“Scared” Dwayne Bravo does not want CSK to face arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023 Final

CSK don’t have a very good track record against Mumbai Indians when it comes to facing them in the final.


“Scared” Dwayne Bravo does not want CSK to face arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023 Final

The summit clash of the sixteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is just a couple of days away. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are waiting for one of Gujarat Titans (GT) or Mumbai Indians (MI) to meet in the grand finale. GT and MI will be locking horns in Qualifier 2 at the Narendra Modi Stadium on 26 May (Friday). The winner will meet CSK at the same venue on 28 May. 

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While both GT and MI stand an equal chance to progress to the next round, CSK will hope for the Hardik Pandya-led team to win Qualifier 2. CSK don’t have a very good track record against Mumbai Indians when it comes to facing them in the final. MI have gotten the better out of the MS Dhoni-led team on multiple occasions.

Referring to the same shabby track record, CSK bowling coach Dwayne Bravo said that he is “scared” of the Rohit Sharma-led team. After CSK defeated GT in Qualifier 1 to book a spot in the IPL 2023 Final, Bravo said that he does not want CSK to face MI on 28 May. “I don’t want to face MI in the finals,” said Bravo to Star Sports.

What is CSK’s record against MI?

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Talking about the biggest rivalry in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), CSK and MI have faced each other a total of 36 times. Out of these, Mumbai have emerged victorious on 20 instances while CSK have managed to win 16 of these matches. MI have defeated CSK three out of four times the two teams have met in an IPL Final. The last time CSK managed to beat MI in an IPL Final was way back in 2010.

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However, CSK have been dominating their arch-rivals as of late. In IPL 2023, CSK have defeated MI on both occasions the two teams have met. Even in IPL 2022, CSK enjoyed an upper hand over MI, winning one of the two games. Now, it will be interesting to see if MI manage to beat GT to set up a clash with their biggest nemesis in IPL.

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