There is an exciting match in the Indian Premier League today. The two most successful teams in IPL history, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, will face each other. This clash is at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Although the journey of these two best teams has not been very good in the ongoing edition, both are in the same boat. Ever since Rohit Sharma came to MI (since 2011), it has never happened that either he or Dhoni has not played in an MI vs CSK match. Fans will hope that at least one of them plays today too. Know the probable playing eleven of today’s match.

Will Rohit and Dhoni play today?

MS Dhoni has not played a single match in IPL 2026, he got injured even before the start of the league. Although he has now joined the team and started practicing, it is believed that he will hardly play against Mumbai Indians today. But the good news for Chennai fans is that Dhoni practiced hard on Tuesday, so there is a possibility that he will come out to bat today as an impact player.

On the other hand, Rohit Sharma did not practice on Tuesday, who is suffering from hamstring problem. Without him, Mumbai Indians have played the last 2 matches, out of which they won 1 and lost one. Mumbai team told that Rohit is still being assessed, the decision on his playing will be taken before the toss.

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Who will replace Ayush Mhatre?

Ayush was injured in the last match, after which he is out of the entire tournament. In his place, Urvil Patel’s name is at the forefront among the players who will be included in the playing 11. Urvil scored 195 runs at a strike rate of 244 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025, which also included a century.

Probable playing eleven of Mumbai Indians

Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Danish Malewar, Naman Dheer, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Krish Bharat, Mitchell Santner, Will Jacques, Jasprit Bumrah.

Ashwani Kumar: Impact player.

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Probable playing eleven of Chennai Super Kings

Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Spencer Johnson, Gurjapneet Singh.

Impact Player: MS Dhoni.

Where to watch live MI vs CSK match

Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match will start at 7:30 pm today, toss will take place at 7 pm. The match will be telecast live on Star Sports Network. There will be live streaming on JioHotstar app and website.

Chennai Super Kings has found the replacement for Ayush Mhatre. Chennai has included 32-year-old fast bowler Akash Madhwal in its team in place of Mhatre. Ayush Mhatre suffered a hamstring injury while batting in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, due to which he had to be out of the entire season. Madhwal will get Rs 30 lakh on joining CSK team.

Akash Madhwal bowls right-handed fast. He entered the IPL for the first time in 2019 as a net bowler for RCB. In the 2022 season, Mumbai Indians included him in their team as a replacement for Suryakumar. In the IPL 2023 season, he performed strongly for Mumbai Indians and took 14 wickets in 8 matches.

Official Announcement

Speed ​​incoming!! ✓
Akash Madhwal is now #yellow

Note: Akash Madhwal replaces Ayush Mhatre, who has been ruled out due to hamstring injury.#WhistlePodu pic.twitter.com/tSgnZupmZb

— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 23, 2026

Akash Madhwal made headlines when Rajasthan Royals bought him in the IPL 2025 mega auction with a bid of Rs 1.20 crore. Strong bids were placed on him in the auction, but his performance was just the opposite. For Rajasthan, in the 2025 season, he was able to take only 4 wickets after playing 4 matches and also proved to be very expensive.

It can also be said that Chennai Super Kings needed a bowler more. Nathan Ellis was out of IPL 2026 even before the tournament started. Khalil Ahmed has also been out of the entire season due to injury a few days ago. In such a situation, the arrival of Akash Madhwal is good news for the Chennai team.

Well, with the arrival of Akash Madhwal and departure of Ayush Mhatre, the playing eleven combination of CSK is sure to change. Mhatre was opening the batting, while Akash is a bowler. Now the question has also arisen that who will open with captain Ruturajgaikwad.