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Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians meet again for the crucial two points at MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday, May 2. CSK remain hopeful for the playoffs despite winning just three of their opening eight games. MI's playoff hopes are nearly over, and this fixture is more about a consolation win against their biggest rivals.

Two teams with a combined 10 IPL titles are fighting for survival after poor starts to their IPL 2026 campaigns. Chennai are placed sixth in the points table, but are six points behind the fourth-placed Rajasthan Royals. With just two wins, the Mumbai Indians are struggling in ninth place with four points.

Apart from two crucial points for survival, the fixture also offers a potential return of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma from injuries. Having lost their respective last games, both MI and CSK are expected to make a few changes to their playing XIs on Saturday.

CSK vs MI Head-to-Head Record in IPL

Mumbai Indians slightly lead the head-to-head battle with 21 wins in 40 games played against Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. However, CSK have won four of their last five meetings against MI.

  • Matches Played: 40
  • CSK Won: 19
  • MI Won: 21
  • NR: 0

CSK vs MI Predicted Playing XIs

Chennai Super Kings XI: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary

Mumbai Indians XI: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Allah Ghazanfar

CSK vs MI Key Players

Sanju Samson: Sanju Samson has been Chennai's standout batter this season with two centuries so far. He smashed 101* off 54 balls against Mumbai at Wankhede last week and is expected to play another big knock in the CSK vs MI game.

Ryan Rickelton: Ryan Rickelton returned to MI's playing XI in the last game against SRH and produced his maiden century in the IPL. The opener is leading the scoring charts for Mumbai this season with 260 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 181.81.

Jamie Overton: Jamie Overton has been the best player for CSK in IPL 2026 so far. The English all-rounder has scored 136 runs and taken nine wickets in seven innings this season.

CSK vs MI Match Prediction:

Both teams are striving for consistency this season, but Chennai Super Kings will have an upper hand on Saturday. CSK proved the difference by winning their most recent meeting against MI by 103 runs last week at Wankhede.

Mumbai have struggled to overcome CSK in their recent meetings, winning just three of the last 10 encounters. At Chepuak, Mumbai's last win against Chennai came in 2019, when they chased down a 132-run target with six wickets remaining.

Considering MI's recent struggles with the ball and CSK's improved record, the hosts are likely to walk away with two points.

Winner: Chennai Super Kings to win the CSK vs MI match.

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