CSK vs MI Match Prediction: Who will win today's 3rd Match of Indian Premier League between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians?

CSK vs SRH Match Preview:

The much awaited encounter of IPL 2025 is around the corner as the two-arch rivals, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will face each other in the third match of the season. The match will be played at M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 23. Both the teams are two of the most successful sides in the IPL with five titles each and have dominated the tournament throughout the years.

However, both CSK and MI failed to reach the playoffs in the last IPL season in 2024. CSK finished at the fifth position in the points table, while MI had even a worst season and finished last in the points table with just four wins. Now, both the teams will be looking to get a winning start to their IPL 2025 campaign. Let’s have a look at today’s cricket match prediction, pitch report, head-to-head and key players ahead of the third match of IPL 2025 between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians.

SRH vs RR Match Details

Match	Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Match 3
Venue	M.A Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Date & Time	Sunday, March 23, 7:30 PM (IST)
Live Broadcast & Streaming Details	JioHotstar (app and website) and Star Sports Network

CSK vs MI Pitch Report

The surface of the M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is known for its support for the spin bowlers due to its turn. It is a ground where the bowlers dominate the batters and the team winning the toss will prefer to bat first. Out of 85 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first has won 49 times while the chasing team came out victorious on 36 occasions. The average first innings score at M.A Chidambaram Stadium is around 163 runs.

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CSK vs MI Head-to-Head Records in IPL

Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have faced each other 37 times in the IPL history so far. Out of these 37 matches, Mumbai Indians have a dominant record with 20 wins while Chennai Super Kings have defeated them on 17 occasions.

Total Matches played	37
CSK won	17
MI Won	20
No Results / Tied	0

Weather Report

The weather looks clear in Chennai ahead of the CSK vs MI clash. However, clouds could be seen during the start of the game but it won't make much effect and full match is likely to take place.

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CSK vs MI Probable Playing XIs

CSK Probable Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk), R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana

Impact player: Vijay Shankar

MI Probable Playing XI: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav (c), Will Jacks, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult.

Impact players: Reece Topley

CSK vs MI Full Squads

CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), C Andre Siddarth, Vansh Bedi, Devon Conway*, MS Dhoni, Shaik Rasheed, Rahul Tripathi, Ravichandran Ashwin, Sam Curran*, Shivam Dube, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton*, Rachin Ravindra*, Vijay Shankar, Khaleel Ahmed, Nathan Ellis*, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Noor Ahmad*, Matheesha Pathirana*.

MI: Suryakumar Yadav, Bevon Jacobs*, Robin Minz, Naman Dhir, Ryan Rickelton*, Rohit Sharma, Krishnan Shrijith, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch*, Will Jacks*, Hardik Pandya (c), Mitchell Santner*, Tilak Varma, Ashwani Kumar, Trent Boult*, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Mujeed Ur Rahman*, Vignesh Puthur, Satyanarayan Raju, Karn Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar, Reece Topley.

CSK vs MI, Match 2: Key players

Rachin Ravindra: Opening batter Rachi Ravindra has been looking in great touch in recent times and also ended up winning player of the tournament in the 2025 Champions Trophy. Ravindra will play a crucial role if CSK get a good start in the powerplay

Ravindra Jadeja: Stat spinner Ravindra Jadeja will be looking to make the best use of spin friendly conditions in Chennai and will play a crucial role in the middle overs. Apart from that, Jadeja can also contribute as a handy batter and can hit some big shots.

Tilak Varma: Young MI batter Tilak Varma has been impressive with the bat in recent times and has been a consistent scorer in the IPL. He will be looking to carry on his great form and play a big knock against CSK.

Mitchell Santner: CSK’s former player Mitchell Santner will now be seen playing for MI in IPL 2025. Having played for CSK for the last year, Santner will be much aware of the conditions at Chepauk stadium and could turn out to be a match winner for MI.

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