CSK vs MI, IPL 2025:The third match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will be played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI). Mumbai will have to play without their captain Hardik Pandya and experienced fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah in this match, which can make it a tough challenge on the spin-friendly pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium.

Mumbai Indians will miss Bumrah, who is still in the process of recovering from injury. He is very unlikely to play in the opening matches. Apart from this, Hardik Pandya is banned for one match due to slow over rate in the last league match of last season, due to which he will not be able to play in the match against Chennai. In such a situation, Suryakumar Yadav will be seen taking over the responsibility of captaining the team.

Talking about Chennai's opening, either New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra or Devon Conway can take over the responsibility of opening with the team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. In the middle order, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dubey, Deepak Hooda and Vijay Shankar will strengthen the batting order, while Dhoni and Jadeja will be seen playing an important role for the team in the death overs.

South Africa's Ryan Rickelton can do wonders with his explosive batting in the top order for Mumbai. Apart from him, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Verma will have important responsibilities in the middle order. The fast bowling department includes experienced players like Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar and Reece Topley, while in the absence of Bumrah, Corbin Bosch can be an important option for the team.

In the spin department, Mumbai has experienced bowlers like Mitchell Santner, Karn Sharma and Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who will try to give a tough challenge to Chennai batsmen. Overall, this match will be important for both the teams, where Chennai will try to gain an edge on the basis of its spinners, while Mumbai will come out with the intention of registering a win with its balanced combination.

CSK vs MI Head-to-Head Records

So far in the history of IPL, 39 matches have been played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Out of these, Mumbai team has won 21 times while Chennai has won on 18 occasions. Let us tell you that out of the last 6 matches played between the two teams, CSK has won five times. MI's last win over Chennai came in the year 2022.

Chennai Super Kings Squads for IPL 2025: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Shaik Rasheed, Vansh Bedi (wk), C Andre Siddharth, Rachin Ravindra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Anshul Kamboj, Deepak Hooda, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Matheesha Pathirana.

Mumbai Indians Squads for IPL 2025: Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Shrijith Krishnan (wk), Bevon Jacobs, Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Raj Angad Bawa, Vignesh Puthur, Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Reece Topley, VS Penmetsa, Arjun Tendulkar, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Jasprit Bumrah.

Pitch Report

This match will be played at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. The pitch here has been considered very helpful for spin bowling. As the match progresses, the pitch slows down, making spinners even more lethal. Depending on how the pitch behaves, dew can also be a big factor in the last overs of the match.

The good thing for Chennai is that in the mega auction, they included Ravichandran Ashwin in Chennai Super Kings, who is the most successful spinner on this ground. He is the highest wicket-taker in IPL on this ground. He has taken 46 wickets in 50 matches played on this ground with an excellent economy of 6.26.

Broadcast and Streaming Details

The IPL 2025 match between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will be televised live on the Star Sports Network. And online live Streaming of the match will be available on JioHotstar app and website.