IPL 2025 Match 3 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Mumbai Indians (MI)-Pre-Match Analysis

 

IPL 2025 CSK VS MI

Match Details:

Date:  23, March 2025

Time: 7:30 IST

Venue:  MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. …

Live Streaming: Star Sports and Jio Hotstar

 

Toss:

Toss may play a crucial role here at Chennai due to dew factor and slow wicket.

 

Pitch Report:

 MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai is historically considered slow track and might help spiners and both the teams may pick three spiners in their XIs.Dew was a major factor here in IPL 2024 but new rules in the tournament to change ball might help to counter that factor.

 

 

Previous Ground Records:

Total Matches Played: 85

Matches Won Batting First: 49 (57.65%)

Matches Won Bowling First: 36 (42.35%)

 Highest individual Score: 127 M Vijay (Chennai Super Kings) 03/04/2010 v Rajasthan Royals

Best Bowling: 5 wkts 5runs in 4 overs by A Madhwal (Mumbai Indians) 24/05/2023 v Lucknow Super Giants

 Lowest Score: 70 (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) vs Chennai Super Kings

 

Probable Playing XI 

Mumbai Indians:

1 Rohit Sharma, 2 Ryan Rickelton (wk), 3 Tilak Varma, 4 Suryakumar Yadav (capt), 5 Naman Dhir, 6 Robin Minz, 7 Mitchell Santner, 8 Corbin Bosch/Mujeeb Ur Rahman, 9 Deepak Chahar, 10 Karn Sharma, 11 Trent Boult, 12 Satyanarayana Raju/Ashwani Kumar

 

Probable Playing XI 

Chennai Super Kings:

1 Devon Conway/Rachin Ravindra, 2 Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), 3 Rahul Tripathi, 4 Deepak Hooda/Vijay Shankar, 5 Shivam Dube, 6 Sam Curran, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), 9 R Ashwin, 10 Noor Ahmad, 11 Matheesha Pathirana, 12 Khaleel Ahmed/Anshul Kamboj

 

Key Stats to Look Out:

Boult has been seen always tough for  Gaikwad, having dismissed him three times in 26 balls in the IPL for only 23 runs.

Suryakumar has also struggled against Jadeja being dismissed 3 times  in the IPL, managing 45 runs in 59 balls at a strike rate of less than 77. Ashwin is the leading wicket-taker at Chepauk in the IPL with 50 strikes in 42 innings at an economy rate of 6.26.

CSK have won five of their last six matches against MI, including three on the trot.

Head-to-Head Record:

Total Matches Played: 37

CSK Wins:  20

MI  Wins:  17

No Result: 0

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) are two of the best teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Both have won the IPL trophy five times, more than any other team. They’ll play against each other on the first weekend of the new IPL season. This match is special because these teams have a long and exciting history.

 

Things have changed recently. For many years, fans loved watching MS Dhoni lead CSK and Rohit Sharma lead MI. But in 2024, new captains took over—Ruturaj Gaikwad for CSK and Hardik Pandya for MI. Last year both teams were not able to win the trophy. CSK almost made it to the playoffs, but MI finished last. MI fans were upset with Hardik.

Now, Hardik has won back some fans by helping India win big tournaments like the T20 World Cup. But he can’t play in this Sunday’s match because of a rule he broke last season. Suryakumar Yadav will lead MI instead. Also, MI’s star bowler Jasprit Bumrah is injured and might not play until April. Losing these two players is a big problem for MI. How will they manage?

MI also has a tough record they haven’t won their first match of the season since 2012! Their coach, Mahela Jayawardene, knows this and is already thinking about it.

CSK, on the other hand, loves playing at their home ground, Chepauk, where the pitch helps spin bowlers. They’ve picked lots of spinners like R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to do well there. A young bowler, Noor Ahmad, might also shine with his tricky left-arm spin.

 

When MS Dhoni came to Chennai last month, fans went wild with excitement. If he hits big sixes again this season, like he did last year, the crowd will go crazy! The match at Chepauk will have tons of fans watching because the gates are open to everyone.