IPL 2026, MI vs CSK Today Match: Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat first against Chennai Super Kings in Match 44 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, May 2, 2026. MI have handed a debut to leg-spinner Raghu Sharma, while Krish Bhagat returns to the playing XI. CSK made two changes, bringing in Ramakrishna Ghosh for Gurjapneet Singh and Prashant Veer in place of Akeal Hosein.
Both teams are looking to improve their standings after a difficult run in the tournament. CSK are placed seventh with six points from eight matches, while MI are ninth with four points from eight games.
Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary
Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
Impact Substitutes:
Mumbai Indians Impact Subs: Raj Bawa, Raghu Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Shardul Thakur, Ashwani Kumar
Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Kartik Sharma, Akeal Hosein, Sarfaraz Khan, Matthew Short, Gurjapneet Singh
Pitch Report
The pitch is a fresh black-soil surface with some early assistance expected for bowlers. Teams may look to take advantage of early movement before conditions settle.
The match is expected to be crucial for both sides as they look to stay in contention in IPL 2026.
