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Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings LIVE Updates: The two traditional giants of the Indian Premier League (IPL) stand in an unfamiliar territory ahead of the 38th match of the season. Placed 7th and 10th in the points table, both Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are desperate for a victory, if they are to boost their playoffs hopes.
Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming on Saturday acknowledged that the five-time winners are “hanging on by the thread” and said the team will not hesitate to bring in new faces ahead of experienced players in the second half of the IPL if the next two matches do not pan out as per the plans. CSK, who are languishing at the 10th spot with only two wins in seven games, have always chalked out strategies around experienced players, generally keeping the greenhorns on the bench till they mature enough to walk into the team set up.
Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are the most successful teams in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), having won five titles each. However, both sides are going through a recent slump, failing to qualify for the playoffs last season, and currently sit in the bottom half of the points table. While MI are seventh with six points, CSK sit rock bottom with just two wins so far. CSK beat MI when the two sides met earlier this season, but that win came under the leadership of Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Former India cricketer and four-time IPL winner Suresh Raina believes Mumbai Indians (MI), with their formidable power-hitters, have a significant edge over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ahead of the re-match between the two teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, to be played at the Wankhede Stadium here on Sunday evening. CSK had emerged victorious over MI by four wickets in their season opener at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 23. But after that, both teams that have bagged five IPL trophies each have been in the bottom half of the points table – MI at the seventh spot and CSK rooted in the bottom place.
Chennai Super Kings' poor form may take the sheen off the return leg of this year's IPL Clasico but for Mumbai Indians, the contest will present a challenge to change strategy in order to maintain their winning run in Mumbai on Sunday. Mumbai Indians have done well to resurrect their faltering campaign with two consecutive wins over Delhi Capitals and Sunrisers Hyderabad, but Hardik Pandya's seventh-placed side still needs to steer through mid-table traffic with several other teams in a similar situation.
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has fast-tracked his transition from being a cricketer who does YouTube videos part-time to a player who now plays cricket part-time but is a full-time social media personality. However, as Ashwin's YouTube career has taken off, it has also come with a few controversies, especially over some of the discussions made on his channel about his current Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, Chennai Super Kings. During a fresh video on YouTube, Ashwin had to remind a panellist not to talk about MS Dhoni or his franchise because of the controversy.
Chennai Super Kings has a new member. He has young, has IPL experience and most importantly will provide fire-power to the MS Dhoni-led side's middle-order. Chennai Super Kings have only two wins in seven matches in the IPL 2025 and are last in the 10-team league. Barring Rachin Ravindra and Shivam Dube to some extent, none of the other batters have played big knocks. MS Dhoni's cameos towards the end of the innings are there but CSK needed a player who could provide them with batting stability. CSK have now got that player in South Africa's Dewald Brevis.
As far as popularity and fandom go, MS Dhoni and Lionel Messi top the charts. Both superstars are in the final phase of their careers in cricket and football respectively, yet their fan following shows no signs of waning. Their achievements demand such respect. While MS Dhoni remains the only Indian cricket team captain to win the ODI World, T20 World Cup, Champions Trophy and also take the Test team to No. 1 ranking, Messi's exploits with Argentina and Barcelona are legendary.