Former Indian skipper, MS Dhoni will be back at the iconic Wankhede Stadium for the clash between two of the most successful sides in the Indian Premier League (IPL), as Mumbai Indians (MI) takes on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in IPL 2023.
Dhoni surely has many memories attached to MI’s home stadium, with Indian fans celebrating the 12th anniversary of the iconic victory of Indian lifting the title in the 2011 World Cup, former Indian star and in IPL history hardest hitter of the ball, Yusuf Pathan reckons ahead of the iconic clash, Rohit Sharma-led MI will have an advantage over CSK at their home turf.
Yusuf Pathan predicts MI will win against CSK if we look at the figures-
“Fans in Mumbai will always want MS Dhoni to entertain them with his performance but wish Mumbai Indians to win the match. But you see it is difficult to beat MI at home.
“There have been 10 matches between CSK and MI at Wankhede Stadium so far and MI have won seven times. If you believe in the figures, then Mumbai Indians are definitely going to pocket those two vital points,” said the Ex-Indian star.
Whereas, for their first home game of IPL 2023, Rohit Sharma-led side will be looking to open their winning account, as they are coming from the loss in their last game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), whereas Chennai based side has one victory in two games it played in this season.
Former India cricketer, Mohammed Kaif came in support of CSK and cautions MI-
“MI always look strong at home but CSK are difficult to beat on any ground. In such a situation, MI will have to work hard at Wankhede to get their first two points of this season,” said Kaif on MI vs CSK clash.
#WATCH | Mumbai: MS Dhoni inaugurates 2011 World Cup victory memorial at the Wankhede stadium
Memorial has been built at the location where MS Dhoni’s historic winning six from 2011 WC had landed in the stands pic.twitter.com/PEGSksnWNa
— ANI (@ANI) April 7, 2023
In RCB vs MI, Faf du Plessis-led RCB won the toss and opted to bowl first, Rohit Sharma-led MI batted first and posted a total of 171 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs, MI youngster Tilak Verma scored brilliant 84 runs in 46 balls for his side.
While in reply, RCB chased down the target with ease, and with 22 balls remaining, their star opening duo of du Plessis and Virat Kohli added 148 runs for the opening stand, Kohli remained not out on 82 runs and finished the game in style with a six on the last ball.
In the 12th match of IPL 2023, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will lock horns in Mumbai on Saturday, April 8.