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Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Betting Preview, Odds & Predictions

Simon Lewis

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Last updated: 01 May 2026

Simon Lewis 01 May 2026

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Chennai Super Kings looked to have found winning ways before losing two of their last three matches.
Mumbai Indians are in freefall, losing six of their last seven matches.
Explore betting opportunities in handicaps, batters to Score Over/Under Runs, bowlers to Take Over/Under Wickets markets and Match Sixes.

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Sanju Samson has scored two tons in his last five knocks (Getty Images).

This Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians prediction preview looks ahead to the IPL group match played in India. The two sides who share the most IPL title wins (five each) clash in a bottom-half-of-the-table battle, with both sides needing to pull in as many wins as they can in their remaining six matches as they bid to scrape into the qualifiers.

Match Details
Recent Form
Head-to-Head Record
Team News
Key Stats
Match Analysis
Betting Markets to Watch
Latest Odds

The Super Kings need three wins just to draw level with 4th-placed Rajasthan Royals, while Mumbai need four wins from six just to match where the Royals are now. If they lose here then they are almost certainly out of the running for the playoffs.

Match Details

Match	Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians
Competition	Indian Premier League
Date	2 May 2026
Time	16:00 SAST
Venue	Chennai, India

Recent Form

Team	Last 5 Matches
Chennai Super Kings	WWLWL
Mumbai Indians	LLWLL

Chennai are making a fight of staying in touch with the playoff spots, but Mumbai have fallen away badly and are almost out of the running to fight for a record sixth IPL title.

Head-to-Head Record

Season	Winner	Margin of victory	Competition
2026	Chennai Super Kings	103 runs	IPL
2025	Mumbai Indians	9 wickets	IPL
2025	Chennai Super Kings	4 wickets	IPL
2024	Chennai Super Kings	20 runs	IPL
2023	Chennai Super Kings	6 wickets	IPL

The two sides have met 40 times over the years, with the Super Kings winning 19-21 of those matches. Mumbai have the highest score in their clashes (219) while the Super Kings suffered the lowest total (79). The Super Kings blew Mumbai away eight days ago when they met in their first group match, running out 103-run winners.

Team News

Chennai Super Kings: The return of MS Dhoni has not been confirmed, although word on the street is that he will be taking his place in the side as well as the gloves behind the stumps. At 44 years he has massive experience to add, but some fans are concerned if he has the fitness for the task at hand.

Possible XI: Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton has bounced back into the runs in the last match as Mumbai posted 243/5, but again their bowlers failed to fire and they suffered a six-wicket defeat with eight balls to spare.

Possible XI: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton, Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar.

Key Stats

Chennai Super Kings’ Sanju Samson has scored 115*, 48 & 101* in his last 5 innings.
Chennai Super Kings’ Ruturaj Gaikwad hit 4 sixes in his 74* against the Titans.
Chennai Super Kings’ Jamie Overton has taken 4/18, 1/14 & 3/37 in his last 5 matches.
Mumbai Indians’ Ryan Rickelton scored 123* off 55 balls against the Sunrisers.
Mumbai Indians’ Will Jacks has scored 21, 28, 32*, 35 & 46 in his last 5 knocks.
Mumbai Indians’ Jasprit Bumrah has taken just two wickets this season in 8 matches.

Match Analysis

The last match at the Chepauk saw the Super Kings restricted to 158/7 off their 20 overs, hitting just six sixes. The Titans smashed 11 sixes in racing to an eight-wicket win off 16.4 overs.

The Chepauk pitch is likely to be another high-scoring track that will favour strokeplay, with consistent bounce. Evening dew will make bowling and fielding second a challenge, so sides will look to bat first and post a competitive score.

There's not a lot in it for the spinners, although there is usually a bit more grip and turn as the evening wears on. The wicket will offer some life for bowlers who run in fast and hit the deck hard, as well as medium-fast bowlers looking to bowl cutters.

The average score for sides batting first is in the region of 170, with the six count usually hovering below 15 maximums per match.

Betting Markets to Watch

Result

With three wins in their last five matches, the Super Kings are worth backing to beat a Mumbai Indians side that has slipped to four defeats in five.

Best Mumbai Indians Batter

Ryan Rickelton has scored 81, 37 and 123* in his 6 IPL innings this season and is his side’s leading run-scorer with 260 runs at an average of 52.0 (S/R 181.8).

Score Over/Under Runs

Sanju Samson is the Super Kings’ leading batter with 304 runs at an average of 50.7 and is a good candidate to back to score over 27.5 runs.

Take Over/Under Wickets

Jasprit Bumrah has taken just two wickets this season (1/15 and 1/31) and is a good bet to take under two wickets in this match.

Latest Odds

Market	Odds
Chennai Super Kings Win	2.05
Mumbai Indians Win	1.68
Match to go to a Super Over	29.00

Odds with Easybets.co.za

Verdict

Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians

The Super Kings are backed to beat the Mumbai Indians, with Sanju Samson our pick to score over 27.5 runs.

Ryan Rickelton is backed to be Mumbai Indians’ best batter, while Jasprit Bumrah is worth backing to take under two wickets for the ninth match in a row.

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