The number one and two teams, i.e.., Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will fight against each other in the first qualifier of IPL 2019 on Tuesday, in a bid to claim their fourth IPL title.
CSK Vs MI Qualifier 1 Prediction
Mumbai Indians
After suffering a below-par season last year, Mumbai Indians are back amongst the table toppers, having registered 9 wins in 14 matches in the tournament.
Unarguably, Hardik Pandya has been one of the biggest reasons for Mumbai Indians’ impressive performance in the season. The Indian all-rounder has scored 380 runs in 12 matches in the tournament at an impressive average of 47.50. Hardik has bailed his team out every time top-order has collapsed in the tournament. Rohit Sharma’s half-century in the last match against KKR too announced that the right-hander’s class is still alive and well.
Given the match is going to be played at M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Mumbai Indians will be a happier side, the reason being their bowling line up has been the best of all the teams in the tournament. Mumbai Indians have successfully chased down the lowest of totals, courtesy some outstanding bowlers in the side with the likes of Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah, and Rahul Chahar to name a few.
Chennai Super Kings
Even after losing to Kings Eleven Punjab on Sunday, the Super Kings have still managed to be at number two spot behind Mumbai Indians in the points table which means the Men in Yellow will play the first qualifier of the tournament at home only.
Spinners with the likes of Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, and Ravindra Jadeja are once again likely to hog all the limelight even as Shane Watson and Faf Du Plessis will continue to lead at the top of the order in the batting department.
Suresh Raina showed his masterclass in the previous game against Punjab as he along with MS Dhoni will have the responsibility to take their team to a competitive total.
Head To Head Between Chennai Super Kings And Mumbai Indians
- Total number of matches played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings – 28 matches
- Matches won by Mumbai Indians- 16 matches
- Matches won by Chennai Super Kings- 12 matches
- Highest score by Mumbai Indians(Overall) – 202 runs
- Average score by Mumbai Indians(Overall) – 161 runs
- Lowest score by Mumbai Indians (Overall) – 115 runs
- Highest score by Chennai Super Kings (Overall) – 208 runs
- Average score by Chennai Super Kings (Overall) – 157 runs
- Lowest score by Chennai Super Kings (Overall) – 79 runs
- Total number of matches played at M.A Chidambaram stadium- 7 matches
- Matches won by Chennai Super Kings at M.A Chidambaram stadium – 2 matches
- Matches won by Mumbai Indians at M.A Chidambaram stadium – 5 match
Most runs by a player in a head to head record between MI & CSK
Suresh Raina has scored the most number of runs (717 runs) in a head to head record between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
Highest score by a player in a head to head record between MI & CSK
Rohit Sharma has the highest score of 87 to his name in a head to head record between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
Player to take most wickets in a head to head record between MI & CSK
Lasith Malinga has taken the most number of wickets (36 wickets) in a head to head record between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
Best bowling figures by a player in a head to head record between MI & CSK
Harbhajan Singh has the best bowling figures of 5/18 in a head to head record between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings.
DREAM 11 TEAM:
- MS DHONI (C)
- Faf Du Plessis
- Shane Watson
- Rohit Sharma (VC)
- Krunal Pandya
- Hardik Pandya
- Lasith Malinga
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Imran Tahir
- Harbhajan Singh
- Deepak Chahar
SQUADS:
Mumbai Indians Squad:
Yuvraj Singh, Lasith Malinga, RohitSharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Aditya Tare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Jayant Yadav, Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis, Barinder Sran, Siddhesh Lad, Jasprit Bumrah, Beuran Hendricks, Pankaj Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan (wk), Anmolpreet Singh, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Mayank Markande, Rasikh Salam
Chennai Super Kings Squad:
Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Deepak Chahar, Mohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Dhruv Shorey, Scott Kuggeleijn, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Chaitanya Bishnoi, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif
