New Delhi, April 23 -- Mumbai Indians host Chennai Super Kings at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday, 23 April, at 7:30 PM IST in Match 33 of IPL 2026. MI and CSK, both having 5 trophies each in their locker room, are in the bottom half of the points table at the moment.

Both Mumbai and Chennai have won 2 and lost 4 in their 6 matches. With 4 points, Hardik Pandya's boys are at Number 7 with a Net Run Rate of +0.067.

Ruturaj Gaikwad's Chennai also have 4 points. With an NRR of -0.780, they rank 8th.

A loss here will make things really difficult for each of these iconic IPL franchises. After 4 consecutive losses, MI finally controlled the free fall against the Gujarat Titans. Thanks to Tilak Varma's unbeaten century and Ashwani ...