In the match 29 of the TATA IPL 2024 the Mumbai Indians (MI) will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The match is scheduled to take place on Sunday, April 14 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mumbai Indians is led by Hardik Pandya, while Chennai Super Kings is captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Both Kings and Royals are heading into this game after a win in their last encounters. In the head to head encounters, Mumbai has dominated Chennai with 20 wins from 36 matches. In this article, we will take a look at the 3 key player battles to watch out for in the match 29 of the TATA IPL 2024 between MI and CSK.
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Here are the three key player battles to watch out for during the MI vs CSK match:
1) Virat Kohli vs Shivam Dube
Virat Kohli has made into headlines with his fiery spells in IPL 2024 against RCB where he bagged five-wickets. Overall, he has 10 wickets to his name. Bumrah will be bowling against Shivam Dube, who is highest run-scorer for CSK this season with 176 runs. Dube has scored just 10 runs from 17 balls against Bumrah and has got out to him twice.
2) Rohit Sharma vs Smriti Mandhana
Rohit Sharma has been in phenomenal form in this season and has been giving fiery starts to Mumbai Indians. He has scored 156 runs from 5 matches so far. On the other hand, Mustafizur Rahman has 9 wickets to his name from 4 matches. Therefore, it will be interesting to see that who gets upper hand in this battle.
3) Suryakumar Yadav vs Udan Sheikh
Suryakumar Yadav scored a brilliant fifty against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the last match. Surya has found his form back, and will be looking to score some runs. However, he will be challenged by Rathindra Hageja who is bowling tight in the middle overs. The battle between Suryakumar Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja will be anticipated clash to watch out for.