Both sides head into the match with contrasting fortunes, as the CSK brigade are coming off two successive victories, and are comfortably placed at the third position in the IPL points tally with four wins from their six outings so far.
All eyes will be on the legendary MS Dhoni in what could be his final game at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, where many moons back, he hit the winning six for India to clinch the 2011 ODI World Cup trophy.
In their heydays, both Gambhir and Dhoni were instrumental in two of India’s three ICC title wins.
CSK will play their second game of the season against last year's finalist, GT at their home arena, MA Chidambaram Stadium. The five-time champions had won their first game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by six wickets
With Friday’s win, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) has stretched their dominant home record against RCB, who last beat them in Chennai back in the inaugural season of the IPL. Since then CSK have won all eight matches against RCB at home.
Only a year ago, he was looked upon as India's best spin bowling option in overseas conditions, but a slump in form led to him losing that status.
The upcoming IPL season will see the return of Dhoni, who has not played any match since the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup where India lost to New Zealand.
Earlier, Dhoni was given a hero's welcome as he arrived in the state capital. The upcoming IPL will see the return of Dhoni to cricketing action as the stumper is on a break since playing in the semifinal of the 2019 World Cup where India lost to New Zealand.
Dhoni will start his preparations for the upcoming edition of IPL from March 3 in Chennai along with Suresh Raina.
With the T20 World Cup scheduled to be played in Australia later this year, the cricketing world still has no clue whether he will play for India in the mega event.
