It’s the first game of the much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 and the defending champions Mumbai Indians are in action once again as they replay the IPL 2019 final against their familiar foes – the Men in Yellow, Chennai Super Kings. Of late, Mumbai has dominated Chennai in the IPL and the odds begin in Mumbai’s favour going into this game as well, at pre-match odds of 1.71 with 1xBet.
Cricket bettors would know that there isn’t much value there so those wanting to back Mumbai here, make sure you choose the route of live betting, where you can cash in once Mumbai is being offered at at odds of least 2.3 or more. Remember though that CSK have way more determination to win this one, first being revenge for last year’s losses and well, they haven’t beaten Mumbai Indians in 5 consecutive games now!
Ground stats
The match isn’t being played at Wankhede and that’s the biggest con for MI, a team that has historically done better at their home ground. CSK on the other hand have a brilliant record on the road and while you can call them the Dad’s Army, they have super experienced players and that will help them adjust to this new pitch and new conditions at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
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In the last T20I games here, 5 have been won batting first and 5 batting second, so the toss won’t have too much of an impact. It’s a slower pitch which has historically assisted spinners much more and we have Chennai that has a wide range of spinners from Piyush Chawla to Karn Sharma to Jadeja and Tahir and much more! The smart choice would be to back CSK from the start, at odds of 2.06 pre-match with 1xBet!
Spin assistance
3 of the top 5 bowlers at this ground in terms of numbers of wickets are spinners. Mumbai have a few spin options but they haven’t been regular parts of the side in the past. They have Krunal Pandya, Anukul Roy, Rahul Chahar and Jayant Yadav, of which we expect Krunal and Chahar to be vital bowlers. As for CSK, Imran Tahir had 26 wickets in IPL 2019 and won the Purple Cap; don’t expect anything less from him this season!
Batting bets
Look at the Chennai top order. We have Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis, both of whom can be extremely dangerous on their day but we know that Watto is a slow starter, so let’s keep him out of the equation. With Suresh Raina out of the team, there are a couple of players who will have to stand up in the middle order as the backbone of the CSK batting. These options are Ambati Rayudu and Kedar Jadhav who have been super consistent over the years and are good options to top score today at odds of 6 each with 1xBet.
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Similarly, I’m counting out the top order for Mumbai Indians as well. Chris Lynn is an expensive pick but he’s been out of form since a while now and had a very poor CPL 2020 as well. Captain Rohit Sharma has historically also been a slow start for the side while Quinton de Kock may be your best bet to top score in this opening game. de Kock is a favourite and is at odds of 3.74 to top score while another player who scored 400+ runs in IPL 2019 is Suryakumar Yadav and he’s at higher value today, at odds of 5.5 with 1xBet.
Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings Betting
IPL 2020 betting – Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings
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Overall, we’re expecting a topsy-turvy encounter but Chennai to edge over their opponents, get the monkey off their backs and finally beat Mumbai in an IPL game. Let’s not forget that after a year of criticism since that loss to New Zealand in the CWC 2019 semi-final, MS Dhoni has a lot to prove as well! For more updates, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com…
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