IPL 2018
IPL 2018 Match 1 (MI vs CSK) – Stats Preview
By Sandy - Apr 7, 2018 5:48 am
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The IPL 2018 will begin on Saturday (April 7). The opening match will be played between the hosts Mumbai Indians (MI) and the visitors Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai).

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Mumbai Indians (MI) are the defending champions in IPL 2018

MI is the defending champions who had won the IPL 2017 trophy for the record third time. On the other hand, two-time IPL champions CSK is returning to the IPL after completing their two-year suspension.

Before the start of the match, we are looking at some important stats of MI and CSK, which are related to the upcoming match.

 

Head-to-head IPL records between MI and CSK

MI vs CSKMatchesMI wonCSK wonTied/No result
In overall venue2212100/0
At Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)7520/0

Also read: Match 1 (MI vs CSK) – X Factors Of The Game

 

Important IPL stats at Wankhede Stadium (Mumbai)

StatsOverallMI CSK
Highest total235/1 (20 overs) by RCB against MI on May 10, 2015223/6 (20 overs) against KXIP on May 11, 2017202/7 (20 overs) against KXIP on May 30, 2014
Lowest total (completed innings)67 (15.2 overs) by KKR against MI on May 16, 200892 (19.2 overs) against DD on April 16, 201279 (15.2 overs) against MI on May 5, 2013
Highest individual score133* by AB de Villiers (RCB) against MI on May 10, 2015114* by Sanath Jayasuriya against CSK on May 14, 200887 by Suresh Raina against KXIP on May 30, 2014
Best bowling in an innings5/18 by Harbhajan Singh (MI) against CSK on April 22, 20115/18 by Harbhajan Singh against CSK on April 22, 20113/23 by Ashish Nehra against MI on April 17, 2015

 

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is returning to the IPL after completing their two-year suspension

Also read: Match 1 (MI vs CSK) – Probable XI

 

Important IPL stats between MI and CSK

(Team stats)

StatsMICSK
Highest total202/5 (20 overs) at Kolkata on May 24, 2015208/5 (20 overs) at Chennai on April 23, 2008
Lowest total (completed innings)139/5 (20 overs) at Mumbai on May 5, 201379 (15.2 overs) at Mumbai on May 5, 2013
Largest victory (by runs)60 runs at Mumbai on May 5, 201348 runs at Delhi on May 21, 2013
Largest victory (by wickets)9 wickets at Mumbai on May 14, 20087 wickets for thrice

 

(Individual stats)

StatsMICSK
Highest individual score114* by Sanath Jayasuriya at Mumbai on May 14, 200886* by Michael Hussey at Delhi on May 21, 2013
Best bowling in an innings5/18 by Harbhajan Singh at Mumbai on April 22, 20114/14 by Mohit Sharma at Dubai (DSC) on April 25, 2014
Most runs scored (in career)444 by Rohit Sharma594 by Suresh Raina
Most wickets were taken (in career)24 by Harbhajan Singh23 by Dwayne Bravo

 

 

Other important stats

  • CSK leg-spinner Karn Sharma (49 wickets) needs only one wicket to complete 50 wickets in his IPL career.
  • CSK medium-pacer Dwayne Bravo needs only two wickets to become the most wicket-taker for a team in the IPL clashes between MI and CSK. Between these two teams IPL matches, while Bravo has 23 wickets for CSK, former MI off-spinner Harbhajan Singh claimed 24 wickets.
  • CSK skipper MS Dhoni (2,987 runs) needs only 13 runs to completed 3,000 IPL runs for CSK. Suresh Raina (3,699 runs) is the only CSK player to cross the 3,000-runs mark in IPL.
  • Present MI left-handed batsman JP Duminy (1,993 runs) needs only 7 runs to complete 2,000 runs in his IPL career. Among the South African cricketers, only AB de Villiers (3,473 runs) and Jacques Kallis (2,427 runs) have crossed the 2,000-runs mark in IPL.