Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians are ready for a battle in their next match of IPL 2022. The MI vs CSK match takes place on April 21 (Thursday) at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. Let’s have a look at the match preview, prediction and Fantasy XI
MI vs CSK: Match preview
Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians got defeated in their previous match against Lucknow Super Giants. LSG batted first in the match and scored a huge total of 199-4 on the scoreboard. KL Rahul smashed 103 runs. Manish Pandey scored 38 runs. The batters from Mumbai Indians gave their best efforts but still couldn’t win the match. Dewald Brevis smashed a 31 runs while Suryakumar Yadav smashed 37 runs. Tilak Varma smashed 26 runs and Kieron Pollard smashed 25 runs and MI reached 181-9 and lost the match by 18 runs.
Chennai Super Kings
Chennai Super Kings got defeated in their previous match against Gujarat Titans. CSK were invited to bat first and scored a total of 169-5. Ruturaj Gaikwad mustered 73 runs and Ambati Rayudu smashed 46. Jadeja scored 22 runs for the team. GT on the other hand faced two ducks at the start. David Miller played an outstanding knock of 94 runs for the team. Rashid Khan was quick enough to score a 40. CSK defeated LSG by 3 wickets.
MI vs CSK: Match prediction
CSK are placed in the ninth spot in the points table and they have lost their last match against the new entrant Gujarat Titans. They have lost five matches – against GT, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings, Lucknow Super Giants, and Kolkata Knight Riders. Their sole victory came against the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Similarly, LSG have lost their all previous six matches against, LSG, PBKS, RCB, KKR, RR, and DC.  Rohit Sharma isn’t in a great form and wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan. Players like Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, and Tilak Varma have been consistent performers for the five-time champions. In the next match, CSK have a better chance to win.
MI vs CSK: Fantasy XI
Suryakumar Yadav from Mumbai Indians stacked 200 runs in this tournament so far and will be among the top fantasy picks here.
Rohit Sharma from Mumbai Indians has marked 114 runs in this tournament so far and can make a good impact with the bat here.
Jasprit Bumrah from Chennai Super Kings has taken 4 wickets in this tournament so far.
Robin Uthappa from Chennai Super Kings hammered 197 runs in this tournament so far.
Ruturaj Gaikwad from Chennai Super Kings stacked 135 runs in this tournament so far and is a decent pick.
Ravindra Jadeja from Chennai Super Kings scored 88 runs and grabbed 5 wickets in this tournament so far.
Ishan Kishan from Mumbai Indians smashed 191 runs in this tournament so far and will be a top pick for this match as well.
Dewald Brevis from Mumbai Indians smacked 116 runs and picked 1 wicket in this tournament so far.
Maheesh Theekshana from CSK has picked 6 wickets at an average of 14.66, an economy of 7.33, and a strike rate of 12. He picked 4 wickets for 33 runs against RCB and is a good pick.
Dwayne Bravo has taken 10 wickets in 6 matches at an average of 18.10, an economy of 8.35, and a strike rate of 13. He can definitely scalp crucial wickets in the next game.
Kieron Pollard from MI has scored 82 runs in 6 matches and picked 1 wicket.
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