MI vs CSK Highlights IPL 2023: Rahane blitzkrieg guides Chennai Super Kings to 7-wicket win against Mumbai Indians

A second win for CSK. The fact it comes away from home would make it sweeter. Ajinkya Rahane with his blitzkreig at the top of the order was good enough to see the side through. Gaikwad, who ends unbeaten on 40 runs, too played his part and anchored the innings.

The spinners also contributed in setting up the for CSK. Jadeja and Santner kept picking wickets and never really allowed Mumbai batter to settle. Introspection time for Rohit & Co. Two losses in two but they’ll take some heart from the fact that it’s still early days. Plenty of time to make amends.

That’s it for the night. Chennai returns to its den at Chepauk where it will face Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai will be up against Delhi Capitals at the Feroz Shah Kotla.

A WIDE to start from Arshad. Ishan Kishan fails to gather the ball and the batters run a single. FOUR. Rayudu lifts the ball over the infield and that is the end of the match.

Behrendorff is back. FOUR. Rayudu steps out and takes the delivery on the full. Sends it past the extra cover fielder. WIDE to follow. FOUR. The second boundary of the over. He gets an edge but it runs fine off the short third fielder. Two runs off the fourth. One run to finish the 13-run over.

Kartikeya to continue. Five singles from this one.

Chennai inching to a win. Needs 18 runs off 18 deliveries.

Chawla is back. A loud appeal for leg before the ball had hit the bat first. The first run comes off the penultimate delivery. A dot to finish.

Time for a timeout!

Kartikeya to continue. OUT. Dube chops it onto his stumps. He tries to cut but there is not enough room. The ball takes a thick inside edge and ricochets to the off stump. Ambati Rayudu joins Gaikwad. A single on the first ball. SIX. A full toss is sent over the deep mid-wicket fence. Two runs to end the over.

SIX! Shokeen goes a fraction fuller. Dube clears his leg and hits it into the stands. The long on fielder can just stand and watch the ball sail over. FOUR! This time the ball is pitched short and Gaikwad takes a step into his crease and pulls. 13 runs from the over.

Kartikeya to Gaikwad. A dot ball to start. Three singles off the next three. He keeps it stump-to-stump and concedes just four runs.

Hrithik Shokeen to bowl his first over. FOUR. Shokeen errs in length. Dube stays in his crease and pulls it through deep mid-wicket. Six runs from the over.

Dube faces Green. Bouncer first up and Dube pulls it for two runs. Two dot balls. Dube is able to connect but only to find the fielders. A single on the fourth. Gaikwad with a straight bat sends the ball to long on and completes a single. Two more singles come from the over.

Chawla to Dube. FOUR! Overpitched and Dube slots the ball to the long on boundary. One run on the third delivery. FOUR. Gaikwad drives through another overpitched delivery. His first boundary. Two singles to finish.

Shivam Dube walks out to the middle. Gaikwad faces Green. A single on the second ball and Gaikwad completes 3,000 runs in T20s. Dube off the mark with a pull. A double to deep mid-wicket. One run to end the over. Four from it.

Chawla continues. Rahane picks a single. Gaikwad picks the gap between long on and deep mid-wicket. Two runs completed by the time the ball is fielded. FOUR! Rahane steps out and gently lofts the ball on the on side. Great use of the feet. OUT! Rahane wants to pull a short-of-a-length ball. The timing is off and the long on fielder gets under it.

Ajinkya Rahane c Yadav b Chawla 61 (27b 7x4 3x6)

The impact player will take the ball for MI now. Singles on the first two deliveries. The third send to deep mid-wicket for one run. The fourth delivery brings a run for CSK - Rahane with a flick to short fine leg. The fifth delivery is pushed to deep cover for one. A flick to deep square to end the over. Six runs off the over. All singles.

OUT - Tim David

IN - Kumar Kartikeya

Piyush Chawla called upon. A single off the first delivery from Gaikwad. FOUR. Rahane slashes through the off side to pierce the field. Another FOUR! This time he pulls and sends the ball to the deep mid-wicket fence. FIFTY FOR RAHANE. Off just 19 deliveries. This is the fastest fifty of IPL 2023. A single on the next ball. Gaikwad lofts the ball to long off but the ball does not quite carry to the fielder. Two runs taken. A single on the last ball.

Timeout!

Cameron Green is brought into the attack. Rahane picks a single on the first delivery. The next one moves back in sharply but Gaikwad sticks his bat in and collects a single. SIX! A pull shot from Rahane. 50 comes up for Chennai. The partnership too for the pair. A single to third man on the next. WIDE ball up next. Gaikwad defends a good-length delivery on stumps. A single to deep mid-wicket on the final delivery.

SIX off the first delivery. Arshad misses the line and Rahane uses his wrist to send it for a maximum. A cut through the point region for FOUR. Another FOUR off the third delivery. A gentle tap past the short third man fielder. Class!. Fourth boundary off the over. A short delivery and Rahane sends to the boundary rope. Rahane is in groove. A straight drive and a FOUR past mid off. Sublime! A single to end the over. 23 runs from it.

Rahane with a punch through covers for two runs. SIX! Rahane pulls a short delivery over fine leg. A single on the next delivery. Two dots to end the over.

Arshad Khan starts the second over with a wide. Gaikwad pushes the second delivery to covers and completes a single. Rahane flicks to square leg for one run. Another WIDE, this time on the off side. Gaikwad tries to drive but misses. A single to third man. Rahane with another flick to deep sqaure for one run. Appeals for a leg before but the umpire denies.

The first delivery moves away and Conway shoulders arms. A play-and-a-miss on the next. Again, the away movement to the left-hander. The third delivery is slightly short and Conway misses the pull shot. OUT! Played on! Conway is dismissed. Rahane off the mark with the first delivery. A tap through off side for a couple. A trickle down the leg for FOUR! Six runs from the first over.

Devon Conway b Behrendorff 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway to begin the chase for CSK. Jason Behrendorff to take the new ball for MI.

Slower-ball on length and Shokeen gets a leading-edge over short third for FOUR. A wide to follow. Slower-ball from Pretorius deceives the batter and Dhoni and MI get a bye. Short ball and Chawla pulls it to square-leg for one run. 150 up for Mumbai as Shokeen gets a top-edge over Dhoni for FOUR. Slower ball and Pretorius concedes another wide. Length from Pretorius and Shokeen lofts the ball mid-off for FOUR.

Magala begins with a slower-ball and Shokeen gets a leading-edge for one run. A slew of singles to follow. Boundaries seemingly not in the horizon for MI. Six from the over.

Shokeen and Chawla nudge about the gaps for a couple of singles. Four off the over.

Deshpande is back. Full outside the off-stump and David smacks the ball to Ruturaj at deep cover but it pops out from his hand as he dives forward. In the slot and David finally clobbers the ball down the ground for SIX. Slower ball outside the off-stump and David swats it through square for FOUR, a misfield in the deep helps his cause. BANG! A massive thump from David over deep cover as Deshpande errs on length once again. Deshpande to David, OUT! Flat to Rahane at deep mid-wicket.

Tim David c Rahane b Deshpande 31 (22b 1x4 2x6)

Magala returns. The MI batters cannot buy a boundary at the moment. Magala pins the ball on a fuller length. David and Stubbs rotate strike with singles. Magala to Stubbs, OUT! Slower-ball on length and Stubbs mistimes the ball to Pretorious at long-off. Pretorius marginally loses balance at the fence and tosses it in to Ruturaj for a clean catch.

Tristan Stubbs c Gaikwad b Magala 5 (10b)

Santner floats the ball in and David attempts a massive slog across the line but misses. Four from the over.

Pretorius pushes the ball in and Stubbs gets off the mark with a flick through square-leg. A fine over from the South African, just the three from it.

Jadeja wafts one in and Tilak unleashes a slog-sweep behind square for SIX! Jadeja to Tilak, Loud Shout and the umpire raises the finger. Jadeja turns the ball sharply from outside the off-stump to hit the pads. Tilak reviews and THREE REDS!

Tristan Stubbs is in at 8.

Tilak Varma lbw b Jadeja 22 (18b 2x4 1x6)

Dwaine Pretorius into the attack. A hint of shape for Pretorius as he tails the ball in towards Tilak. A couple of singles to follow. A couple of wides but Pretorius runs through a neat over.

Jadeja continues. Staighter ball and Tilak slides it through square-leg for a single. David finds a single. Jadeja zips through another over, just the two runs from it.

Santner to Arshad, OUT! That’s plumb! A beauty from Santner from around the wicket as he hits length and straightens the ball sharply to hit Arshad’s pad. No doubts for the umpire and MI continues to slip down the barrel. Tim David walks in at 7. Short from Santner and Tilak slashes it past point for FOUR.

Arshad Khan lbw b Santner 2 (4b)

Jadeja to Green, OUT! Jadeja clings onto a rocket! Length ball and Green wallops it back to the bowler and Jadeja attempts to shield himself but the ball simply lands in his palms.

Arshan Khan is in at 6.

Cameron Green c & b Jadeja 12 (11b 1x4)

LOUD SHOUT! Santner slides the ball down leg past Suryakumar’s sweep and Dhoni is claiming a catch. The umpire is unmoved and Dhoni reviews. OUT! THE DHONI REVIEW SYSTEM strikes! Tilak Varma is in at 5. He is off the mark with a single. Green follows suit. Santner drops short and Tilak slices the ball past first-slip for FOUR.

Suryakumar Yadav c †Dhoni b Santner 1 (2b)

Ravindra Jadeja replaces Santner. Three singles to start the over. Jadeja to Kishan, OUT! Short ball and Kishan holes out to long-on! A nothing shot from Kishan as he mistimes the pull altogether. Suryakumar Yadav is in at 4. He is off the mark with a single.

Ishan Kishan c Pretorius b Jadeja 32 (21b 5x4)

Magala continues and Kishan flicks the ball past mid-on for two runs. Low full toss and Kishan thumps the ball down to long-off for FOUR. In the slot and Kishan pumps the ball over mid-on for FOUR this time. A hint of room and Kishan miscues a slog just over cover for two runs. A single to follow.

Mitchell Santner into the attack as Cam Green joins Kishan. A slew of singles to start the over before Green picks a wide delivery down to the long-off boundary for FOUR.

Short and wide from Deshpande and Rohit slaps the ball over deep point for SIX! That’s 5000 runs for Rohit in Mumbai Indians colours! He slides the next ball down to fine leg. Deshpande cramps up Kishan with a short ball to the ribs. Change of pace and Kishan pushes the ball to cover. A single to follow. Deshpande to Rohit, OUT! A crackerjack to castle the MI skipper! Deshpande straightens the ball off the deck with pace and Rohit is clueless as he brings his bat down the wrong line with the ball hitting top of off!

Sisanda Magala replaces Chahar. Fuller ball outside the off-stump and Kishan punches through cover point for FOUR. FOUR more as Kishan slams Magala through extra cover. Three in a row! Short ball and Kishan pulls it in front of square for another FOUR. Short ball and Kishan glides down to fine leg for one run. Rohit retains strike with a single.

Tushar Deshpande from the opposite end. Deshpande begins with a wide down leg to Kishan. A bit too much swing on offer and Dhoni makes a superb dive to save four. A leg bye to follow. A hint of room on offer and Rohit scythes the ball over backward point for FOUR. BEATEN! Slightly shorter from Deshpande and the gentle outswinger beats Rohit’s wild swing over cover.

Deepak Chahar takes the new ball, Rohit’s on strike. Length ball moving inwards and Rohit begins with a solid block. A fine line outside the off-stump and Rohit leaves the ball on length. In the slot and Rohit steps out and pumps the ball over cover for FOUR. Sharp inswinger and Rohit tucks it behind square for a single. Another ball shaping away and Kishan flicks it towards backward square for one run. Chahar is clutching his leg and there is a physio running out to the field.

Play resumes and Chahar is limping slowly to bowl his final delivery. Length again and Rohit lofts the ball over mid-off for FOUR.

Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma walk out for the Mumbai Indians as Dhoni’s men take the field.

Mumbai Indians XI: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Arshad Khan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff

MI Impact Player options: Ramandeep Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Karthikeya, Nehal Wadhera

Chennai Super Kings XI: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Sisanda Magala, Tushar Deshpande

CSK Impact Player options: Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ambati Rayudu, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh, Subhranshu Senapati

TOSS: Chennai wins the toss, opts to bowl

MS Dhoni: One of the most memorable venues. Not only because of the 2011 win but the reception we got after the 2007 T20 World Cup. We’ve had some injury concerns. Stokes has an injury. Moeen is not well and in their place we’ve got Rahane and Pretorius. Other than that, same team.

Rohit Sharma: We would’ve fielded as well. It’s a good pitch to bat and will be a good contest between bat and ball. The mood has been upbeat and hopefully we can correct the things we didn’t do in Bangalore. One injury - not an injury but just a precaution - Jofra is not playing, but we’ve got other guys to do the job for us. Great feeling to be back at the Wankhede.

MS Dhoni catches up with Sachin Tendulkar before the toss. Rohit and MSD at the centre now.

MSD is limbering up ahead of the toss. We’re just four minutes away.

Pitch Report by Ian Bishop: Short leg side boundary for the right-hander, just 63m and the fine leg boundary is just 54m. Expect a lot of ramps today. The average score here in 2022 was 167, but teams will be hoping for more than that on a ground with these dimensions. However, if you remember CSK were bowled out here for 97 last year. There is a lot of grass, all the way through but no clear big patches. So the ball might do a little bit but if there’s dew it will slide on to the bat. Hoping for a really good cricket match but just wonder if the new ball will do a bit here.

Wicketkeeper: Devon Conway

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Tilak Varma (vc)

All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Ben Stokes, Mooen Ali, Cam Green

Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan

Team Composition: MI 6:5 CSK Credits Left: 9

His franchise maiden debut did not go according to plan but Jofra Archer will be in focus as MI hopes for its first win at Wankhede. Will he be a starter in the XI after concerns over his fitness? We’ll wait.

MI v CSK - Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

A thriller where the old guns ruled the roost. Ambati Rayudu’s manic 72* off 27 balls laced with four fours and seven sixes provided the Super Kings a commanding 218/4 in 20 overs. Faf du Plessis (50) and Moeen Ali (58) also played their roles to perfection.

The MI top-order had laid the platform but things seemed increasingly improbable when Quinton de Kock fell at the halfway mark, with MI at 81 for three. A combustive Kieron Pollard then rolled back the years to hurt his most favoured opponent once again. Pollard belted the CSK medium-pacers and charged towards the target despite wickets falling around him. The West Indian powerhouse reached his half-century in 17 balls - 48 of which came in boundaries. Despite his incredible effort, MI still required 16 off the final over with Pollard on strike. CSK seamer Lungi Ngidi started with a dot ball, but Pollard’s instincts at the death took over as he slammed consecutive boundaries to narrow down the deficit. A dot followed and the pressure was once again on Pollard to deliver. Ngidi’s full toss then sailed for a six over deep square-leg before Pollard (87* off 34) and Dhawal Kulkarni completed a record-breaking heist by completing two runs off the last delivery.

CSK score: 218/4 (20 overs)

MI score: 219/6 (20 overs)

PoTM: Kieron Pollard 87* (34)

CSK predicted XI (batting first): Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Shivam Dube, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c, wk), Sisanda Magala/Dwaine Pretorius, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar

CSK predicted XI (bowling first): Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c, wk), Sisanda Magala/Dwaine Pretorius, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande/Simarjeet Singh

Impact Player options: Tushar Deshpande, Simarjeet Singh, Sisanda Magala, Ajinkya Rahane, Dwaine Pretorius

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

MI predicted XI (bowling first): Rohit Sharma (c), 2 Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Benrendorff, Arshad Khan, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer

Impact Player options: Piyush Chawla, Sandeep Warrier, Jason Behrendorff, Vishnu Vinod, Ramandeep Singh

Left-arm seamer Mukesh Choudhary had ripped through the Mumbai top-order. De Kock and Rohit had fallen for ducks and Dewald Brevis nicked Mukesh off to Dhoni. Tilak Varma’s rearguard 51* helped Mumbai finish at 155 for seven.

It never looked like a safe target until Daniel Sams’ four-wicket haul (4/30) derailed the CSK chase. Things got progressively difficult for the Super Kings and it was their old warhorse Dhoni who was back in the spotlight.

The chasemaster’s chances were slim given his form, and 17 runs from the final over seemed to be a tall ask despite his unbelievably rich numbers against left-armer Jaydev Unadkat. Unadkat removed Dwaine Pretorius with his first ball and new man Dwayne Bravo managed a single, leaving Dhoni to do the heavy lifting. Unadkat hit the slot and Dhoni clobbered it past the bowler for a massive six.

A short ball followed and Dhoni swatted it over short fine-leg for four and stole two runs off the next ball. With four needed off the last ball, Unadkat attempted a low full toss. A steely Dhoni nimbly shuffled across and scythed it past the short fine-leg fielder for a boundary and added another memorable chapter to his and CSK’s tryst with last-ball finishes.

MI score: 155/7 (20 overs)

CSK score: 156/7 (20 overs)

PoTM: Mukesh Choudhary 3/19 (3)

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s newfound six-hitting capabilities have helped him storm to the top with a whopping 13 maximums in just two games. Ruturaj has been in imperious touch since the 2022-23 season. Can he trump MI in their backyard tonight?

While the Mumbai Indians has won two titles since 2018, skipper Rohit Sharma has been a pale shadow of his former self. Rohit’s appalling aggregate over the last six seasons places him among the worst-performing top-order batters in the league.

Rohit Sharma since 2018 in IPL - 1673 (69 inn.), Ave: 25.73, SR: 126.55, 50s: 8.

• MI highest score vs CSK: 219/6 (20); Mumbai Indians wony by four wickets - Kotla 2021
• MI lowest score vs CSK: 136/8 (20); Chennai Super Kings won by 20 runs - Dubai 2022
• CSK highest score vs MI: 218/4 (20); Mumbai Indians won by four wickets - Kotla 2021
• CSK lowest score vs MI: 79 (15.2); Mumbai Indians won by 60 runs - Mumbai 2013
• MI highest individual score vs CSK: Sanath Jayasuriya 114* (48) - Mumbai 2008
• MI best bowling figures vs CSK: Harbhajan Singh 5/18 (4) - Wankhede 2011
• CSK highest individual score vs MI: Ruturaj Gaikwad 88*(58) - Dubai 2021
• CSK best bowling figures vs MI: Mohit Sharma 4/14 (4) - Dubai 2014

• Lasith Malinga (MI) - 37 wickets in 23 matches
• Dwayne Bravo (CSK/MI) - 32 wickets in 21 matches
• Harbhajan Singh (MI/CSK) - 26 wickets in 28 matches

• Suresh Raina (CSK) - 736 runs in 32 matches
• Rohit Sharma (MI) - 711 runs in 26 matches
• MS Dhoni (CSK) - 710 runs in 31 matches

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• Played: 36
• Mumbai Indians: 21
• Chennai Super Kings: 15
• Last Result: Mumbai Indians won by five wickets (May 2022)

From the 2019 IPL final finish to MS Dhoni’s last-over heroics against Unadkat in 2022, here is a look at the best Mumbai Indians - Chennai Super Kings IPL finishes.

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After the failure of the top order in its IPL opener, Mumbai Indians batting coach Kieron Pollard is expecting the batters to fire in unison in the much-awaited clash against arch-rival Chennai Super Kings here on Saturday.

MI was reduced to 48/4 by RCB at one stage before rescue acts from Tilak Verma (84) and Nehal Wadhera (21) dragged it to 171/7, which in the end proved too less against RCB.

“I believe all batters have to fire. I do not think we should not single out any individual. Cricket is played with eleven players, and again, the tournament has just started, so everyone is just looking to start (on a) high… “Yes we did not get off to a great start as a batting unit, but in the end, we managed a decent total in Bangalore. Let us see what happens since we are back at Wankhede,” Pollard said on the eve of the game. READ MORE

For the fans, it’s the biggest rivalry to have emerged in the short history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). For the franchise owners, it’s the most sought-after match of the league stage every season. And for the players involved, it’s the most important fixture of the year beyond international cricket.

No wonder then that the Wankhede Stadium will be bombinating on Saturday evening when Mumbai Indians hosts Chennai Super Kings in one of the most pulsating fixtures in the IPL entourage. For the home team, it will be a must-win encounter to get its campaign going.

For the 11th season in succession, Mumbai Indians lost its tournament-opener. Rohit Sharma and Co. will be hoping for star signing Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav and the captain himself to get going with the willow at the biggest stage.

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Tilak Varma, who spent a better part of Friday’s optional training session playing tennis-ball cricket with Piyush Chawla’s son Adi, will be hoping to continue his blitz from the last weekend in the defeat to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Chennai Super Kings, on the other hand, will want the Mumbai duo of Tushar Deshpande to come good with the ball and all-rounder Shivam Dube to build on his starts to solidy the team’s middle order.

If they back up the on-song Maharashtra pair of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Chennai Super Kings will be hoping to register a second successive win this season.

- Amol Karhadkar

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Ramandeep Singh, Shams Mulani, Sandeep Warrier, Vishnu Vinod, Riley Meredith, Duan Jansen, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Raghav Goyal

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c & wk), Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, RS Hangargekar, Tushar Deshpande, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Ajinkya Rahane, Sisanda Magala, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Akash Singh, Bhagath Varma

When will MI vs CSK IPL 2023 be played?

The IPL 2023 match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will be held on April 8, Saturday.

Where will MI vs CSK IPL 2023 be played?

The IPL 2023 match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will be played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai

What time will MI vs CSK IPL 2023 start?

The IPL 2023 match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will begin at 7:30 PM IST.

Which TV channels will broadcast MI vs CSK IPL 2023 match?

The match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will be televised on the Star Sports Network in India.

Where is the MI vs CSK IPL 2023 live streaming available?

The IPL 2023 match Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings match will be streamed live on the Jio Cinema app