US EditionNo MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma yet again as Mumbai Indians opt to bat against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk
- Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and opted to bat first against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
- Both Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are struggling this season despite being Indian Premier League champions five times each, with Mumbai currently ninth out of 10 teams.
- Dhoni and Rohit Sharma remained sidelined due to injuries, while Mumbai Indians handed a debut to 33-year-old Punjab leg-spinner Raghu Sharma to bolster their playing XIs.
- Mumbai Indians lead Chennai Super Kings 21–19 in head-to-head encounters, though Chennai thrashed Mumbai by 103 runs when the sides faced each other earlier this season.
- Pandya urged his team to "give the best opportunity for ourselves to qualify," emphasizing that remaining games demand both winning cricket and pride despite the challenging campaign.
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Ruturaj scores unbeaten 67 as CSK beat MI by eight wickets
Chennai: Ruturaj Gaikwad struck his second successive half-century of the season as Chennai Super Kings cruised to a commanding eight-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in an Indian Premier League match here on Saturday. Gaikwad remained unbeaten on 67 off 48 balls, stitching an unbroken 98-run stand for the third wicket with Kartik Sharma (54 not out) to comfortably chase down the target of 160 after Mumbai were stopped at 159 for seven. Mumbai Ind…
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CHENNAI, India (AP) — Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad scored 67 not out off 48 balls as Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by eight wickets Saturday in the Indian Premier League.
No MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma yet again as Mumbai Indians opt to bat against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk
Both Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings made changes to their lineup for the second 'El Clasico' of the 2026 Indian Premier League, at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium, but did not include icons MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.
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