There is a big match today in IPL 2026. The match will be played between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at Wankhede Stadium. However, it is difficult for the star players of both the teams to play in this match, because both are injured. Chennai’s MS Dhoni and Mumbai’s Rohit Sharma, both the legends, are not fit. Dhoni has not played a single match yet this season. Rohit got injured while batting after playing the initial match.
Chennai Super Kings is at number 8 in the points table. Ruturaj Gaikwad’s team has so far won only two matches in six matches. Whereas Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai is at seventh place in the points table. MI has also won only two matches in six matches so far. However, Mumbai’s net run rate is +0.067. Whereas Chennai’s net run rate is -0.780.
What is the update on the return of MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma?
Let us tell you that Mahendra Singh Dhoni was seen practicing wicketkeeping at Wankhede. He had also started batting practice quite some time ago. There is news that Dhoni can play in this match. However, a report also came that Dhoni will return from the match against Gujarat Titans, he will not play against MI. Talking about Rohit Sharma, there has been no update on his return.
Wankhede Stadium pitch report
The pitch of Wankhede Stadium is suitable for the batsmen. It is easy to score runs here. There will be effect of dew. In such a situation, the team winning the toss can decide to bowl first. One reason for this is that any target can be chased in Wankhede. However, it should not be forgotten here that Mumbai had won the last match on this ground after batting first. Gujarat team was bundled out for just 100 runs while chasing.
match prediction
Our match prediction meter is saying that Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians have the upper hand in this match. The team batting first has more chances of victory, because even today there is hope of being defended. At present the match is 55-45, in which Mumbai is ahead.
Probable playing eleven of Mumbai Indians- Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Will Jacques, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dheer, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Krish Bharat, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah and Ashwini Kumar.
Probable playing eleven of Chennai Super Kings- Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Spencer Johnson and Gurjapaneet Singh.
