Hello and welcome to CricketCountry’s live coverage of the VIVO IPL 2018. The tournament kick-started 3 weeks back with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) taking on Mumbai Indians (MI) at Wankhede Stadium. Mumbai had dominated the game before a Dwayne Bravo whirlwind took the game away from the hosts. Ever since, Mumbai, the defending champions, are in a steady decline. Meanwhile, CSK’s rise has been one of the stories. With an ageing side, CSK were not expected to replicate their past magic but they have done exactly the opposite as their match at the No.1 spot continues. In Match 27 of the tournament, the sides meet each other in the second leg at Pune. For Mumbai, they need to win 7 of their 8 remaining games in bid to reach the safe qualification zone of 16 points. This is where it should start if they wish to make their path easier. [link-to-post url=”https://www.cricketcountry.com/news/ipl-2018-chennai-super-kings-vs-mumbai-indians-match-27-at-pune-preview-predictions-and-teams-likely-11-706175″][/link-to-post] Meanwhile, CSK seem to be in no mood to let go of any points. The MS Dhoni-led unit has chased brilliantly. Ambati Rayudu has been in rich form and so has the captain. Suresh Raina is yet to be his usual self whereas Shane Watson and Bravo’s all-round show has been a key factor to CSK’s success. In an ideal scenario, CSK would have played the game at Chennai but Cauvery protests saw the venue shift to Pune. To Mumbai’s credit, Pune is more of a home to them than Chennai. The key players for MI will be Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Mayank Markande, the youngster who caught CSK in a spin web in the tournament opener. Head-to-head, MI have won 12, whereas CSK have won 11. Watch out this space for interesting tweets, match updates and important stats. Chennai Super Kings Likely XI Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Sam Billings/Faf du Plessis, MS Dhoni (wk & c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh/Karn Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir. Mumbai Indians Likely XI Rohit Sharma (c), Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, JP Duminy, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Adam Milne, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande.
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