CSK vs MI Prediction, Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips: Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update – IPL 2020, Match 41

Playing XIs:

Chennai Super Kings:

Sam Curran, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, N Jagadeesan, MS Dhoni (c)(wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood, Imran Tahir

Mumbai Indians:

Quinton de Kock (wk), Saurabh Tiwary, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard (c), Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah

Match Details:

The 41st match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah.

This game is scheduled to start at 07:30 PM IST (06:00 PM local time) (02:00 PM UTC). The game will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network (Available in English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada and Bengali). Also, live streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar.

Preview:

You might call the game between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) the El-Classico of the IPL. But the brand of cricket the former has been playing this season has hardly been up to the mark. This, possibly, the worst season every for CSK – a team that made it to the playoffs in each of the last ten occasions. Languishing at the bottom of the points table, they get set to take MI on once again this season.

The Mumbai juggernaut might have lost the opening game of IPL 13 to CSK. But since then, they have picked up registering six wins out of their next eight. The graphs for both these teams have only gone the opposite way in the last few opening after that tournament opener. While MI will be looking forward to reclaiming the top spot on the points table, CSK would want to salvage some pride and register a few wins in their remaining four games.

CSK vs MI Weather Report for Match 41:

The Mumbai Indians are one of the teams, apart from Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab, that Chennai Super Kings managed to defeat in this season.

Pitch Condition/Report:

With the pitches slowing down in Sharjah, the average scores have come down considerably. In the last two games here, the teams chasing won the match. A total in excess of 190 is to be put up, on the board, if the team batting first is to stand a chance of a victory.

Average first innings score:

200 (Thus far at this venue in the tournament)

Record of chasing teams:

Won – 3, Lost – 5, Tied – 0

Injury and Availability News:

According to a few reports, Ishan Kishan is injured and might miss this game.

CSK vs MI Today’s Probable Playing XIs:

Chennai Super Kings:

Faf du Plessis, Sam Curran, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (c)(wk), Ravindra Jadeja, N Jagadeesan, Deepak Chahar, Piyush Chawla/Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood.

Bench:

Murali Vijay, Imran Tahir, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Lungi Ngidi, Piyush Chawla/Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kedar Jadhav, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Karn Sharma.

Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan/Saurabh Tiwary, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile/James Pattinson, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah.

Bench:

Dhawal Kulkarni, Ishan Kishan/Saurabh Tiwary, Nathan Coulter-Nile/James Pattinson, Aditya Tare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Chris Lynn, Jayant Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Mohsin Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai.

CSK vs MI Top Picks for Today’s Dream11 Match:

Faf du Plessis has been the best batsman for CSK this season with 375 runs in 10 games while maintaining an average of 47.

Quinton de Kock has been going from strength to strength in this tournament. The left-hander has mustered 322 runs in 9 games thus far.

Ambati Rayudu piled up 250 runs in 7 innings and seems to be in great touch with the bat.

Jasprit Bumrah has accounted for 15 wickets in 9 games and also has an economy rate of just 7.44.

Captain and Vice-Captain Selection:

Captain Options – Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard

Vice-Captain Options – Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu

Suggested Playing XI No.1 for CSK vs MI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Quinton de Kock (c)

Batters – Faf du Plessis (vc), Ambati Rayudu, Suryakumar Yadav

All-Rounders – Sam Curran, Kieron Pollard

Bowlers – Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

Suggested Playing XI No.2 for CSK vs MI Dream11 Fantasy Cricket:

Keeper – Quinton de Kock, MS Dhoni

Batters – Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu (vc), Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav

All-Rounders – Kieron Pollard (c)

Bowlers – Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Josh Hazlewood, Rahul Chahar

Expert Advice:

Even though this match is being played in Sharjah, you can still have a bowler as your multiplier in any one of your Grand League teams since the pitch has slowed down in the last few games.

Today’s CSK vs MI Probable Winners:

Mumbai Indians are predicted to win this encounter and also climb up to the top of the points table.

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Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author. While selecting your team, consider the points mentioned and make your own decision.