One of the best rivalries in the IPL will commence once again as Mumbai Indians (MI) face the defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Wankhede. While India’s limited-overs vice-captain Rohit Sharma will lead Mumbai, India’s most experienced skipper ever, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, will be at the helm for Chennai.

The two teams have always brought about exciting contests and the Wednesday encounter is going to be no different. Mumbai are currently placed sixth on the table and a win would bring them a spot ahead. Chennai, on the other hand, are undefeated. Can Rohit Sharma’s men change the fortunes against MSD’s army?

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The buzz for the game is expected to be as higher as it can get. A lot of Indian cricket fans are looking forward to this game and ahead of this crucial encounter, we have come up with five things which every fan will be waiting to see in this game:

#5 Weather and Pitch Conditions

The Mumbai weather is going to be hotter than usual and it would be really testing for the players to put their best performances out in a challenging environment. Wankhede is always considered to be a high-scoring pitch and the teams batting often chose to chase. A score of even 170-plus is not considered to be safe. In the only match played here this season. Delhi Capitals posted a mammoth 213/6 which the Mumbai Indians failed to chase down and ended up being 176 all out.