There was a reason why the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League kicked-off with a clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super King...
There was a reason why the 2020 edition of the Indian Premier League kicked-off with a clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. They are the two most successful teams in the history of the T20 tournament and naturally, the interest level is high each time they square up.
Despite losing the IPL 2019 final to MI and trailing 11-17 in the head-to-head, CSK put in a promising performance to get the win in the opener this year. They had faced plenty of hurdles heading into the season, with Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh backing out and a number of players testing positive after landing in the United Arab Emirates, but the men in yellow showed they were up for the challenge by starting strong.
From that stage, one expected Mumbai and Chennai to take familiar routes. Rohit Sharma and Co almost always start slow before picking up pace rapidly, while Mahendra Singh Dhoni and his men have been steady throughout each season. But while the defending champions’ journey so far has gone according to script, CSK have had a run that absolutely no one saw coming.
At the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday, Chennai Super Kings suffered their first-ever 10-wicket defeat. It was their eighth loss in 11...
