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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will start their campaign in IPL 2025 against Mumbai Indians at M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 23, Sunday. Mumbai and Chennai are two successful teams in the history of IPL and there is tremendous enthusiasm among the fans about the match between them.
However, both CSK and MI failed to reach the playoffs in the last IPL season in 2024. CSK finished at the fifth position in the points table, while MI had even a worst season and finished last in the points table with just four wins. Now, both the teams will be looking to get a winning start to their IPL 2025 campaign.
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From possible playing XIs to head-to-head record, here is everything you need to know about the CSK vs MI match in IPL 2025.
Match Details
Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Tournament: IPL 2025, Match No. 3
Date: 23 March 2025
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Venue: M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Streaming Details
Cricket fans from India can watch the CSK vs MI match LIVE on Star Sports TV Channels on Television. They can also stream the match LIVE on JioHotstar for free.
Pitch & Weather Report
The surface of the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is known for its support for the spin bowlers due to its turn. It is a ground where the bowlers dominate the batters and the team winning the toss will prefer to bat first.
Out of 85 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first has won 49 times while the chasing team came out victorious on 36 occasions. The average first innings score at M.A Chidambaram Stadium is around 163 runs.
The weather looks clear in Chennai ahead of the CSK vs MI clash. However, clouds could be seen during the start of the game but it won't make much effect and full match is likely to take place.
CSK vs MI: Head-to-Head Record
Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have faced each other 37 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 37 matches, Mumbai Indians have a dominant record with 20 wins while Chennai Super Kings have defeated them on 17 occasions.
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Total Matches played |
37 |
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CSK won |
17 |
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MI Won |
20 |
| No Results / Tied | 0 |
Team News
Chennai Super Kings
Five-time champions CSK had put more emphasis on picking spinners in the mega auction held last year for IPL 2025. Chennai has good spinners in the form of Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Shreyas Gopal, Deepak Hooda and Ravindra Jadeja.
There were indications during CSK's pre-season training camp that spinners could play a big role at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. The Chennai team will leave no stone unturned to make full use of this strength against Mumbai.
Once again, all eyes will be on Mahendra Singh Dhoni who has been associated with this team since the inception of IPL in 2008.
There is healthy competition for the opening pair in Chennai. New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra is set to open the innings with team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. Indian batsmen like Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dubey, Deepak Hooda will take charge of the middle order, while Dhoni and Jadeja will come after that.
Mumbai Indians
As far as Mumbai is concerned, they will miss the Indian team's fast bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah a lot, who is in the process of making a comeback after recovering from injury. Bumrah's playing in the initial phase of the IPL is doubtful and it will be difficult for Mumbai to replace him.
Mumbai's regular captain Hardik Pandya will also not be able to play in the match against Chennai. He has been banned for one match for slow over rate in the last match of the league stage last year.
However, Mumbai's team has many good leaders and in the first match, it will be led by Suryakumar Yadav who is also the captain of the Indian T20I team.
Also Read: IPL 2025 schedule of Chennai Super Kings
Possible XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk), R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact subs: Vijay Shankar
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult.
Impact subs: Reece Topley
Fantasy Team Prediction
Ryan Rickelton, MS Dhoni, R Gaikwad, S Yadav, R Ravindra (C), R Jadeja, S Curran, M Santner, M Pathirana, T Boult (VC), D Chahar.