Mumbai Indians (MI) will look to spoil the slight qualification chances of their arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings (CSK) when both the sides face each other in the 59th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Thursday at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
Chennai Super Kings, who are standing on the brink of elimination, suffered another setback on Wednesday as their former skipper Ravindra Jadeja, who missed CSK's recent fixture against DC due to an injury, was ruled out for the remainder of the season.
The four-time champions mathematically are still there in the playoff race, although their chances of qualification have almost vanished. Overall, the defending champions have managed to win just 4 out of 11 matches, and a win in this match will help them climb to the 6th spot.
They outplayed Delhi Capitals in their most recent encounter as they registered a massive 91-run win over them and must be looking to simulate the same performance on Thursday.
Mumbai Indians, who returned to the winning track against the Rajasthan Royals and followed it up against the table-toppers Gujarat Titans, failed to keep on their winning momentum as they lost their previous game against the Kolkata Knight Riders by a massive margin of 52 runs.
The five-time IPL winners have nothing to lose anymore, and hence they will look to spoil the game of their old rivals, who still possess some chances to make it to the top four.
Match Details
Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Match 59
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 12th May at 7:30 PM IST & Local Time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
Pitch Report: The pitches have slowed down, and spinners will play a key role in such conditions. The batters will dominate the game, and the fast bowlers will enjoy bowling in the initial phase of the match. Both the captains will look to bat first and rack up huge scores on the board.
Pitch Stats [Last 5 Matches]
Matches Played: 5
Matches Won Batting First: 2
Matches Won Bowling First: 3
Average 1st Inning Score: 175
Average 2nd Inning Score: 162
Injury Update/Players' Availability
Chennai Super Kings: Ravindra Jadeja has been ruled out of the tournament, and he will not feature in the remaining games of the IPL.
Mumbai Indians: Suryakumar Yadav has been ruled out of the tournament, and he will not participate in the upcoming games of MI.
Key Matchups
Uthappa vs Bumrah: 54/2 at 135 SR
Rohit vs Bravo: 99/5 at 124 SR
Dhoni vs Pollard: 108/3 at 177 SR
Dhoni vs Bumrah: 60/3 at 100 SR
Bravo vs Bumrah: 36/4 at 144 SR
Head-To-Head
Matches Played: 35
CSK Won: 15
MI Won: 20
Squads
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, Dwaine Pretorious, Narayan Jagadeesan (wk), Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana, Chris Jordan, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, KM Asif, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Bhagath Varma, Hari Nishanth, Subhranshu Senapati.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Kieron Pollard, Suryakumar Yadav (ruled out of IPL 2022), Jasprit Bumrah, Tim David, Jaydev Unadkat, Tymal Mills, Jofra Archer (unavailable & injured), Riley Meredith, Daniel Sams, Fabian Allen, Mayank Markande, Murugan Ashwin, Basil Thampi, Anmolpreet Singh, Dewald Brevis, Tilak Varma, Aryan Juyal (wk), Arjun Tendulkar, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Sanjay Yadav, Arshad Khan
Probable Playing XI
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Tilak Varma, Tim David, Kieron Pollard, Ramandeep Singh, Daniel Sams, Murugan Ashwin, Kumar Kartikeya, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, Maheesh Theekshana, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary
CREX XI Suggestion
Wicket-Keeper: Ishan Kishan
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Tilak Varma, Rohit Sharma
All-Rounders: Moeen Ali, Daniel Sams
Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Dwayne Bravo, Mukesh Choudhary, Maheesh Theekshana
Captain: Devon Conway
Vice-Captain: Jasprit Bumrah