MI vs CSK Live
The two most successful teams in the tournament are facing each other in the crucial IPL 2026 game today. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have two wins in six games each, so today's game offers renewed hope for the playoffs this season.
Apart from two big points, all eyes will be on MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma, who are tipped to make their highly anticipated return today.
Also read: Will MS Dhoni play today's MI vs CSK match?
IPL 2026 Match 33: MI vs CSK Live Score and Match Updates
Sarfaraz Khan OUT!!!
Clean bowled. Mitchell Santner with a breakthrough for Mumbai Indians. After hitting two fours over deep mid wicket, Sarfaraz goes for another with a sweep shot but fails to read.
Sarfaraz scored 14 off 8 balls. Shuvam Dube comes in at No. 4.
CSK - 73/2 in 6 overs
Sanju Samson keeps CSK in control
Sanju Samson smashes Jasprit Bumrah for a stunning pull shot for a six to keep the runs coming in the powerplay. Another big 11-run over.
Sanju Samson - 31 off 14 balls
Sarfaraz Khan - 6 off 4 balls
CSK - 64/1 in 5 overs
Hardik Pandya goes costly again
A shocking decision from Hardik Pandya to bowl another over after conceding 19 runs in his first over. Sanju Samson takes on Hardik for a big six over square leg and three fours to produce another 19-run over. Hardik leaks 38 runs in 2 overs in powerplay.
Sanju Samson - 24 off 12 balls
Sarfaraz Khan - 0 off 0 balls
CSK - 51/1 in 4 overs
Ruturaj Gaikwad OUT!!!
Ruturaj Gaikwad fails to convert a big start into a big knock, yet again. Trying to find a big shot over long-off off Allah Ghazanfar, CSK skipper throws away his wicket.
Gaikwad scored 12 off 14 balls. Sarfaraz Khan comes in at No. 3.
CSK - 32/1 in 3 overs
Ruturaj Gaikwad off to strong start
Ruturaj Gaikwad smashes Hardik Pandya for two fours and one six over deep fine leg in the second over to find a much-needed momentum in the powerplay.
Sanju Samson - 5 off 5 balls
Ruturaj Gaikwad - 17 off 9 balls
CSK - 26/0 in 2 overs
Jasprit Bumrah off to good start
Jasprit Bumrah bowls the good opening over, conceding just two runs in his first five balls, before getting smashed for a four at cover drive by Sanju Samson.
Sanju Samson - 5 off 5 balls
Ruturaj Gaikwad - 0 off 2 balls
CSK - 7/0 in 1 over
Match begins
Openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Sanju Samson are out in the middle to begin the game.
Jasprit Bumrah to bowl the first over today.
The game is on at Wankhede Stadium...
CSK Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings make 2 changes. Kartik Sharma replaces injured Ayush Mhatre, and Prashant Veer comes in for Matt Short. Sarfaraz Khan is slotted for the No. 3 role today.
CSK XI (batting first): Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary
Impact subs: Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Urvil Patel
MI Playing XI
No changes to Mumbai's playing XI today. Rohit Sharma remains unavailable, and there is no place for Will Jacks in the starting XI. Danish Malewar to start from the bench.
MI Playing XI (bowling first): Quinton de Kock (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah, Krish Bhagat, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar
Impact subs: Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Shardul Thakur, Danish Malewar, Mayank Rawat
Toss Time at Wankhede
Captains Hardik Pandya and Ruturaj Gaikwad are in the middle for the toss with Ravi Shastri.
Hardik wins the toss and Mumbai Indians decide to bowl first
Mumbai Indians unchanged, so no Rohit Sharma and Will Jacks today
Prashant Veer replaces Matt Short in CSK's playing XI
CSK predicted XI today
Urvil Patel is expected to take Ayush Mhate's No. 3 position today.
CSK playing XI vs MI: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Matthew Short, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary
Impact player: Akeal Hosein/Gurjanpreet Singh
MI predicted eleven today
Will Jacks is expected to replace Sherfane Rutherford in MI's playing XI today. The pace trio of Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, and Shardul Thakur is likely to miss out again. Danish Malewar might open again if Rohit Sharma misses out today.
MI playing XI vs CSK: Danish Malewar, Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Will Jacks, Mitchell Santner, Allah Ghazanfar, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact player: Ashwani Kumar
Head-to-head battle
Mumbai Indians lead the head-to-head record against Chennai Super Kings with 21 wins in 39 IPL meetings. However, CSK have won four of their last five meetings against MI.
- Matches played - 39
- MI won - 21
- CSK won - 18
- NR- 0
CSK sign Akash Madhwal as Ayush Mhatre's replacement
Chennai Super Kings announced the signing of former MI pacer Akash Madhwal as injury replacement for Ayush Mhatre today. Madhwal spent two seasons with Mumbai and the last season with Rajasthan Royals. He has been signed up for his base price of INR 30 lakh.
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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 23, 2026
Chennai Super Kings look to return to winning ways
Unlike Mumbai Indians, the other five-time champions started their season with three defeats. However, it was expected as they had lost several key players to injuries prior to the tournament.
CSK defeated Delhi and Kolkata in back-to-back matches at home to revive their campaign, but took a step back after another defeat against Hyderabad in their last game. To make things worse, Chennai lost their leading run-getter, Ayush Mhatre, and powerplay specialist Khaleel Ahmed to injuries in their last two matches. So they are back to where they had started.
Ruturaj Gaikwad is yet to score a big knock and is under pressure to perform today. It will be interesting to see who will take Ayush Mhatre's No. 3 role today. But what CSK need is two big points against their biggest rivals to get back on the winning track and rebuild their momentum for the playoffs.