Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians Betting Tips, Preview & Odds - Mumbai to continue march to playoffs

The Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians meet in the Indian Premier League on Friday at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Mumbai will be eager to regain top spot against a Super Kings side who have experienced a rather miserable 2020 campaign to date.

The Chennai Super Kings have really struggled in 2020, winning just three of their 10 matches to date. They have also lost their last two fixtures and four of their last five. Not ideal reading for a side that was tipped as one of the favourites ahead of the competition.

In their last fixture, the Super Kings were given a hiding by the Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Chennai could only manage a score of 125/5 in their 20 overs, which the Royals reached with seven wickets and 15 balls to spare.

Sam Curran bounced back from a duck with 22 runs against the Rajasthan Royals, but he will not be happy with his tournament as a whole with the bat. One issue for Curran is that he has been moved around the batting order all campaign.

All-rounder Dwayne Bravo has a groin injury and will miss the rest of the season.

The Mumbai Indians have been going about the defence of their Indian Premier League title in a consistent manner in 2020. The Indians have won six of their nine matches to date and will regain top spot with a victory in Sharjah.

In their last match, the side from Mumbai lost in a Super Over against the Kings XI Punjab in Dubai on Sunday. Both sides scored 176/6, but it was not to be for the Indians in the end. The Super Over defeat ended the Mumbai Indians' five-match winning streak.

Quinton de Kock scored a splendid 53 off 43 balls against the Kings XI Punjab. The half-century was the South African's third consecutive score of 50 plus and his fourth of the 2020 IPL.

Captain Rohit Sharma has been feeling unwell since Sunday and may miss the clash. Kieron Pollard will assume the captaincy if Sharma misses out.

The Mumbai Indians hold an 18-13 lead over the Chennai Super Kings in 31 meetings.

The last encounter between the sides was on the opening day of IPL 2020. The Super Kings won the match by five wickets at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

The Chennai Super Kings are priced at 2.30 to win the match, while the Mumbai Indians are available at 1.61.

The Mumbai Indians have been solid for the majority of the campaign and will likely have too much for a Chennai Super Kings side low on confidence. Mumbai batsman Quinton de Kock is in the form of his life at the moment and will be eager to score a fourth consecutive half-century.