It is safe to say that MS Dhoni remains to be one of the most popular figures in the history of the IPL as he has played since the inaugural season of the tournament and continues to be a vital figure for CSK. Being one of the few players who has crossed 5000 IPL runs, Dhoni has had a decent season so far having scored 130 runs in seven matches with limited batting opportunities.

His best performance came against LSG in the previous match where he scored a quick-fire 26 off 11 balls to lead his team to victory.

CSK versus MI remains to be one of the most heated rivalries of the tournament and MSD has been one of the standout performers in this rivalry.

He has scored a whopping 768 in 37 innings against the Mumbai Indians. His best score of 63* (45) came off a losing cause during the IPL 2013 final. The wicket-keeper batter averages 36.57 against MI at a strike-rate of 131.28 and has smashed 94 boundaries against MI till date.

Description	Stats
Innings	37
Runs	768
50s	3
100s	0
Highest score	63*
4s	57
6s	37
Strike Rate	131.28

MI vs CSK IPL 2025 match preview

This heated rivalry is set to take stage once again on April 20 at the Wankhede stadium as both the teams will look to put behind their poor start to the tournament and push for the playoffs. Having played each other in their respective opening match of 2025 edition, MI will seek revenge in their home-ground for four-wicket defeat they suffered earlier.

Talking about recent form, CSK are coming off a win against LSG under the captaincy of MS Dhoni who has replaced injured Ruturaj Gaikwad. As for MI, they are enjoying a two game winning-streak after a poor start and will be keen to capitalize on the home-crowd advantage against CSK tonight.Talking about recent form, CSK are coming off a win against LSG under the captaincy of MS Dhoni who has replaced injured Ruturaj Gaikwad. As for MI, they are enjoying a two game winning-streak after a poor start and will be keen to capitalize on the home-crowd advantage against CSK tonight.