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Mumbai Indians will face the Chennai Super Kings Giants at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Thursday in match number 59 of IPL 2022
Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are the most successful teams in the history of IPL and there is no shortage of thrill when these two sides face each other.
Mumbai is out of the tournament but Chennai still has a chance to qualify for the Playoffs.
Chennai Super Kings have managed to win 4 out of their 11 matches and they are currently placed at the 9thposition.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians have won just 2 out of their 11 games and they are standing at the bottom of the points table of IPL 2022.
Performance in the previous match:
Chennai Super Kings:
Chennai Super Kings thrashed down Delhi Capitals in their previous match by a huge margin of 91 runs.
CSK posted 208 runs on the board courtesy of an outstanding 87-run knock from Devon Conway.
While chasing 209 runs, Delhi Capitals were bowled out for just 117 runs.
Moeen Ali grabbed 3 wickets for just 13 runs while Mukesh Chaudhary and DJ Bravo picked up 2 wickets each for CSK in that game.
Mumbai Indians:
Mumbai won their last game by 5 runs against Gujrat Titans.
Mumbai posted 177 runs on the board.
The openers Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma scored 45 and 43 runs respectively while Tim David played an unbeaten and quick cameo of 44 runs off just 21 balls.
In reply, the openers gave an excellent start to the Gujarat Titans.
Saha and Gill added 106 runs for the first wicket but after their dismissals, Gujarat collapsed and due to poor strategy, they lost the game by 5 runs.
Match Details
Teams: MI vs CSK
Venue: Wankhede Cricket Stadium, Mumbai
Date: 12th May, Thursday
Time: 7:00 pm IST
Average 1st innings score
The average 1st innings total at this venue is 190
Head to head record
Here is the head-to-head record between these two sides in the history of IPL.
Total Matches Played: 33
CSK won: 14
MI won: 19
Tie/no results: 0
Pitch Report
Wankhede Stadium has a batting-friendly wicket and the run-scoring will be easier on this track.
A high-scoring contest is expected between these two sides.
Defending totals will be difficult on this pitch due to smaller boundaries and both captains will like to bowl first here.
MI Probable Playing 11
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma ©, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Ramandeep Singh, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Kumar Kartikeya, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith
CSK Probable Playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, Maheesh Theekshana, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary
Injury News
Ravindra Jadeja will not play this game because he has been ruled out of this season due to injury.
The star batsman of Mumbai Indians, Suryakumar Yadav has also been ruled out of this season due to an injury
Jeetbig Star bowler of the match
Jasprit Bumrah regained his form in the previous match by bowling an outstanding spell.
He picked up 5 wickets for just 10 runs from his 4 overs.
Bumrah will most probably be the best bowler in this match.
Jeetbig Star batsman of the match
Devon Conway has been excellent for CSK at the top in the last few games.
He has smashed 3 consecutive half-centuries including the 87-run knock in the previous match.
He is expected to score another big knock today.
Jeetbig star Wicketkeeper of the match
Ishan Kishan scored 45 runs in the previous game and he is looking in great touch at the top.
He is also performing well the stumps and he will be the best wicketkeeper in today’s game.
Jeetbig star all-rounder of the match
Moeen Ali delivered a match-winning performance of 3-13 in the previous game against the Delhi Capitals.
Moeen has also scored runs at the top for CSK this season and he will be the star with both bat and ball.
Who will win?
Chennai Super Kings is suddenly looking like a completely different team under the captaincy of MS Dhoni in the last few matches.
CSK need to win all their remaining matches to stay alive in the competition and reach the Playoffs.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians have been eliminated from the tournament and they have nothing to lose now.
Mumbai has won the last two matches consecutively and they can also eliminate CSK by defeating them today.
It will be a great contest between these two teams on 12th May.
We predict that Chennai Super Kings will beat Mumbai Indians in match 59 of IPL 2022.
