Apr 6, 2013

IPL 2013 match Live: Watch Live stream of Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians

The Super Kings have been the most consistent side in the history of the IPL, but if there is a weakness in the side, it is that they can sometimes start games slowly, and that could allow the Mumbai Indians a bit of a toe-hold.

Mumbai did not begin too well in the competition, suffering a narrow, two-run loss at the hands of the Royal Challengers Bangalore. It was a game that they should have won, after they looked to be on top at a couple of stages in the game. 


Unfortunately for the Indians, it was a bizarre piece of captaincy that seemingly cost them the game, with Kieron Pollard not sent to bat until the last over of the game.  

The Chennai Super Kings will be led by MS Dhoni, a captain who understands the nuances of leading a team in T20 cricket well. On the other, the Mumbai Indians will have a relatively inexperienced T20 skipper in Ricky Ponting, who despite his long-term attachment to international captaincy, did not lead too often in this format. 

Chennai will look at Michael Hussey as their key overseas player in the absence of Faf du Plessis, who misses out due to injury. Also looking to make it to the side will be all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel and one of the overseas quicks.

Where the Super Kings score over most opponents is their domestic strength - Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Dhoni himself, Ravindra Jadeja and R Ashwin make for an amazing line-up, with S Badrinath and one relatively inexperienced batsman in the team to make up the 11.

Mumbai went into their first game with a decent-looking side but could do well to re-look at their order. Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar at the top of the innings would appeal to the purists, but neither possess the ability to crank it up in this format and they would do well to have someone like Rohit Sharma or even Dwayne Smith come up as an opener. 

Mitchell Johnson did a good job with the ball but if Lasith Malinga becomes fit, he could well make his way out to fit in the Sri Lankan pace bowler. 

Interestingly, despite Chennai Super Kings' solid record over the five seasons of the IPL, they are 5-6 in their head-to-head against the Mumbai Indians. 

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