Sanju Samson vs Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav vs Akeal Hosein, Shivam Dube vs Allah Ghazanfar, Tilak Varma vs Noor Ahmad Top Battles in CSK vs MI IPL 2026

Pranvit Singh Dang

Published - May 02, 2026, 01:17 PM

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The Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, clash between the five time champions is about to be played at the MA Chidambaram, Chennai. This match is expected to be a thrilling one, as both the teams will be trying their best to win the match and get a nod ahead in the race of the Playoffs. Both CSK and MI are coming into this match after facing a loss in their last outing. This article will focus on the CSK vs MI head to head player battle to watch out for.

Top Battles in CSK vs MI IPL 2026

The El Classico of the IPL has produced some of the epic battles in the history and even it is continuing to do. Here are a few CSK vs MI player battle:

Battle	Team Player	Role	Team Player	Role	Key Highlight
1	Sanju Samson (CSK)	Batter	Jasprit Bumrah (MI)	Fast Bowler	Power vs Death Bowling Precision
2	Suryakumar Yadav (MI)	Batter	Akeal Hosein (CSK)	Spin Bowler	360° Innovation vs Left-arm Spin Control
3	Shivam Dube (CSK)	Batter	Allah Ghazanfar (MI)	Spin Bowler	Power Hitting vs Mystery Spin
4	Tilak Varma (MI)	Batter	Noor Ahmad (CSK)	Spin Bowler	Young Flair vs Wrist Spin Challenge

1. Sanju Samson vs Jasprit Bumrah

The battle to look out for is between Sanju Samson and Jasprit Bumrah, which will be Best vs Best. Both are considered to be among the best players in IPL, because of their exceptional performances in the history of the IPL. In the last CSK vs MI match, both faced each other where Sanju smashed 20 runs in just 13 balls, striking at 153.80. It will be interesting to see how Jasprit Bumrah will bounce back this time.

Year	Runs	Balls	Outs	Dots	4s	6s	SR
2014	17	7	0	1	3	0	242.9
2016	8	13	0	8	1	0	61.5
2018	5	6	1	2	0	0	83.3
2019	2	7	1	5	0	0	28.6
2020	14	10	0	3	2	0	140.0
2021	2	2	0	0	0	0	100.0
2022	1	3	0	2	0	0	33.3
2024	15	13	0	7	3	0	115.4
2026	20	13	0	4	2	1	153.8
Total	84	74	2	32	11	1	113.5

2. Suryakumar Yadav vs Akeal Hosein

India's 360 degree player, Suryakumar Yadav will be against the West Indies' Akeal Hosein in this match again. As SKY is known to be a good player of spin but struggled against him in the last outing, where he only managed to score 5 runs and was also dismissed against Akeal. This will a good CSK vs MI head to head player battle to watch out for.

Year	Runs	Balls	Outs	Dots	4s	6s	SR
2026	5	4	1	1	0	0	125.0
Total	5	4	1	1	0	0	125.0

3. Shivam Dube vs Allah Ghazanfar

CSK's finisher, Shivam Dube will be facing Allah Ghazanfar who is in a great touch in this edition of the IPL. Dube is known to dominate spinners in the middle overs and smash them over the fence, but, he struggled against Allah Ghazanfar during the previous match where he dismissed against him after scoring only 2 runs in 4 balls.

Year	Runs	Balls	Outs	Dots	4s	6s	SR
2026	2	4	1	2	0	0	50.0
Total	2	4	1	2	0	0	50.0

4. Tilak Varma vs Noor Ahmad

The another CSK vs MI player battle that will be thrilling to see is Tilak Varma vs Noor Ahmad. This head to head battle will focusing on Tilak's ability to make the game move in the middle overs and Noor's ability to put pressure on batters and pick wickets. Let's see who will be on the upper hand during today's match.