Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Match 29 of the Indian Premier League, 2024, at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday, March 22. Defending champions CSK will be looking to continue their winning momentum in IPL 2024 against their arch-rivals MI and the game will begin at 08:00 PM IST. Both teams have plenty of top talents in their respective teams. However, here we look at the players to watch out for from the Mumbai camp who’d prove to be detrimental to the Super Kings’ success.
Mumbai Indians have played five matches in the series and are ranked seventh on the points table, while Chennai Super Kings have also played five matches in the series and are ranked third on the points table.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 49 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Nehal Wadhera scored the highest fantasy points for Mumbai Indians with 86 match fantasy points while Matheesha Pathirana topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Chennai Super Kings with 97 match fantasy points.
In the last match played by Mumbai Indians against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mumbai Indians beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets. The top fantasy player for Mumbai Indians was Jasprit Bumrah who scored 157 fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Kolkata Knight Riders, Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets. The top fantasy player for Chennai Super Kings was Ravindra Jadeja who scored 113 fantasy points.
Here are the top players to watch out from MI vs CSK match
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav is a batter who can be a good pick for your Dream11 Team. He is a right-handed batter. In the recently played two matches, Suryakumar has scored 52 runs at an average of 26 per match.
Tilak Varma
Tilak Varma is a good-to-have player for your Dream11 Fantasy Team. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recent five matches, he has scored 143 runs at an average of 35.8 per match.
Ishan Kishan
Ishan Kishan is a must-pick for your Fantasy Team. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. He is the leading run-scorer from his team with 161 runs at an average of 32.2 per match.
Tim David
Tim David is a right-handed, middle-order batter who also bowls right-arm off-break. Tim, being an essential pick of the Fantasy team, has been instrumental to the team’s success. In his last five matches, Tim has made 115 runs at an average of 57.5.
Jasprit Bumrah
Jasprit Bumrah is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a differential pick in your team. Bumrah is a right-arm fast bowler and in the last five matches, he has taken 10 wickets at an average of 11.9.
Akash Madhwal
Akash Madhwal is a right-arm medium-fast bowler. In his last five appearances for Mumbai Indians, Madhwal has scalped four wickets at an average of 30.5, which makes him a key player to watch out for.
Gerald Coetzee
Gerald Coetzee is an all-rounder and is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. This player is a right-arm fast bowler and in the recently played five matches, Coetzee has taken eight wickets at an average of 24.5.
Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya, skipper of Mumbai Indians, is an all-rounder. He is a must-pick in your playing XI of Fantasy team. He is a right-handed batter and his bowling style is right-arm medium-fast. In his last five matches, Hardik has scored 129 runs at an average of 32.3. In the bowling department, Hardik has returned with one wicket in five matches at an average of 89.
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