Find out team news, TV and streaming information, odds, weather forecasts and much, much more ahead of the next game of the 2021 Indian Premier League season
Chennai Super Kings meet Mumbai Indians in the 2021 IPL.
The game is scheduled for 6pm UAE (3pm BST, 7.30pm IST) on Sunday, September 19, 2021.
Dubai's International Stadium will stage the match.
Chennai Super Kings recovered from a poor 2020 to begin this year’s competition well. They start the second half of their campaign in second place, with only Delhi Capitals above them, with a net run rate that is comfortably the best in the tournament.
Mumbai Indians have often been slow starters, and that was no different this year: they won just four of their opening seven games to sit fourth after seven games. Rohit Sharma’s men will be confident, though, of pushing on between now and the playoff phase.
Dafabet have Mumbai Indians as the hot favourites to win this match, offering odds of 3/4. Chennai Super Kings are available at odds of 21/20.
Fancy MS Dhoni making a splash of the IPL's return, you can get him at a generous 6/1 to be CSK's top runscorer in the fixture.
And if you think Rohit Sharma is bound to get off to a flyer, why not bank on Mumbai's first over generating more runs than CSK's. That's an even-money shot.
Faf du Plessis was the third-highest run-scorer through the first half of the tournament, but he has struggled with a concussion since, which ruled him out of The Hundred. However, he returned in time to captain St Lucia Kings in the Caribbean Premier League, meaning he should be in better nick than those who have enjoyed a longer break from the franchise circuit. He is a doubt for their first match, however, as he nurses a groin injury.
MS Dhoni is heading to the T20 World Cup in a mentorship capacity later his autumn, but he remains Chennai’s wicketkeeper and captain in the meantime.
For Mumbai, Rohit is still key; he has 250 runs in seven matches at this stage, while he is also ranked 53rd in the T20 Player Index. No doubt, he would be higher if India’s cricketers were able to play in overseas competitions. With the ball, Rahul Chahar is their leading wicket-taker, but Jasprit Bumrah is in fine working order – as England found to their detriment.
Du Plessis is a doubt, having suffered a groin problem while on CPL duty. Mumbai Indians are set to be at full strength.
The two teams have played each other 31 times.
Chennai Super Kings wins: 12
Mumbai Indians wins: 19
It is set to be sweltering in Dubai, with temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius predicted for the start time. Follow the Met Office forecast here.
No, this match will be played behind closed doors owing to the Covid-19 situation in India.
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IPL TEAM GUIDES
Sky Sports have the rights in the United Kingdom.
You can aso stream the tournament using the Disney+ Hotstar digital platform, though the matches are only available for VIP or Premium subscribers.
Star Sports have the television rights in India.
Streaming service YuppTV have acquired digital streaming rights in a host of markets, including Australia, continental Europe, Malaysia, Southeast Asia with the exception of Singapore, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, the Maldives, Central Asia, and Central and South America.
In the USA, the games will be broadcast on Willow TV and the Willow TV website. Fox Sports have the broadcasting rights in Australia, while Supersport will televise the games in South Africa. In the Caribbean, Flow TV have the rights.
The following broadcasters owning the rights for their respective regions:
Bangladesh: Channel 9
Afghanistan: Lemar TV
Malaysia: Measat
MENA/UAE: BeIN Sport
Hong Kong: Now TV
Singapore: SingTel
New Zealand: Sky Sport
Papua New Guinea: EMTV
Chennai Super Kings squad: Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Narayan Jagadeesabn, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Faf du Plessis, Shardul Thakur, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M.Harisankar Reddy, K.Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth, R Sai Kishore, Josh Hazlewood
Mumbai Indians squad: Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Chris Lynn, Mohsin Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, James Neeshan, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen, Arjun Tendulkar
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Lungi Ngidi, Josh Hazlewood
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult
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