Key match-ups, analysis, form, team news, weather forecast, tickets, TV and streaming information, odds, predictions and more ahead of the latest encounter in the 2023 IPL
Chennai Super Kings take on Mumbai Indians in the 2023 Indian Premier League.
The match is scheduled to start at 3.30pm local time (11am BST) on Saturday, May 6.
The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
Chennai will be hoping to rediscover their winning formula after a poor run of form. A no result against Lucknow, following two losses on the bounce, means they have started to slide down the table. Given the lack of play in their last match - the second innings was washed out due to rain - expect them to the fresher of the two sides.
The Indians, meanwhile, are in need of a victory if they are to push themselves from sixth in the table to the top four. Two consecutive wins, including a six-wicket victory over Punjab Kings, will give them momentum heading into this fixture.
Moeen Ali is in hot form for CSK [Sajjad Hussain/Getty Images]
Ben Stokes' familiar injury woes returned for the last fixture, leaving it unclear as to whether he will play. Otherwise CSK are free of any fresh injuries.
Mumbai also have no fresh injury concerns. Expect Akash Madhwal and Suryakumar Yadav to replace one another at the innings break once more.
Despite only one innings being played in their previous match, CSK will take pride in a stellar bowling performance that would have given them a great platform from which to win the game. Moeen Ali led the way with excellent figures of 2 for 13, making him a player the Indians' batters must watch out for.
The dynamic duo of Ishan Kishan and Yadav will have to be the focus for the CSK bowling attack. In Mumbai's chase of 215 against Punjab, Kishan (75 off 41) and Yadav (66 off 31) made light work of everything that was thrown at them. If they are dislodged early, CSK will see themselves as firm favourites.
Matches played: 35
Chennai Super Kings wins: 15
Mumbai Indians wins: 20
Cloudy conditions are expected in Chennai, with temperatures reaching 27 degrees Celsius.
Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan are key wickets [Arun Sankar/Getty Images]
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Subhransu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Mateesha Pathirana, Sisanda Magala, Akash Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner, Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangerekar, Ben Stokes, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Mandal, K. Bagath Varma
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (c), Tim David, Ramandeep Singh, Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Jofra Archer, Jasprit Bumrah, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal, Cameron Green, Jhye Richardson (injured, replaced by Riley Meredith), Piyush Chawla, Duan Jansen, Vishnu Vinod, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Raghav Goyal, Mohit Rathee
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jason Behrendorff, Piyush Chawla, Arjun Tendulkar, Riley Meredith
The bookmakers can't separate the two sides, with both CSK and the Indians available at 5/6.
Despite sitting lower in the table, Mumbai are well placed to win this one with their superstar batters firing and CSK out of practice after their last match was washed out.
In the UK, Sky Sports have exclusive rights to this year's tournament, with matches available on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket.
Fans in India can watch all the action on Star Sports.
Elsewhere in the world, viewers in Australia can watch the IPL on Fox Sports while in New Zealand, Sky Sport will provide coverage.
Willow TV and Flow Sports will broadcast the tournament in the United States and the Caribbean, respectively.
Fans in MENA can catch the action on beIN Sports while in South Africa, SuperSport have the rights.
If you are watching from the Middle East, you'll be able to view the game on Times Internet.
People from Bangladesh can watch the game on Gazi TV.
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