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Here. We. Go. The IPL’s ‘El-Classico’ is upon us, and this shapes up to be one hell of a contest.

Why? Because Chennai Super Kings have well and truly resurrected from the ashes of their IPL 2020 campaign, which included a harrowing and embarrassing defeat to Mumbai Indians. Now, CSK are genuine title contenders once again, playing an attacking, exciting brand of cricket that makes them great to watch.

The form of the all-rounders in Moeen Ali and Ravindra Jadeja have provided Faf du Plessis and Ruturaj Gaikwad with greater freedom to express themselves. The bowling attack has also held its own, as the side is focused on playing attacking cricket. And, importantly, you know you’re going well when the great MS Dhoni hasn’t really been a factor with the bat yet in IPL 2021.

So, we’re in for a beauty, as Mumbai Indians hit form against Rajasthan Royals on Thursday. MI looked relieved to finally leave Chepauk, after a struggle in their first five games. With Boult and Bumrah excellent at the death, and Quinton de Kock back in the runs, MI will back themselves to break CSK’s five-match losing streak. However, it will certainly be one tough ask.

Key Players to Watch/Key Stats

Mumbai Indians:

  • Rohit Sharma has scored the most runs of any MI player against CSK (23 inns, 658 runs, avg. 31.33, SR 128.02). He is having a decent IPL 2021 campaign so far (6 inns, 215 runs, avg. 35.83, SR 125.73), so MI will be hoping for a big knock here.
  • Quinton de Kock returned to form last game vs RR (70*). QdK played well against CSK last season, scoring 33 (20) and 46* (37) against them. One to watch.
  • Suryakumar Yadav’s campaign has been filled with starts (31, 56, 10, 33, 24, 16). He has a strong record vs CSK (6 inns, 249 runs, avg. 49.80, SR 129.02). Will this be his day for a significant score?
  • Kieron Pollard has the second-most runs for MI against CSK (520) at a superb strike rate of 163.52.
  • Hardik Pandya had no involvement against RR, but MI will be right to use him in this one. Against CSK, he has struck 148 runs at a strike rate of 152 (avg. 37).
  • Trent Boult took 4/18 in his last game against CSK. The men in yellow look a much tougher proposition this season, so Boult will be key on a ground he knows well (15 wickets in 10 games).
  • Jasprit Bumrah hasn’t taken big wickets vs CSK (eight in 10 games), but his death bowling remains incredibly good.
  • Rahul Chahar has taken the third-most wickets in IPL 2021 (11 in six games). He has six scalps in six games vs CSK at an economy rate of just 5.36.
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Chennai Super Kings:

  • Faf du Plessis is in superb touch. The CSK opener has the second-most runs in IPL 2021 (6 inns, 270 runs, avg. 67.50, SR 140). His record vs MI is modest (315 runs, avg. 24.23, SR 123.05), but he can improve on that given his current form.
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad started the season slowly (5, 5, 10), but has burst into life in the last three games (64, 33, 75). He’s played just the one game vs MI, where he scored 0. However, that was in his very early days of IPL.
  • Suresh Raina has the most runs of any player in MI vs CSK matches (730 runs, avg. 30, SR 141.75).
  • Moeen Ali is having a superb season to date (146 runs, avg. 29.60, SR 155.78, 4 wickets). Also, in his two games vs MI, he has one half-century and two wickets.
  • Ravindra Jadeja is also enjoying a dream run. It was only two days ago that he produced one of the all-time great performances vs RCB. Against MI, he has 17 wickets in 21 games, and only averages 10 with the bat. However, he is in great touch.
  • Deepak Chahar has taken nine wickets in eight games vs MI.
  • Lungi Ngidi has taken five wickets in two games this season. MI has lost a stack of wickets in the death overs this season, so watch out for Ngidi.

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Stats and Facts

  • Head-to-head: Matches 32, CSK 13, MI 19.
  • MI have won six of the past seven matches against CSK, including four times in IPL 2019.
  • Rohit’s numbers at Delhi in IPL read: 11 inns, 318 runs, avg. 31.80. These are similar to his numbers vs CSK. So, can we expect a 30+ score from Rohit in this one?
  • MS Dhoni has a fine record against MI, so could he look to promote himself up the order? He has 643 runs vs MI at an average of 35.72 and SR of 136.52.

Possible Playing 11

In what was a harsh call, MI left out Ishan Kishan for the last game against RR. Kishan belted 68* off 37 balls against CSK last season, so MI could look to bring him back.

Mumbai Indians: 1. Quinton de Kock (wk), 2. Rohit Sharma (c), 3. Suryakumar Yadav, 4. Ishan Kishan, 5. Hardik Pandya, 6. Kieron Pollard, 7. Krunal Pandya, 8. Jayant Yadav, 9. Rahul Chahar, 10. Trent Boult, 11. Jasprit Bumrah

Chennai Super Kings: 1. Faf du Plessis, 2. Ruturaj Gaikwad, 3. Moeen Ali, 4. Suresh Raina, 5. Ambati Rayudu, 6. Ravindra Jadeja, 7. MS Dhoni (c & wk), 8. Sam Curran, 9. Shardul Thakur, 10. Deepak Chahar, 11 Lungi Ngidi

Arun Jaitley Stadium Delhi Pitch Report

The track at Delhi has looked good for batting so far in IPL 2021. In the two games to date, the teams batting first scored 171. Both were chased down easily by CSK (vs SRH) and MI (vs RR) respectively. Expect another good batting surface, with the team who wins the toss to chase.

Dream11 Prediction

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Match Prediction

This promises to be a classic. MI’s great record vs CSK can count for plenty, but this is a rejuvinated CSK. MI to win, but not by much.

Also read: 5 potential mid-season loan transfers in IPL 2021

Charbel Coorey
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Charbel is the owner & founder of cricblog.net, based in Sydney, Australia. He started the website to fulfill his love for the game of cricket. Charbel has been featured on other publications including OP India, Times of India, and The Roar, among others. He is also a keen fantasy sports player. Charbel has also had the privilege of interviewing cricketers on the CricBlog TV YouTube channel, including James Neesham, Rassie van der Dussen, Andrew Tye, Shreyas Gopal, Jaydev Unadkat and Saurabh Netravalkar: https://www.youtube.com/@cricblogtv For any story tips or questions, you can contact Charbel at charbelcoorey@cricblog.net.

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