On Saturday at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the 12th game of the IPL 2023 will feature Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings. MI currently has no points and is in ninth place out of ten teams. Only one game has been played by the team led by Rohit Sharma, and it was a loss against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
CSK, meanwhile, has two points after two games, placing them sixth. MS Dhoni and company are currently ranked sixth in the standings after overcoming their opening-round loss to defeat the Lucknow Super Giants.
‘We’re looking to start the season on a high’ – Kieron Pollard
Speaking ahead of the match, CSK bowling coach Bravo said, “The bowling group and my other coach Eric [Simmons], we are all on the same page, trying to get the guys understand the philosophy around bowling. So, it is a work in progress. Players have to develop their own style, and we just have to encourage them to stick to the basics.”
Ahead of the match, MI batting coach Pollard spoke about his team’s positives. He said, “The tournament has just started for us, so everyone is looking to start the season on a high. Yes, we didn’t get off to a great start as a pattern, you know. But in the end, I still feel that we managed to get a decent total vs Bangalore. So, let’s see what happens when we play at home in Wankhede.”
Here are the two squads:
MI: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Cameron Green, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jofra Archer, Arshad Khan, Jason Behrendorff, Ramandeep Singh, Shams Mulani, Sandeep Warrier, Vishnu Vinod, Riley Meredith, Duan Jansen, Dewald Brevis, Tristan Stubbs, Arjun Tendulkar, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Raghav Goyal
CSK: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, RS Hangargekar, Tushar Deshpande, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Ajinkya Rahane, Sisanda Magala, Nishant Sindhu, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Prashant Solanki, Simarjeet Singh, Akash Singh, Bhagath Varma
Here are some funny memes shared by fans before the game:
Match Dayyyyyyyyyyy
El Current Cut Classico#MIvsCSK #WhistlePodu #CSK pic.twitter.com/8VwlhfIxkI
— krishna (@Krishna_Kal_El) April 7, 2023
Most m.o.m awards during #MIvsCSK
3 – Rohit sharma
3 – Suresh Raina
1 – Ms Dhoni pic.twitter.com/Yv9gkLaogG— ` (@Worship45) April 8, 2023
#ElClasico today🔥🥶#MIvsCSK pic.twitter.com/aGonzvWzpo
— Aayushi💉⚡ (@cric_aayushi) April 8, 2023
MahiRo – The Maestro Of IPL.
Get Ready For The El Clasico💙🤝💛#MIvsCSK #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/pWwvYyWrph
— Captain Sparrow (@Proud_Indian_45) April 8, 2023
Match Day🥳🥳#MIvsCSK pic.twitter.com/ky5jZn3lEA
— Karthik (Canada Movie Club) (@CanadaMovieClub) April 8, 2023
Retweet if u Remember this scene 😄🔥
#MIvsCSK #MSDhoni pic.twitter.com/K6qj7XVgCt
— MSD Kingdom™ (@MSDKingdom) April 8, 2023
Team with their strength. #MIvsCSK #IPL2023 pic.twitter.com/bWSEFZL76J
— Janki🇮🇳 (@sonikitweet) April 7, 2023
RCB fans for no reason 😅😅#MIvsCSK #CSKvsMI pic.twitter.com/LfLH2gcMZC
— जेंटल मैन (@gentleman07_) April 8, 2023