Wankhede Stadium is all set to host the old rivals Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings in their next encounter. The much-awaited MI vs CSK encounter of IPL 2024 takes place on Sunday, April 14. 

The MI vs CSK clash is expected to be an exciting one with new captains on board. While Ruturaj Gaikwad leads CSK in IPL 2024, Hardik Pandya leads MI. MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are still part of the teams but do not have leadership roles. 

CSK made a stunning start in IPL 2024 by winning both opening games vs RCB and GT at home. However, they lost the next two away clashes vs DC and SRH. In their last match, CSK outplayed KKR by a big margin. 

Following their old trend, MI lost back-to-back opening games in IPL 2024. However, they later found momentum after three games and won their last two games with ease. Below is the pitch report and weather report of Mumbai Stadium ahead of the MI vs CSK clash. 

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MI vs CSK Weather Report Live Today And Pitch Report Of Mumbai Stadium- IPL 2024, Match 29

The MI vs CSK match takes place in Mumbai on Sunday, April 14. According to reports from weather.com, the temperature of Mumbai City on Sunday will be 33° Celcius during the day and drop to 28° Celcius at night.

The sky will be a little cloudy during the day but clear at night. The chances of rain are 7% during the entire day. The humidity will be about 60% in the day and rise to 76% at night. 

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MI vs CSK Pitch Analysis

The MI vs CSK encounter takes place at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The stadium is considered a high-scoring one in T20Is. It has high average totals of 172 in 1st innings and 161 in 2nd innings.

Out of 12 T20 internationals at Wankhede, the team batting first won 5 games while the teams batting second sealed 7 matches. Hence, Wankhede Stadium can be called good for chasing. 

The pitch at Wankhede Stadium is considered good for batting. Batters dominate bowlers with better batting surfaces. However, seamers also enjoy the swing. We witnessed how pacer Jasprit Bumrah picked a fifer in the last match. Teams often post 200-plus totals at the stadium. 

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MI vs CSK Weather Impact

The MI vs CSK match will take place at night on Sunday. Since the chance of rain is just 7% on Sunday night, the clash will not be affected by rain. Mumbai often witnesses dew and it will help the team batting second. Hence, dew will have a little effect on the match. 

Conclusion

Due to the summer season in India, there is no chance of rain in upcoming matches of IPL 2024. Hence, the MI vs CSK match will not be hampered by weather. However, dew is highly likely to appear during the match.