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Chennai Super Kings have risen to second place in the points rankings with their second victory over Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2023

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Chennai Super Kings hammered Mumbai Indians by six wickets in the IPL 2023 encounter at the M.A Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday, thanks to an all-round effort.

On Saturday, Chennai Super Kings defeated Mumbai Indians at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium to climb to second place in the IPL 2023 points standings. CSK has won six of its eleven matches this season, with their game against Lucknow Super Giants being rained out.

CSK’s triumph was made possible by their bowlers. Matheesha Pathirana took 3 for 14, Deepak Chahar 2 for 18, and Tushar Deshpande 2 for 26 to beat off Gujarat Titans combo Mohammed Shami and Rashid Khan in the Purple Cap competition. Devon Conway was the backbone for CSK, chasing a measly 140; Ruturaj Gaikwad (30) and Ajinkya Rahane (21) also contributed significantly as the Super Kings cruised home.

The Chennai Super Kings vs. Mumbai Indians rivalry is the Indian Premier League’s El Clasico. The two clubs have a combined total of nine IPL titles, although they had a dismal season last year. MI have performed significantly better this year, whilst CSK have been one of the greatest teams in the 2023 IPL, and they demonstrated why on Saturday. In their earlier match this season, CSK overcame MI in Mumbai courtesy to a great bowling effort from Ravindra Jadeja and a spectacular half-century from Ajinkya Rahane.

Prior to Saturday, the Mumbai Indians have won six of their eight games against the Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk. MI would have been full of confidence after a sensational run chase against Punjab Kings a few nights before, but their expectations were shattered by CSK’s bowlers and subsequently by their in-form hitters, who comfortably batted down a small goal.

With a quick 30 off 16 balls before falling to Piyush Chawla, Ruturaj Gaikwad set the tone for Chennai Super Kings’ 140-run chase. Ruturaj Gaikwad has helped CSK get off to a good start this season, with scores of 35 (against SRH), 35 (vs KKR), 47 (vs RR), and 37 (vs PBKS) following back-to-back defeats over Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore last month.

Piyush Chawla, meanwhile, overtook Amit Mishra to become the third-highest wicket-taker in the history of the Indian Premier League when he dismissed Ruturaj Gaikwad. The onus was on Devon Conway and Ajinkya Rahane, who has been in scintillating form for Chennai Super Kings in his first season for the four-time champions. As he has done so often for CSK this summer, Rahane scored quickly again to bring CSK closer to victory. His innings was cut short by Piyush Chawla, who struck for the second time.

Despite Piyush Chawla’s double strikes, Mumbai Indians had an uphill battle. Devon Conway was a rock for the Super Kings and never shied away from taking risks. Ambati Rayudu was bowled for a six by Tristan Stubbs before Shivam Dube came in and produced some magnificent strokes to lead CSK to victory.

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