CSK Dominates MI in IPL 2023 Highlights: Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja Lead the Way as CSK Wins by 7 Wickets.
CSK Dominates MI in IPL 2023 Highlights: Ravindra Jadeja's Three-Wicket Haul and Ajinkya Rahane's Fiery Half-Century Lead Chennai Super Kings to a Thumping Seven-Wicket Victory Over Mumbai Indians.
CSK Dominates MI in IPL 2023 Highlights: Ravindra Jadeja's Three-Wicket Haul and Ajinkya Rahane's Fiery Half-Century Lead Chennai Super Kings to a Thumping Seven-Wicket Victory Over Mumbai Indians.
In the match held on Saturday, MI batted first and managed a below-par score of 157 for 8 in 20 overs. Ishan Kishan's 32 off 21 balls and 'Impact Player' Tim David's 31 off 22 balls were the principle contributions. Ravindra Jadeja was the most successful bowler for CSK with 3 for 20, while pacer Tushar Deshpande and spinner Mitchell Santner took two wickets apiece.
Chasing the target, Rahane's blazing knock of seven fours and three sixes powered CSK to victory in just 18.1 overs. His half-century came off just 19 balls, setting the tone for the rest of the innings. With this win, CSK secured a comfortable victory over their arch-rivals MI in the IPL 2023 encounter.
MI vs CSK: A Rivalry Renewed in IPL 2023 - Can Dhoni Lead CSK to Another Title Against Mumbai Indians
Dhoni, who led Chennai to a runner-up finish in the inaugural edition of IPL in 2008 and went on to win four titles with the 'Yellow Army,' including the latest in 2021, will be hoping to lead CSK to another title and equal their eternal rivals' record. This season could be his final season as a player, adding more significance to the matches against Mumbai Indians.
MI and CSK are the two most successful franchises in IPL history and have faced each other in the final four times. Mumbai finished runners-up in the first final in 2010 under Sachin Tendulkar's captaincy and went on to win the remaining three finals under Rohit Sharma's leadership.
In the current season, Mumbai Indians are among the few teams that are yet to win a game. They lost their opening match to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by eight wickets at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy Stadium.
In contrast, Chennai Super Kings bounced back from their loss in the season opener against Gujarat Titans with a 12-run win over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their first match at the Chepauk Stadium since 2019.
The two teams for the upcoming match are:
Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & w), Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Sisanda Magala, Tushar Deshpande.
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Arshad Khan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff.
