IPL 2025 CSK vs MI Playing 11: Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Chennai Super Kings is set to face off with Suryakumar Yadav-led Mumbai Indians to play the second match of IPL 2025 on March 23 in MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai.
| Tournament | Indian Premier League 2025 |
| Match | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, 3rd Match |
| Venue | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai |
| Date | Sunday, March 23, 2025 |
| Time | 02:00 PM GMT / 07:30 PM LOCAL, IST |
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IPL 2025 CSK vs MI Playing 11
Suryakumar Yadav averages 14.30 and has struck at only 120.77 in 13 T20s since the South Africa tour last year
Ruturaj Gaikwad won only three tosses from 14 games as captain last season. MS Dhoni has a strike rate of 203.85 since the introduction of the Impact Player rule. He was walked out to bat after the 15th over in 23 of the last 24 innings.
Chennai Super Kings won the toss and opted to field first. Winning the toss, Ruturaj Gaikwad said “We are bowling first. Playing on this pitch for the first time, so don’t really know how it will play. So we just want to adapt and chase accordingly. Looks a good wicket to bat. Prep has been good. We had our young wicket-keeper coming back early to the camp. Noor, Ellis, Rachin and Sam Curran are the overseas”.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians captain Suryakumar Yadav said “I am good with batting first. We had a lovely camp back home, we were here 2-3 days before. Both are unbelievable franchises in terms of achievements. I am sure it will be a good game. Rickleton, Jacks, Santner and Boult are the four overseas”.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni(w), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed
Impact Subs: Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Satyanarayana Raju
Impact Subs: Vignesh Puthur, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Karn Sharma
CSK vs MI Head-to-Head Stats
Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have played 37 matches so far with Mumbai having an upper hand with 20 victories while CSK stands with 17 wins.
What to Expect in MA Chidambaram Stadium?
A warm and humid evening. That is a given in Chennai, most times of the year. What isn’t easily forecast, even by the CSK skipper, is the nature of the playing surface.
CSK’s coaching staff have taken turns over the last two years to painstakingly stress that the Chepauk pitch hasn’t been the same since 2019.
Spin hasn’t been an influencing factor and it remains to be seen if a desired course correction has been achieved. Dew though could play a role.
Teams that chased won five of the seven games here last year and chasing might well be the way to go.
