IPL 2026 CSK vs MI Live Cricket Score, Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Playing 11 Today Match Updates: In desperate need of two points in the Indian Premier League, arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will take on each other in Match No. 44 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.
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Two of the most successful sides in the history of the league, with both having won the title five times each, ironically, both MI and CSK are struggling to match their legacy this season.
Coming into the game, both teams are languishing in the bottom half of the points table. CSK have three wins in eight matches in IPL 2026. Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai sit in ninth place with just two wins and six losses from eight games, while Ruturaj Gaikwad’s Chennai are seventh among ten teams with six points. MI lead CSK in head-to-head encounters, having won 21 of the 40 matches played between the two sides in the IPL. CSK have emerged victorious 19 times.
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From spin-hitter to finisher: Why Shivam Dube is struggling at CSK in IPL 2026
Shivam Dube of Chennai Super Kings plays a shot during the Match 37 of the TATA Indian Premier League 2026 between Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India, on April 26, 2026. (CREIMAS)
In this season of the IPL, there has been a rather unfamiliar but regular sight when Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have put up the nets and started their batting drills. Shivam Dube, who reinvented his career since joining the franchise in 2022 as a spin-hitter and has gone on to replicate the role successfully with India in consecutive T20 World Cup triumphs, is now prepping up for the role of a finisher – one which Dube couldn’t master during his stint with Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Rajasthan Royals, but one he has done admirably well in India colours. But in yellow, it has so far resulted in the Aaru Saamy disappearing from the scene this season, with just 6 sixes to show in 8 outings. (READ MORE)
