Mumbai Indians are locking horns against Chennai Super Kings in a crucial IPL 2026 encounter Today (Thursday, April 23) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
The two teams are currently placed in the bottom half of the table. MI and CSK both have won two matches out of six and are placed 7th and 8th respectively.
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
Details: Match 33
Date: Thursday, April 23
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
MI vs CSK IPL 2026 Match 33 Toss Result
Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya won the Toss and elected to Bowl first.
MI vs CSK Pitch Report
Dale Steyn and Danny Morrison describe Pitch 7 at the Mumbai venue for the MI vs CSK match as a batting-friendly surface, resembling a "road" for batters and a challenge for bowlers. Boundaries measure 64m (Western Terrace), 63m (Eastern side), 74m (straight), and around 57m near the dugouts.
A light grass covering offers early assistance to the new ball with potential swing and bounce, as shown by Arshdeep Singh's recent performance emphasizing planning, execution, and mindset. However, evening dew could ease batting later, with scores of 230 can be par, bowlers will be aiming to restrict to 200-210.
MI vs CSK Playing 11, Lineups, Impact Players
MI captain Hardik Pandya confirmed no change in the side. CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad confirmed the inclusion of Prashant Veer in place of Matthew Short.
Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Allah Ghazanfar, Krish Bhagat, Ashwani Kumar
MI Impact Players: Yet to Announce
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sanju Samson (wk), Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Sarfaraz Khan, Kartik Sharma, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Ansul Kamboj
CSK Impact Players: Prashant Veer/Matthew Short/Matt Henry/Akeal Hosein/Urvil Patel
MI and CSK IPL 2026 Squads
Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock(w), Danish Malewar, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Shardul Thakur, Will Jacks, Mayank Markande, Ryan Rickelton, Robin Minz, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matt Henry, MS Dhoni, Akeal Hosein, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Zakary Foulkes
