Match Details
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings, Indian Premier League 2019, Final
12th May 2019, 7:30 PM IST
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Head to Head
Total Matches Played: 29
CSK: 12
MI: 17
Matches in Playoffs: 8 (4 MI 4 CSK)
Matches in IPL Final: 3 (2 MI 1 CSK)
Last 5 Matches: 4 MI 1 CSK
Previous Encounters
Last Match: 7 May 2019: MI (132-4, 18.3 overs) beat CSK (131-4, 20 overs) by six wickets, Chennai
Man of the Match: Suryakumar Yadav (71 off 54)
Average first innings score: 150+
Mumbai Indians
Possible XI: de Kock(WK), Rohit (C), Ishan, Suryakumar, Hardik, Krunal, Pollard, Chahar, Bumrah, Malinga and McClenaghan/Yadav
Chennai Super Kings
Possible XI: du Plessis, Watson, Raina, Rayudu, Dhoni (C&WK), Bravo, Jadeja, Chahar, Harbhajan, Tahir and Thakur/Mohit.
When in Hyderabad...
- Mumbai Indians looked ordinary with the bat, and lost their way early while trying to force the pace of the game. They started with an abysmal PowerPlay, and worsened exponentially then on, only for Kieron Pollard to hold it all together with a cameo. And then Joseph ran riot.
- Chennai Super Kings didn't particularly enjoy batting either. The trip to Hyderabad came at a time when CSK had won six out of their seven games - with four of those coming on sluggish pitches at home. But they just couldn't cope in Hyderabad through the middle-overs, and ended up with a sub-par total that David Warner & Co. easily surmounted. The good news though, is that Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis - CSK's twin architects from their Q2 victory - got their eye in in that fixture.
Did you know:
- Mumbai Indians enjoy a 16-11 head-to-head tally against CSK. It's down to 4-4 in knockouts/playoffs, while MI have a 2-1 advantage in finals.
- Each of Mumbai Indians' five final appearances is against a Dhoni side [CSK in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2019; RPS in 2017].
- CSK have won 12 out of 16 tosses this IPL
- Mumbai Indians looked ordinary with the bat, and lost their way early while trying to force the pace of the game. They started with an abysmal PowerPlay, and worsened exponentially then on, only for Kieron Pollard to hold it all together with a cameo. And then Joseph ran riot.
- Chennai Super Kings didn't particularly enjoy batting either. The trip to Hyderabad came at a time when CSK had won six out of their seven games - with four of those coming on sluggish pitches at home. But they just couldn't cope in Hyderabad through the middle-overs, and ended up with a sub-par total that David Warner & Co. easily surmounted. The good news though, is that Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis - CSK's twin architects from their Q2 victory - got their eye in in that fixture.
Did you know:
- Mumbai Indians enjoy a 16-11 head-to-head tally against CSK. It's down to 4-4 in knockouts/playoffs, while MI have a 2-1 advantage in finals.
- Each of Mumbai Indians' five final appearances is against a Dhoni side [CSK in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2019; RPS in 2017].
- CSK have won 12 out of 16 tosses this IPL
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya is a must in any fantasy team while Krunal Pandya has fond memories of playing a final in Hyderabad with a man of the match performance in the 2017 Final at this very venue. Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja are also great options to have in the side with their current form taken into account.
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