MI vs CSK: Why Ben Stokes and Moeen Ali are not playing for Chennai in the clash against Mumbai

Image Source: PTI Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes

MI vs CSK: Mumbai Indians face Chennai Super Kings in the 12th match IPL The EL-Clásico of 2023. IPL, MI vs CSK is taking place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as both sides prepare for a mouth-watering encounter. CSK won the toss and decided to bowl first. Meanwhile, he made some changes on his side.

Why moeen ali And Ben Stokes out of the team?

Meanwhile, Moeen Ali and Ben Stokes are missing the game for CSK against MI. There were reports that Ben Stokes has injured his heel and has been advised rest for 10 days. Meanwhile, Dhoni confirmed that Stokes is injured and Moeen is also not well.

“We will be bowling first. I think this is one of the most memorable venues not only because of the 2011 win, but also the reception we got after winning in 2007, which was fantastic. Usually got the pace and bounce ” And you can play your shots. We have some injury concerns, Stokes is injured, and Moeen is not well. Ajinkya and Pretorius are playing in their place,” said Dhoni at the toss.

CSK have included Pretorius, Ajinkya and Sisanda Magala in their team in place of Stokes, Moeen and. Ambati RayuduWho is in the list of influential players of Dhoni led team. Notably, Magala made his IPL debut as the Proteas bowler will look to fill in at the death for CSK’s issue.

MI and CSK share a great rivalry between them. Notably, the two sides share between 9 IPL trophies and have locked horns against each other a massive 36 times, including an encounter in the now-defunct Champions League T20. Rohit Sharma And M S DhoniThe captains of the respective teams will be eager to lead their team to victory in this crucial encounter

MI vs CSK Head to Head

Matches played – 34

CSK Won – 14

MI Won – 20

Tied Matches – 0

No Results – 0

Highest score of CSK – 218

MI’s highest score – 219

Playing XI of CSK:

Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra JadejaMS Dhoni (w/c), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Pretorius, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell SantnerSisanda Magla, Tushar Deshpande

MI’s playing XI:

Rohit Sharma (c), Ishan Kishan (w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Arshad Khan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, jason behrendorff

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