New Delhi: Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns in the 33rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Thursday. The match at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai is set to be a cracker of a contest between the two heavyweights of the cash-rich league.
Both the five-time title winners are not having the best of their campaigns in the ongoing edition. While Mumbai is placed at the 7th spot with 2 wins and 4 losses in a total of 6 games, Chennai is at the 8th position with similar statistics. They would be aiming to elevate their campaign with a win in Thursday’s match.
The hosts are coming into the clash after a dominant performance in their last encounter where they thrashed the Gujarat Titans (GT) by 99 runs. They would be looking to further boost their campaign with a victory against the CSK side, which has been struck with injuries and not doing well. In their last outing, the Super Kings suffered a narrow 10-run loss against the Sunrisers Hyderabad and they would be aiming to lift their campaign before it gets too late.
MI vs CSK live telecast, streaming
The IPL 2026 match between MI and CSK will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network in India while the live streaming would be available on the Jio Hotstar app and website.
MI vs CSK head-to-head
MI and CSK have faced each other 39 times in the cash-rich league with the former having a better record over the latter. Mumbai have bagged victories on 21 occasions while Chennai have won 18 times.
Pitch and weather report
The pitch at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai is mainly regarded as a batting-friendly track. With small boundaries in the ground, batters get full advantage of hitting the shots making scoring easy. Bowlers will also get some assistance initially but batters will take out maximum benefit from the ground.
As far as the weather is concerned, the temperature is expected to be around 31 degree Celsius in Mumbai on Thursday. It will be completely dry with a humidity of 58 per cent.