IPL 2025: CSK vs MI Match Preview 3

The El Classico contest of IPL 2025 between the two most successful franchises of the event, the Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians, will take place on March 23, 2025. The CSK vs MI contest will occur at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Last year, both teams had a different journey in the competition. Mumbai finished with the wooden spoon. Chennai’s defeat in the last group-stage fixture against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium eliminated them from the playoffs race.

The Super Kings went through a topsy-turvy IPL 2024. After two opening victories, they lost two successive games, before getting back on track with two wins. There was no point in the entire competition when they looked settled with their playing eleven.

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CSK finished in the fifth position with seven wins and as many defeats in 14 encounters at a net run rate of +0.392. They hope to start on a powerful note in the CSK vs MI clash of the IPL 2025.

Mumbai went through the toughest year. Their fans didn’t accept Hardik Pandya as the new leader. India’s premier all-rounder was booed during the toss at the Wankhede Stadium. It took them four encounters in the season to open their account.

The 2020 champions lost six of their last seven games in the IPL 2024 and ended in the tenth position of all the franchises. It has been nearly a decade since the Mumbai Indians won their first game of the season and they will hope to break the jinx in the CSK vs MI opening encounter.

IPL 2025: CSK vs MI Match Preview 3

Both sides have made some changes in the squad. In Hardik’s suspension due to slow over-rate, Suryakumar Yadav will lead the side in the first game. Mumbai strengthened their powerplay bowling with the inclusion of Deepak Chahar and Trent Boult. They will also have Mitchell Santner in the spin bowling department.

Along with that, they will have Ryan Rickelton as the opening batter. But they will have to find a replacement for Hardik, which won’t be a simple job.

For the Super Kings, Devon Conway is back on the side after missing the last season due to injury. He may fight for a place with Rachin Ravindra. The number three position is set for Rahul Tripathi, followed by Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, and MS Dhoni.

Sams Curran is also back on the side, along with Ravichandran Ashwin. Matheesha Pathirana will be their trump card in the death overs during the CSK vs MI clash. If the surface helps the spinners, then they also go with Noor Ahmed.

CSK vs MI IPL 2025 Squads

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Shaik Rasheed, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth, Rachin Ravindra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Anshul Kamboj, Deepak Hooda, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Matheesha Pathirana.

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Shrijeet Krishnan, Bevon Jacobs, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Raj Angad Bawa, Vignesh Puttur, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, Satyanarayana Penmetsa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman, Jasprit Bumrah.

CSK vs MI Playing XIs

Chennai Super Kings

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk.), Ravichandran Ashwin, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed.

Impact Subs: Noor Ahmed, Jamie Overton, Vijay Shankar.

Mumbai Indians

Will Jacks, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Tilak Verma, Robin Minz (wk.), Naman Dhir, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Reece Tropley

Impact Subs: Arjun Tendulkar, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa

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CSK vs MI Key Battles

• MS Dhoni has nailed Trent Boult for 82 runs in 44 T20 balls at a strike rate of 186.4, besides two dismissals.
• Gaikwad has struggled against Boult with three T20 dismissals at a strike rate of 88.5
• Rohit has managed just 110 T20 runs against Ashwin in 120 runs, besides getting dismissed thrice.