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.

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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.

Today in IPL 2026, the teams of Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are facing each other. This match is being played at Wankhede Stadium. There are full chances of this match being exciting. Chennai Super Kings is at number 8 in the points table. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s team has so far won only two matches in six matches. Whereas Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai is at seventh place in the points table. MI has also won only two matches in six matches so far. However, Mumbai’s net run rate is +0.067. Whereas Chennai’s net run rate is -0.780.

What is the update on the return of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma?

Let us tell you that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was seen practicing wicketkeeping at Wankhede. He had also started batting practice quite some time ago. There is news that Dhoni can play in this match. However, a report also came that Dhoni will return from the match against Gujarat Titans, he will not play against MI. Talking about Rohit Sharma, there has been no update on his return.

Wankhede Stadium pitch report

The pitch of Wankhede Stadium is suitable for the batsmen. It is easy to score runs here. There will be effect of dew. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can decide to bowl first. One reason for this is that any target can be chased in Wankhede. However, it should not be forgotten here that Mumbai had won the last match on this ground after batting first. Gujarat team was bundled out for just 100 runs while chasing.

match prediction

Our match prediction meter is saying that Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians have the upper hand in this match. The team batting first has more chances of victory, because even today there is hope of being defended. At present the match is 55-45, in which Mumbai is ahead.

Probable playing eleven of Mumbai Indians- Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Will Jacques, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dheer, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Krish Bharat, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah and Ashwini Kumar.

Probable playing eleven of Chennai Super Kings- Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Spencer Johnson and Gurjapaneet Singh.

CSK Ayush Mhatre IPL Debut: The day of April 19, when Rajasthan Royals gave 14 -year -old Vaibhav Suryavanshi a chance to debut. Now a day later, Chennai Super Kings have given 17 -year -old Ayush Mhatre a chance to debut IPL. Ayush Mhatre batting with right hand and also bowling off-spin when needed. Remind you that Ayush was bought by CSK for Rs 30 lakh in mega auction.

In this match, Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose bowling. At the time of the toss, CSK captain MS Dhoni confirmed that Rahul Tripathi has been excluded from the playing XI and Ayush Mhatre will be given a chance in his place. Let us know that Rahul Tripathi was able to score only 55 runs in 5 matches in the current season. Generally, Chennai Super Kings have been involving senior players in the playing XI, but this season it has continued to break this series.

Who is Ayush Mhatre?

Ayush Mhatre was born on 16 July 2007. A few days after his birth, MS Dhoni captained the Indian cricket team for the first time in 2007. Now Ayush is going to play under the captaincy of the same veteran player i.e. MS Dhoni. Ayush made his debut for Mumbai in the Iranian Cup 2024-25. He has so far scored 504 runs in 9 first-class matches at an average of 31.50. During this time, 2 centuries have also come out of his bat.

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI: Sheikh Rashid, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dubey, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (Captain), Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Mathisha Pathirana

update in progress…

Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings: Today is the biggest match in IPL. This is because there is a match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. You must be wondering that there is a match between these two teams in Chepock, so why is this the biggest match, so let me tell you that now Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is.

Today MS Dhoni will compete between Chennai Super Kings and Hardik Pandya between Mumbai Indians. Both teams will clash at Wankhede Stadium. Even though the Mi team looks strong on paper, but Dhoni’s fabric mind has no match.

Mumbai and Chennai head to head data

Talking about the head to head figures of both teams in the IPL, there is a contest in it. Mumbai has defeated Chennai 20 times so far, while Chennai has also defeated Mumbai 18 times. When both teams collided in Chepock this season, Chennai won.

Wankhede Stadium Pitch Report

Wankhede is considered to be the cemetery of the stadium bowlers. High scoring matches are seen here. However, a pitch of this time has also been slightly slow. In the match of Mumbai and Chennai, there may be rain of fours and sixes. It has been seen to pursue the target here. In such a situation, the captain who won the toss can take the decision to bowl first.

Mumbai Indians potential playing XI- Rohit Sharma, Ryan Ricultton (wicketkeeper), Will Jax, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Naman Dhir, Michel Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Bolt and Jaspreet Bumrah

Impact Player- Vignesh Puthur

Chennai Super Kings potential playing XI- Sheikh Rashid, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dubey, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed

Impact Player- Mathisha Pathirana