In the 13th season of the IPL, the thrill will be at the peak today or Friday evening when the record will be Chennai Super Kings face-to-face team led by four-time champions Mumbai Indians and Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The Chennai team, which had won the title three times, started the season in great style and beat Mumbai but then the difficulties increased for them.
Dhoni’s Chennai Express was completely wiped out and won only 3 out of 10 matches while losing 7. Chennai team
Points is at the bottom of the table at number 8 and it is not easy for him to make it to the playoffs. Mumbai on the other hand is the team that has won 6 out of 9 matches and is third with 12 points. The net run rate of Rohit Sharma’s captaincy team is also in plus, which can give him an advantage in a difficult situation. 16 points almost make the place of any team to reach the playoffs. Till now no team has scored 16 points but apart from Mumbai which is in the top-5, Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata and Hyderabad have 4-4 matches left.
Chennai were defeated by Rajasthan Royals by 7 wickets and Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets in their previous matches, which would have also broken their morale. At the same time, the last match of Mumbai was tied with Punjab in Dubai, after which the team led by Lokesh Rahul won in the double super over.
