CSK vs MI today match IPL live score: Chennai Super Kings defeat Mumbai by six wickets

some smart batting from the CSK batsmen helped them to six wicket win

Devon Conway gets back to the pavilion after a 42 ball 44

Kumar Kartikeya, Ramandeep Singh , Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal, Vishnu Vinod

Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh

Ambati Rayudu's disastrous form continues as he heads for the dugout.

Piyush Chawla traps the in-form CSK batsman in front of the wicket as the home side lose their second wicket.

CSK were 55/1 at the end of the powerplay with Devon Conway and Ajinkya Rahane on the crease. 

Gaikwad was dismissed by Piyush Chawla in the first ball of the fifth over. He his 30 runs off 16 balls during his stay at the crease.

After Gaikwad it was Devon Conway's turn to hit boundaries, as he struck two against Jofra Archer, scoring 10 off the fourth over.

Ruturaj Gaikwad hit the first six of the innings in the 3rd over of CSK's chase. He hit two sixes and a four in the over to amass 20 runs in total from the over. CSK reached 36/0 in 3 overs. 

Courtesy of Nehal Wadhera's knock, MI reached 139/8 in 20 overs.

CSK got off the mark with a no-ball, before Ruturaj Gaikwad hit twin boundaries in the 1st over.

Tim David was dismissed on 2 off 4 by Tushar Deshpande in the penultimate over of the innings. MI were reduced to 127/6 in 18.3 overs.

Pathirana dismissed Nehal Wadhera for 64 off 51 in the 18th over.

Nehal Wadhera completed his half-century in 46 balls in the first ball of the 17th over.

MI were 93/4 with five overs remaining in the game and Tristan Stubbs on the crease with Nehal Wadhera. 

Ravindra Jadeja dismantled Suryakumar Yadav's stumps in the third ball of the 10th over. Suryakumar hit 26 runs off 22 balls during his stay and took MI to 69/4 in 10.3 overs.

MI reached 44/3 on conclusion of the 7th over, with Nehal Wadhera and Suryakumar Yadav on the crease.

MI skipper Rohit Sharma was dismissed by Deepak Chahar in the same over as Ishan Kishan. Rohit was out for a duck after facing two balls. MI were 14/3 in 2.5 overs.

Deepak Chahar registered his first wicket of the match by removing Ishan Kisha for 7 off 9. MI were 13/2 in 2.2 overs.

Cameron Green was removed by Tushar Deshpande in the second over of the match. MI were reduced to 13/1 in 1.5 overs with the wicket.

Deepak Chahar opened the bowling for CSK, as Ishan Kishan took the strike with Rohit Sharma at the other end.

Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and skipper MS Dhoni made the decision to bowl first.

Mumbai Indians Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Jofra Archer, Piyush Chawla, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Arshad Khan, Suryakumar Yadav, Jason Behrendorff, Sandeep Warrier, Vishnu Vinod, Riley Meredith, Ramandeep Singh, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Hrithik Shokeen, Duan Jansen, Tristan Stubbs, Dewald Brevis, Raghav Goyal

A look at the full squads for both teams ahead of CSK vs MI, IPL 2023 Match 49.

Chennai Super Kings Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Akash Singh, Dwaine Pretorius, RS Hangargekar, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Bhagath Varma, Nishant Sindhu

Mumbai Indians Probable Impact Players: T Stubbs, V Vinod, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, R Singh

 Chennai Super Kings Probable Impact Players: S Rashid, S Senapati, R Hangargekar, D Pretorious, A Singh

Wicketkeeper: MS Dhoni (wk/c)

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad,  Ishan Kishan, Ajinkya Rahane

All-rounders:  Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers: Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana, Piyush Chawla

The toss in the Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match at the Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai might play an important role as chasing at the ground will be more easier than batting first. 

Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma will wish to return to form vs Chennai Super Kings and has been getting low scores in the tournament. 

Chennai Super Kings at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium vs MI: 

Played: 7

Won: 2

Loss: 5

No Result: 0

Chennai Super Kings are currently placed on the third spot in the IPL 2023 points table and will look to win the match against Mumbai Indians and also strengthen their place in the top 4. 

Ishan Kishan played an aggressive knock of 75 runs against PBKS in the last and also will hope to repeat the same performance against the Chennai Super Kings. 

Chennai Super Kings openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway have been one of the biggest strengths of the team and have provided them solid starts in nearly every match. The pair would like to repeat its performance against MI. 

Tim David has been responsible for finishing the innings for the Mumbai Indians in the previous few matches and the Australian all-rounder will have the same responsibility against Chennai Super Kings. 

The pitch at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is known to be helpful for spinners but the pitch can help equally both the spinners and pacers and we can see a decent match between the two teams. 

The temperature in Chennai during the CSK vs MI IPL 2023 match is expected to be around 33 degree celsius and the weather is expected to be cloudy and humid throughout the day. There is a small chance of rain during the afternoon due to which we can see a short match between both sides. 

The average first innings score at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai has been 163 and chasing at the ground can be more easy due to the moisture coming in towards the backend of the innings. 

The pitch at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is expected to be suitable for the spinners and it with both the teams having quality spinners, the spin can play a good role CSK vs MI IPL 2023 match. 

MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians will take on each other in match 49 of Indian Premier League 2023 at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. 

Chennai Super Kings emerged as winners against Mumbai Indians when both teams faced each other last time at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2023. With CSK in the top four and in better form. they are likely favourites to emerge victorious against MI. 

Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans were able to defeat Sanju Samson's Rajasthan Royals by nine wickets in IPL 2023 match 48 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. 

Jofra Archer was supposed to join Jasprit Bumrah and lead the Mumbai Indians' pace attack ahead of IPL 2023, but with Bumrah getting injured, the team faced a major setback before the tournament. Now, with Archer not performing well and also being injured in the previous matches, he is a major problem for Mumbai Indians.