CSK versus MI: Old Rivals in Fray for IPL 2020

The race to win the most covetous tournament of the year is about to begin. All eight teams with their strength and weakness are ready to jump into the fray on a playground that will miss the magic and craze of cricket lovers. Being played outside the home, the Dream 11 IPL 2020 will be telecasted and fans will have to glue to their TV sets and mobiles to make the most out of the game. The stage is set. Teams are ready. Players are ready. Fans are ready. Who will win IPL 2020? As usual, CSK and MI are being seen the strong and favorite contenders lift the trophy. IPL 2020 astrology predictions are also ready to lift the cover and declare a winner. Let’s read the content and check out who is going to win the battle between the two most favorite team.

M. S. Dhoni vs Rohit Sharma

Both the top teams will start their claim on the IPC 2020 trophy in the tournament opener at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. Indian Premier League 2020 opener will be a night match which is to be played on Sep 19, 2020.
Dhoni Boys and Rohit Boys

Rohit Boys and Dhoni Boys
Aditya Tare († Wicketkeeper)	Ambati Rayudu (Middle-order batsman)
Anmolpreet Singh (Batsman)	Deepak Chahar (Bowler)
Anukul Roy (Allrounder)	Dwayne Bravo (Allrounder)
Chris Lynn (Batsman)	Faf du Plessis (Middle-order batsman)
Dhawal Kulkarni (Bowler)	Imran Tahir (Bowler)
Digvijay Deshmukh (Bowler)	Josh Hazlewood (Bowler)
Hardik Pandya (Allrounder)	Karn Sharma (Bowler)
Ishan Kishan († Wicketkeeper-batsman)	Kedar Jadhav (Batting allrounder)
James Pattinson (Bowler)	KM Asif (Bowler)
Jasprit Bumrah (Bowler)	Lungi Ngidi (Bowler)
Jayant Yadav (Bowler)	Mitchell Santner (Bowling allrounder)
Kieron Pollard (Allrounder)	Monu Kumar (Bowling allrounder)
Krunal Pandya (Allrounder)	MS Dhoni † (c) (Wicketkeeper-batsman)
Mitchell McClenaghan (Bowler)	Murali Vijay ( Opening batsman)
Mohsin Khan (Bowler)	Narayan Jagadeesan (Opening batsman)
Nathan Coulter-Nile (Bowler)	Piyush Chawla (Allrounder)
Prince Balwant Rai (Allrounder)	Ravindra Jadeja (Allrounder)
Quinton de Kock († Wicketkeeper batsman)	Ruturaj Gaikwad (Batsman)
Rahul Chahar (Bowler)	Sam Curran (Allrounder)
Rohit Sharma (c) (Top-order batsman)	Shane Watson (Allrounder)
Saurabh Tiwary (Top-order batsman)	Shardul Thakur (Bowler)
Sherfane Rutherford (Middle-order batsman)
Suryakumar Yadav (Batsman)
Trent Boult (Bowler)

CSI vs MI: SWOT Analysis

In the history of IPL, both MI and CSK have faced each other 28 times. The face-off between both the rivals shows 17 wins for MI and 11 wins for CSK. Both the teams are also strong contenders to lift this version of IPL 2020. With a higher win percentage of 60.71, MI has a clear edge over Dhoni-led CSK. Interestingly, it was MI that took a surprising 5-0 lead over CSK in all matches of IPL 2019. There is no other team that has such a superb record against CSK.

CSK strength – Leadership and experience; quality spinners; UAE conditions suitable for the team; all-rounders, and consistency.
CSK weakness – Lack of competitive players; older players in top order; pull-outs by 2 senior players, and COVID positive cases.

MI strength – Dangerous top order; pace-bowling lineup, and match-winning all-rounders.
MI weakness – Inconsistency at No. 4 batting order and middle-order dilemma

MI key players – Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Jasprit Bumrah
CSK key players – Shane Watson, Imran Tahir, and Dwayne Bravo

IPL 2020 Astrology predictions – CSK will leave no stone unturned to take revenge for the IPL 2019 final defeat at the hands of MI. MI teams look strong and confident. In today’s match, luck would favor Chennai Suuperkings and Dhoni s performance will be aggressive. Although it would a tough fight with Mumbai Indians. Simply take help from an online astrology platform and find there where your favorite team stands. Online astrologers are going to help IPL fans get the best predictions from the best astrologers in India.

Facing Rohit Sharma will not be a piece of cake. Although Indian star performers have not played enough matches this year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Mumbai Indians will not like to start off the tournament as the losing side in the opening match.