A spectator less, behind empty doors T20 carnival amid the covid-19 pandemic threat would not deter the spirits of millions of die hard cricket fans across the world as a mouth watering encounter between arch rivals Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will get the thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League kickstarted in Abu Dhabi later in the evening.


Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have been known to have one of the fiercest rivals in the IPL history with both team's having a proven track record of being strong title contenders in all the twelve seasons gone by. Mumbai and Chennai Super Kings have enjoyed a great degree of dominance in the IPL winning 7 out of the 12 titles there have been on offer.

The two IPL heavyweights have clashed against each other on 28 with Mumbai enjoying a fair degree of dominance with 17 wins. Mumbai Indians are currently on a 5-match winning streak against CSK in the IPL, winning all the last five league encounters including the grand finale in the 2019 edition of the tournament by a 1 run at Hyderabad.

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Both the teams have been dented by the pulling out of star players ahead of the tournament. While CSK will be without Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh in IPL 13, Mumbai Indians wont have Lasith Malinga playing for them. Despite the absence of these key players, both teams have a galaxy of star studded players in their ranks who have been the biggest names in T20 cricket all across the world.

Here’s all you need to know about the Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match 

When and what time will the Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match begin?

The Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings IPL encounter will commence at 7:30 PM IST. The toss will take place 30 minutes (7:00 PM) before the scheduled start of play.

Where will the Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match be held?

The Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match will take place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

Which channel will live telecast the Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match?

The Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match will have broadcasted live on Star Sports 1, Star Sports 3, Star Sports Select and on other regional channels of Star Sports.

How to watch the live streaming of the Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match?

The live streaming of Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match will be available on Jio TV, Airtel TV and Hotstar.

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Full squads Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings match?

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Quinton de Kock (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Anukul Roy, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohsin Khan, Sherfane Rutherford, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai, Saurabh Tiwary, James Pattinson, Aditya Tare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Chris Lynn, Jayant Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (C/WK), Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Mitchell Santner, Sam Curran, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, N Jagadeesan, KM Asif, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi, Monu Kumar