TO HEAD RECORD

CSK and MI have locked horns 31 times against each other. CSK have won 13 times and MI have won 18 times. 

Matches Played: 31

Won by CSK: 13

Won by MI: 18

N.R/Tied/Draw: 00

MY FANTASY 11:

Faf Du Plessis, Shane Watson, Quinton De Kock, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ambati Rayudu, Ms Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah and Imran Tahir

PREVIEW:

Chennai Super Kings: They have played 10 games in IPL 2020. They have won just 3 games and have lost 7 games. A win here will give them a lot of confidence. If they lose this game they will out of the playoffs. Openers should Up the Ante. The likes of Ms Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja and Ambati Rayudu should bat well in the middle overs and death. Chennai bowlers should bowl well at the death to win the match against Strong batting lineup of Mumbai Indians. 

Mumbai Indians: They have played 9 games in IPL 2020. They have won 6 games and have lost just 3 games. Both the openers Quinton De Kock and Rohit Sharma are playing really well. Even their middle order has looked solid. Their bowling has been one of the best in this seasons IPL. Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya and Rahul Chahar have bowled well. Trent Boult and Nathan Coulter-Nile need to improve their performance in the match against CSK. 

PREDICTED PLAYING 11:

Chennai Super Kings -  Faf du Plessis, Sam Curran, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Kedar Jadhav, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Shardul Thakur and Josh Hazlewood/Imran Tahir. 

Mumbai Indians - Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah. 

SQUADS:

Chennai Super Kings: Murali Vijay, Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Kedar Jadhav, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla, Lungi Ngidi, Karn Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, R. Sai Kishore, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad and KM Asif.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Digvijay Deshmukh, Aditya Tare (wk), Saurabh Tiwary, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Chris Lynn, Hardik Pandya, Sherfane Rutherford, Anmolpreet Singh, Mohsin Khan, Mitchell McClenaghan, Prince Balwant Rai, Anukul Roy, Ishan Kishan, Dhawal Kulkarni, Trent Boult, Jayant Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile and James Pattinson.