CSK vs MI IPL 2023 Highlights: Chennai Super Kings defeat Mumbai Indians by 6 wickets

And CSK have registered a thumping 6-wicket win against MI. They have broken the 5-win streak of MI over CSK at Chepauk in IPL. This was a clinical performance by Dhoni's men. They outclassed MI in the first innings and then their batters were too hot to handle on this meagre total. CSK return to winning ways and go on second place in the points table.

And no fifty for Devon Conway as he has got out LBW. The umpire did not give out but a good review by MI. Only doubt was whether it was hitting pads or not and it did. Meanwhile, CSK skipper MS Dhoni comes out to bat now.

The chase is pretty much put to bed. Just 12 runs are needed off 24 balls. Conway is on 43 and Dube is on 17. Green and Arshad have 3 overs left each and shall come in now. Akash Madhwal comes to bowl his first of the day

CSK are very well on track to chase this one down. After 12 overs, they have made 96/2. Conway is closing in on a fifty and Rayudu is eyeing in. Required rate is well under 6. And another off day for Rayudu. He just hit a six and is gone on the next ball in the 13th over.

Piyush Chawla gets another one and he gets rid of Ajinkya Rahane. This was a googly and Rahane was done by that. He did not judge it well and the ball hit on the pads as he lunged forward. CSK challenge the decision but they lose the review.

CSK are going very well at the moment.

And there's the first wicket. Piyush Chawla comes into the attack and get Gaikwad caught out.

CSk have made a blistering start here. Conway and Gaikwad are going hard and the latter has amassed 20 runs in the first over of Arshad. CSK 36/0 after 3 overs.

Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad are out in the middle as they begin CSK's chase. MI have made an impact change and have brought in Raghav Goyal in for Suryakumar Yadav. Cameron Green starts for MI.

Mumbai Indians have managed to finish at 139/8 in their 20 overs. Wadhera was the top scorer with 64 runs. This pitch was predicted to be a touch slow and a bit low but the CSK bowlers were good. They sent back three MI batters inside the first 3 overs. SKY and Wadhera stabilised the things and made something for their bowlers to bowl at. A 55-run stand. But when MI could have cashed in more and go bigger, they gave away the advantage. Pathirana was fabulous with his 3-wicket haul. So, will CSK able to chase it? We shall find that out soon.

Just one over remain in the innings. 190 from the previous over of Deshpande. He got the wicket of Tim David caught out and then would have got Arshad but Dube dropped a catch. If Deshpande could not get him, Pathirana can surely get. The Sri Lankan pacer is having a memorable game. He has got the wicket of Arshad on the first ball of the 20th over.

Pathirana has landed a brilliant yorker and has cleaned Wadhera. The batter shuffles across a bit. Pathirana found space as he bowled this yorker on the middle stump. Wadhera looked to flick but got beaten. MI 5 down and Tim David has now come in.

Nehal Wadhera has hit a fighting fifty off 46 balls. He has now probably put the foot on the pedal and has three fours off Jadeja. MI 122/4 after 17.

CSk have made an impact player change. They have brought in Ambati Rayudu in for Theekshana

Mumbai Indians are crawling at just over 6 run per over at the moment. Wadhera and Stubbs are at the crease. The former is going run-a-ball on 39. Stubbs is at 5 off 7 balls.

And Ravindra Jadeja now strikes. He has clean bowled Suryakumar Yadav on this one. A good length ball, Sky wanted to cut it but there was not that much widht on offer.

Suryakumar and Nehal Wadhera have stabilised things. They have brought up a 41 run stand 31 balls. After 9 overs, MI are at 59/3. Sky has hit 2 fours, while Wadhera has scored 3 boundaries

Rohit gets out for a duck in second consecutive match as Chahar scalps his second wicket.

Theekshana takes an impressive catch to dismiss Kishan 7 (9) on Deepak Chahar's delivery.

Deshpande gets the first wicket in the form of Cameron Green. He has bowled him on this good length ball.

That's a good start for Mumbai. Green and Kishan have hit a four each and they have raced to 10 off the first over.

Mumbai look for solid start. But a big change in their opening combination - Rohit Sharma has not come out to bat. It's Cameron Green and Ishan Kishan who are opening today. Deepak Chahar starts for Chennai. Rohit is padded up in the dug-out.

Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

Chennai have won the toss and they will be bowling first. No changes for CSK. MI have two. Tristan Stubbs is in along with a debutant. Tilak Varma and  Kumar Kartikeya

The dimensions here are big, but there is a short boundary at one side (61m) and 70m the other side. It is 73m straight. The pitch is hard as a rock, the cracks are less this time and it's a high-scoring venue this year with a lot of 200+ scores. It's a good batting pitch, but it'll be a bit slow and a touch low, especially against the new ball. It's sweaty and overcast, so the captain winning the toss would want to bat second,' 

There shall be alarm bells rining in the CSK camp if MI's record at Chepauk is concerned. Chennai have not defeated Mumbai at MA Chidambaram Stadium since 2010.

On Ground visuals show the players practicing on ground. Sunil Gavaskar is also present on the ground and can be heard saying that the weather is overcast right now. Thankfully, there is no rain falling 

MI and CSK have faced each other 35 times in IPL and MI have an upperhand. Out of these 35 games, MI have won 25, while CSK have won 15 games.

CSK's Probable XI:

Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, MS Dhoni (C&WK), Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner/Maheesh Theekshana, Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande

MI's Probable XI:

Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan (WK), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal

The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai has assistance for spinners. But this year, there has been decent bounce seen at Chepauk which has let the batters to score well. The spinners have taken 26 wickets in comparison to 19 taken by the pacers. The speedsters can find life tough here with those type of bowlers leaking runs at 9.77 at the venue in 2023.

There is a 25% probability of rain falling in the afternoon in Chennai. It increases to 64% by the evening. We can expect interruption.

Chennai Super Kings were earlier the trend-setters but have now faded a bit. They are yet to win a game since 2 weeks and have suffered two losses in their previous three games, while the remaining one was a washed-out game. CSK's openers have been fabulous, while the likes of Rahane and Shivam Dube have contributed. They would like to get more help from Moeen and Rayudu.

Meanwhile, Mumbai are coming off on the back of two consecutive wins after their two losses. Their batting has been stand apart but they struggle with their death bowling.

CSK are currently on third with 11 points in 10 games. MI are on 6th with 10 in 9 games.

CSK's squad:

MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, RS Hangargekar, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu

MI's squad:

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (wk), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan, Suryakumar Yadav, Jason Behrendorff, Sandeep Warrier, Vishnu Vinod, Riley Meredith, Ramandeep Singh , Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Duan Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal

Hello and a warm welcome to everyone for the live coverage of this mega contest between two fierce rivals - Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians. Two teams with such rich history go up against one another for the second time this season. This encounter is set to be held at Chennai's fortress Chepauk, which has been breached twice already (one by RR and then by PBKS). With Chennai yet to win a game for two weeks, will their homecoming be happy enough? For that and all that has to come our way, stay tuned here as I Varun Malik, take you across this El-Clasico of IPL.