In the ongoing IPL 2021, the tournament will resume with the clash of the titans as MI VS CSK is scheduled for Sunday evening. Amid all the doom and gloom of COVID-19, the nation is finally getting back its favourite evening entertainment – T20 cricket.
After its unceremonious halt due to players and team staff contracting the virus, IPL is set to resume again. While the matches will be conducted in UAE, the excitement is truly palpable. Let’s take a deep dive into today’s game.
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After what it seemed as a long hiatus, the second half of the Indian Premiere League is all set to start from today, September 19. Cricket fans across the nation have had a decent indulgence into the game thanks to the exciting Test series against England. But as they say, there’s no such thing as too much cricket.
The Facts of the Matter
The second leg of the 2021 edition of IPL will resume with a reassuring comfort food for cricket fans. Dhoni’s yellow clad men will lock horns with the current Indian cricket team deputy Rohit Sharma’s men in blue.
Chennai Super Kings – Performance So Far
Thanks to its absolutely balanced team, the men in yellow have had a fantastic first half. They have so far registered 5 wins in their 7 games. By the conclusion of the first half of the IPL, Chennai Super Kings sat comfortably on the second spot in the team standings, owing to their 10 points thanks to 5 wins.
Mumbai Indians – Performance So Far
If CSK has had a brilliant run in this edition of IPL, Mumbai Indians is a force to be reckoned with as they are the 5-time tournament champions. So far though, the team has had a topsy-turvy season this year. Off the 7 games they have played, they have won 4 games, but have also lost 3 matches.
They are sitting on a slippery slope, and are positioned number 4 in the tournament standing table. However, one should not discount their brilliant UAE performances, as they won the last edition of IPL in UAE back in 2020.
Chennai Super Kings VS Mumbai Indians: Head-to-Head
Thanks to their star-studded team, and a veteran captain leading the players, CSK and MI fans have enjoyed some of the greatest rivalry in the history of the tournament. In the head-to-head record, Rohit’s men take the lead with MI winning the most number of games.
CSK and MI have faced each other in 32 games so far. MI has registered victory in 19 games while CSK have been humbled and have won 13 matches.
The Men in Yellow must fare carefully, as even in the last 6 games played between MI VS CSK, MI have come out victories 5 times while CSK lodged a victory just once.
Chennai Super Kings VS Mumbai Indians: Expected Playing XI
MI: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, James Neesham, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult.
CSK: MS Dhoni (C) (WK), Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Lungi Ngidi, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood.
