The El Classico is back as the Mumbai Indians take on the Chennai Super Kings in Chennai. Both sides look pretty dangerous now as compared to the start of the tournament when both came in after horrible seasons in 2022.

CSK vs MI Match Details

Date: May 6th 2023

Time:  3:30 PM IST

Venue: Chennai

CSK vs MI Weather Report

Given it is a day game a very warm start is expected.

CSK vs MI Pitch Report

The pitch is likely to take some turn and with the heat in Chennai batting first will be a better option.

CSK vs MI Head-to-Head

Stats	Matches	CSK Won	MI Won	NR
Overall	37	16	21	0
At Chennai	6	2	4	0
In the last Five Matches	5	3	2	0
In 2022	2	1	1	0

MI vs CSK Predicted Playing XII

CSK Playing XI

Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Matheesha Pathirana

MI Playing XI

Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera/Jason Behrondorff, Tim David, Hrithik Shokeen, Arshad Khan, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla

CSK vs MI Key Players

Ruturaj Gaikwad

Gaikwad has a terrible habit of starting tournaments slowly. His returns in the first four to five games are normally poor, and with the ball swinging he tends to struggle all the more. Given CSK’s struggles last season, Gaikwad will have to step up early given the value he provides to the batting line-up, and his success against spin bowlers.

Rohit Sharma

A flat track and struggling bowling attack ahead leaves Rohit Sharma with a great chance of making an impact and reminding his worth as a batter in the IPL. He has the shots, his international form has been decent, and he will be waiting to play a good innings in a tournament which has not seen his impact in a while.

CSK’s Top Five Batters This Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Devon Conway	10	414	59.14
Ruturaj Gaikwad	10	354	44.25
Shivam Dube	10	264	33
Ajinkya Rahane	8	224	44.80
Moeen Ali	9	107	21.40

MI’s Top Five Batters Last Season

Players	Matches	Runs	Average
Ishan Kishan	9	286	31.78
Tilak Varma	9	274	45.67
Suryakumar Yadav	9	267	29.67
Cameron Green	9	266	44.33
Rohit Sharma	9	184	20.44

CSK’s Top Five Bowlers Last Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Tushar Desphande	10	17	21.76
Ravindra Jadeja	10	14	17.92
Moeen Ali	9	9	15.33
Matheesha Pathirana	6	7	27.57
Maheesh Theekshana	7	7	34.14

MI’s Top Five Bowlers Last Season

Players	Matches	Wickets	Average
Piyush Chawla	9	15	17
Jason Behrendorff	6	8	24.87
Riley Meredith	5	7	29.57
Cameron Green	9	5	51
Arshad Khan	5	5	32.4

MI vs CSK Match Tips

Although it is Chennai’s fortress, Mumbai has been a side that has never bothered. They have a better record than Chennai in Chepauk, and that could play a factor as Mumbai look to get another win on the board.

Match Prediction: Mumbai Indians Win the Match