On Sunday, April 20, the Mumbai Indians will host the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 38 of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2025, marking the return of the El Clasico. After meeting during the first week of the 18th edition of the competition, the two league’s fiercest rivals will square off once more, this time at Mumbai’s legendary Wankhede Stadium.
Despite winning their last two games, the Mumbai Indians (MI) are still in trouble as they are currently ranked eighth in the IPL 2025 Points Table. Particularly against the Yellove Army, who defeated MI at Chepauk previously, they will want to keep winning games. The Men in Blue & Gold, captained by Hardik Pandya, have won three and lost four of their first seven games this season.
In addition to having a lacklustre season, MS Dhoni and company are now in a position where they must win every game in order to advance to the playoffs. With this forthcoming match, they will also want to continue their winning run of four games. With just two victories and five losses thus far, the team now captained by MS Dhoni is sagging at the bottom of the table.
IPL stats at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
| Matches Played | 121 |
| Matches Won Batting First | 54 |
| Matches Won Batting Second | 66 |
| Matches With No Result | 01 |
| Matches Tied | 00 |
| Average First Innings Score | 172 |
| Highest Team Total | 235 |
| Highest Total Successfully Chased | 213 |
Key Player Battles for MI vs CSK, Match 38
1. Tilak Varma vs Ravindra Jadeja
Tilak Varma is undoubtedly one of the best batters for the Mumbai Indians right now, but there have been situations where he has struggled against spin, and the player who can give him a great battle is Ravindra Jadeja. Though Jadeja has only dismissed him once, the Southpaw batter has a slightly underwhelming strike-rate of 132.43 against him.
2. MS Dhoni vs Jasprit Bumrah
This will be one of the best battles of the tournament, where a renowned finisher in MS Dhoni will be up against a death bowling specialist, Jasprit Bumrah. Though Dhoni is known to put pressure on the bowlers in the last few overs, he has had a tough time tackling the world-class pacer, who has dismissed him three times. Dhoni has a strike-rate of only 98.36 at an average of 20.00.
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