Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Predictions: Mumbai have been slow starters in IPL

Playing in their second game of the season Mumbai Indians will welcome Chennai Super Kings in the 12th game of the season at Wankhede Stadium on 8th April. The teams have started their campaigns in very contrasting manners. Who will win this game?

Mumbai Indians

The Mumbai Indians had a rough start to the season, facing a crushing defeat at the hands of RCB in their first match. Although Tilak Varma played a brilliant knock, scoring 84 runs off just 46 balls, the rest of the top and middle-order batsmen failed to support him, resulting in a mediocre batting performance by the 5-time Champions. Moving forward, the team will look to Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan to provide a strong opening partnership, while Cameron Green and Surya Kumar Yadav will be responsible for consolidating the innings in the middle overs. With all-rounders like Tim David and Nehal Wadhera in the squad, Mumbai Indians have a good batting depth that can score big in the final overs. Captain Rohit Sharma will be disappointed with his bowlers, who struggled against the onslaught of Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis. Despite their best efforts, Jason Behrendorff and Jofra Archer went wicketless, while Piyush Chawla managed to restrict the runs but failed to take any wickets. The team needs to find the right combination to bounce back from this setback.

Mumbai Indians Predicted Lineup

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan

Chennai Super Kings

The Chennai Super Kings started their IPL 2023 campaign with a loss against the Gujarat Titans. However, they bounced back in style on their home turf at Chepauk Stadium, defeating the Lucknow Super Giants in a high-scoring match. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devin Conway will lead the team's opening and are expected to deliver another good start as they have been in good form. While Shivam Dubey and Ambati Rayudu have shown promise, they need to convert their good starts into big innings. The all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Moeen Ali have also failed to capitalize on their starts. Fans would like to see MS Dhoni bat up the order to settle in. The Super Kings' bowling attack is well-balanced, with Tushar Deshpande, RS Hangargekar, and Deepak Chahar leading the pace attack, while Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner, and Ravindra Jadeja are the team's primary spin options. The team will need to work on their death bowling, as they are struggling to find a suitable replacement for the experienced Dwayne Bravo. Additionally, the seamers have been giving away too many extras, and this is an area that the team's bowling coach needs to address.

Chennai Super Kings Predicted Lineup

Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, RS Hangargekar

Expert betting tips

The Wankhede Stadium is renowned for its batting-friendly pitch. With both teams boasting strong batting line-ups, it is expected to be a high-scoring game. The pitch is hard and flat which will allow batsmen to score quickly. A quick outfield will also help the batsmen. In all likelihood, the team winning the toss will opt to bat first. Mumbai has not been a good starter in the recent history of the IPL. We expect a high-scoring game on the venue and CSK are favourites to come out on top.