MI vs CSK Match Prediction: MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings look to continue winning streak against Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians in El Clasico

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are in dire need of a winning streak to improve their chances of reaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 playoffs. MI are placed seventh whereas CSK are at the bottom of the points table. CSK don't just need a win but have to improve their net run rate (NRR) as well.

MI vs CSK Toss Prediction: 

The team winning the toss will look to field first. MI have won two out of three games chasing at their homeground. They fell short of the target only once against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. 

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MI vs CSK Predicted Top Performers

While former captain Rohit Sharma has struggled for form, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma have been MI's top run-scorers. Suryakumar has scored 265 runs from seven innings whereas Varma has scored 231 runs from as many innings. In the bowling department, their captain is leading from the front with 11 wickets from six games. MI will need Jasprit Bumrah to step up against CSK.

CSK's bowling lineup has been in form. Their left-arm chinaman bowler Noor Ahmad will have a chance to regain the purple cap. He has 12 wickets from seven games. Also, left-arm pacer Khaleel Ahmed has been menacing with the new ball. Khaleel dismissed Rohit in the previous game as well. He is expected to get early breakthroughs. They don't have a single batter in top 20 run-scorers of the season. They are over-dependent on opener Rachin Ravindra and big-hitter Shivam Dube.

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MI vs CSK Win Probability

MI hold the edge over CSK with 20 wins from 38 games. At home, it is a similar story with seven wins from 12 games. However, in the last few years, CSK have dominated them. In the last seven encounters, CSK have won six. They have a winning streak of four matches against MI.

MI vs CSK Full Squads:

CSK squad: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, Deepak Hooda, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shreyas Gopal, Devon Conway, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Dewald Brevis, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi, Ayush Mhatre

MI squad: Ryan Rickelton(w), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Karn Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Reece Topley, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Krishnan Shrijith, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs, Satyanarayana Raju, Vignesh Puthur