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Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians IPL 2023 Live :: The second round of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 El-Clásico is here when 4-time champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will clash with 5-time winners Mumbai Indians at Chepauk on Saturday afternoon. Also, it is the rivalry week which starts on 6th May with one of the ‘Greatest Rivalries’ of the tournament. In all the contests in the history of the IPL, none has attracted as much attention and drama as the clash between the two undisputed heavyweights of the league.
In what is going to be a reverse fixture, Rohit Sharma & Co. will look to settle a score against CSK last month after losing by 7 wickets. After a poor start, Rohit Sharma & Co. have slowly picked up momentum in their chase of big scores. However, the bowlers’ inability to contain the opposition batsmen will be a cause for concern. The return of Jofra Archer is good for Mumbai but he will have to take wickets. Experienced leg-spinner Piyush Chawla will have a big role to play if MI are to contain the CSK batsmen.
The wickets at the Chidambaram Stadium have been a mixed bag so far, in contrast to the slow, low wickets of the past which have helped teams get good scores. The kind of track that has been prepared for CSK’s 11th match of the season can have a say in the proceedings.
On the other hand, CSK are in a spot after the washed out game against Lucknow. Earlier, he had to face two consecutive defeats against Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings. They will hope that their fortunes change in the second match of the afternoon at home.
Top-order batsmen – Devon Conway (414 runs) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (354 runs) – have given strong starts but the middle-order hasn’t been able to build on them on occasions, leaving think-tanks and fans disappointed. While the experienced Ajinkya Rahane has pulled his weight in the form of Shivam Dube, CSK will hope that Ambati Rayudu and Moeen Ali can rise to the occasion as the tournament heads towards the business end.
The old Dhoni, who batted very low down the order, smashed some smacks out of the park to push the score.
(With PTI inputs)
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