Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports
Chennai Super Kings have dominated Mumbai Indians in four out of the last five games.
Mumbai Indians have played five matches in the series and are ranked seventh on the points table, while Chennai Super Kings have also played five matches in the series and are ranked third on the points table. Both teams last played against each other in the Match 49 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Nehal Wadhera scored the highest fantasy points for Mumbai Indians with 86 match fantasy points while Matheesha Pathirana topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Chennai Super Kings with 97 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by MI against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Mumbai beat RCB by seven wickets. The top fantasy player for Mumbai was Jasprit Bumrah who scored 157 fantasy points. The top point-getters for Mumbai Indians are Gerald Coetzee with 112 match fantasy points, Rohit Sharma with 83 match fantasy points and Tim David with 77 match fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets. The top fantasy player for Chennai Super Kings was Ravindra Jadeja who scored 113 fantasy points. The other top point-getters for Chennai Super Kings are Tushar Deshpande with 91 match fantasy points and Ruturaj Gaikwad with 88 match fantasy points.
MI vs CSK, Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. It will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to be difficult. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 166 runs. The team batting first at this venue has won 30% of its matches. We predict that the team winning the toss will bowl first here.
Pace or Spin?
The pacers have taken 75% of the total wickets at this venue. Hence picking up pacers for your fantasy team should be a good idea. Based on the stats available, we predict that the pitch will continue to assist the pacers.
Weather Report
The temperature will hover around 28 degree C and humidity is expected to be around 78%. 4.59 m/s winds are expected.
MI vs CSK, Head-to-Head
In the 39 matches played between these two teams, the bowlers of both teams have earned the most fantasy points for their respective teams so far.
MI vs CSK, Fantasy XI Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav is a batter with an average of 64 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and can be a good pick for your Fantasy XI Team. He is a right-handed batter. In the recently played two matches, Suryakumar has scored 52 runs at an average of 26 per match.
Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube is an all-rounder with an average of 60 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. Dube is a top-order batter who bats left-handed. In the recently played five matches, he has scored 176 runs averaging 44 per match.
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is an all-rounder with an average of 56 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.8 and can be a good safe pick for your Fantasy XI Team. Jadeja is a batter who bats left-handed. In the last five matches, he has scored 0112 runs averaging 84 per match. He also bowls decently, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and in recent matches, he has taken four wickets, averaging 31.8.
Gerald Coetzee
Gerald Coetzee is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy XI Team. He has an average of 40 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 9.2. Coetzee is a right-arm fast bowler and in the recent five matches, he has taken eight wickets at an average of 24.5.
Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy XI Team. Varma has an average of 38 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.6. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recent five matches, he has scored 143 runs at an average of 35.8 per match.
MI vs CSK, Fantasy XI Team
Wicket-Keeper: Ishan Kishan
Batters: Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Ajinkya Rahane
All-Rounders: Ravindra Jadeja and Hardik Pandya
Bowlers: Gerald Coetzee, Jasprit Bumrah, Akash Madhwal and Mustafizur Rahman
Captain: Suryakumar Yadav
Vice-Captain: Jasprit Bumrah
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