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Chennai Super Kings will start their second season under Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy after an average season in the IPL 2024. Chennai Super Kings won seven matches out of 14 matches in last season and were kicked out by RCB in the last league stage game of the season.
The team had the best auction this season with all boxes marked during the auction itself. Chennain have a strong Indian core batting lineup while experienced all rounders in Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, and Ravi Ashwin. They are strong contenders to qualify for the top four spots in the playoffs.
Mumbai Indians are the powerhouse of the IPL along with CSK, winning the most number of IPL titles. Mumbai’s squad in IPL 2024 was fabulous on paper but they performed the way around and finished last with just four wins in 14 matches they played. The change in captaincy for Mumbai Indians last season is considered the main reason for Mumbai’s performance by most of the fans.
Mumbai have rectified a few things here and there to come step into this season with confidence. Mumbai have gone back to the ultimate fast bowling duo of Bumrah and Boult this season to give a nightmare to the batters in the powerplay. Deepak Chahar will also play his part in the powerplay dominance.
Ruturaj Gaikward is a standout batter and an excellent but calm leader for Chennai Super Kings. Gaikwad has scored 2380 runs since his first match for CSK. He provides stability to the team in all forms. He had an fantastic 2024 IPL season scoring 583 runs in 14 matches with an average of 53.00 and a strike rate of 141.16. He has scored 238 runs with an average of 39.66 against Mumbai Indians in IPL history making him a good option against Mumbai in this match.
Trent Boult is a nightmare for batters in powerplay with his extreme ability to swing the ball and take wickets early. He has the most number of wickets in the IPL in powerplay. Trent Boult has an individual battle against Ruturaj Gaikwad which he dominates. Trent was an influencing force for Rajasthan’s success in the previous edition. Trent Boult took 16 wickets in 16 matches with an strike-rate of 20.00.
Chennai Super Kings are looking to win this match. Mumbai had few problems with the availability of the players in the first match against CSK. Adding to that, CSK will play at their home and have a solid win record at their home ground. Mumbai are a strong squad but still there are few gaps to fill in the allrounder and bowling department, which makes them less favorite.
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