Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be locking horns with Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 59th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The MS Dhoni-led side managed to produce a scintillating win in their last match against the Delhi Capitals (DC) and have still kept their hopes alive in the tournament.
With four wins in 11 matches, CSK is currently in the ninth position in the points table and a loss here will crash down their playoffs hopes. On the other hand, Mumbai Indians are coming off a big loss against the Kolkata Knight Riders, and with two just two wins, MI has no chance to qualify for the playoffs. The Rohit Sharma-led side will be looking to end the remaining matches on a high and they are likely to make changes as well.
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Suryakumar Yadav is out of the tournament with an injury. Dewald Brewis is expected to be back in the XI at the expense of Ramandeep Singh. In the 35 meetings between the two sides in IPL so far, MI is leading the charts 15-20 against CSK in the head-to-head battles. In the last 5 meetings, however, it’s 3-2 in favor of CSK. Here are the player battles to watch out for tonight.
#1 Rohit Sharma vs Mukesh Choudhary
Rohit Sharma is witnessing a horrible outing in the IPL 2022 as he has scored just 200 runs in 11 games at an average of 18.18 and will hope to strike form as they looking to end CSK’s hopes to make the playoffs. Up against him will be an impressive Mukesh Choudhary, who can bother Rohit quite a bit considering his struggles against southpaw pacers. The Maharashtra quick has been good this season, bagging 13 wickets from 10 matches.
#2 Kieron Pollard vs Maheesh Theekshana
Kieron Pollard has also been witnessing a rough time in IPL 2022, and hoping to extend his lean patch will be CSK’s Sri Lankan tweaker Maheesh Theekshana. The big-hitting West Indian’s numbers against spin are woeful – as he has been dismissed 5 times at an average of just 6.80. Theekshana has had a good IPL stint, picking up 12 wickets from eight matches. He will look to get the better of Pollard by capitalizing on the all-rounder’s struggles against the spinners.
#3 Jasprit Bumrah vs Ruturaj Gaikwad
Jasprit Bumrah made a strong comeback with a fifer against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). However, his devastating spell of 5/10 wasn’t enough for MI to win the game. Ruturaj Gaikwad, meanwhile, has repeated his pattern of finding form in the second half of the edition with scores of 99, 28, and 41 in his last three matches. The CSK opener’s ability to dig out yorkers and play shots while also combating sheer pace with succulent drives, makes his contest with Bumrah a spicy one.
