By Admin 
Only one match will be played in IPL 2026 this Saturday i.e. today. There will be two matches on Sunday. Today the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will face each other at MA Chidambaram Stadium i.e. Chepauk in Chennai. This is the second match of both the teams this season. Earlier, Chennai had defeated Mumbai in Wankhede. Now Hardik Pandya’s MI will take the field with the intention of avenging the defeat at home.
IPL 2026 is not going well for both Mumbai and Chennai. Mumbai is at number 9 in the points table. Has won only two matches out of 8 matches. In such a situation, if Mumbai loses today then it will almost be out of the race for the playoffs. Talking about Chennai Super Kings, they are at seventh place in the points table. Rituraj Gaikwad’s team has won three matches in eight matches so far.
Who is ahead in head to head?
If we talk about head to head between Chennai and Mumbai, there is a tough competition between the two teams. However, Mumbai is a little ahead. Chennai has defeated Mumbai 19 times so far, while Mumbai has defeated Chennai 21 times. The interesting figures are from 2023. You will not believe that Chennai has defeated Mumbai five times since 2023, whereas during this period MI has defeated CSCO only once.
MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is suitable for spinners. Not many big scores are made here. However, this match is at night, so it remains to be seen whether dew falls or not. At present, the team winning the toss can decide to bowl first.
match prediction
Our match prediction meter is saying that the team batting first has more chances of winning in this match. That means there are chances of getting defended today.
Probable playing eleven of Chennai Super Kings- Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dubey, Karthik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akil Hussain, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj and Mukesh Chaudhary.
Impact Player- Aman Khan/Gurjanpreet Singh
Probable playing eleven of Mumbai Indians- Ryan Rickleton (wicketkeeper), Will Jacques, Naman Dheer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Robin Minze, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah and Allah Ghazanfar.
Impact Player- Mayank Markande/Ashwini Kumar