IPL 2026 Match Today (02-05-2026): CSK Vs MI; Chidambaram Stadium Weather, Timings, Predictions, Live Stream

The Chennai Super Kings will face the Mumbai Indians in the evening of May 2nd at its home stadium, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. This will be the 44th match of the IPL 2026 season. As of now, both CSK and MI are in the bottom 5 list. However, CSK is at the seventh rank with 6 points in the IPL 2026 season, while MI falls behind at ninth rank with just 4 points. That being said, could MI change its fate by defeating CSK or will the latter climb the ladder to enter the top 5 list?

Here's everything that you need to know about the match:

IPL 2026 (Match 44): CSK Vs MI Ticket Prices

The tickets are sold out as of now. If you are looking to buy tickets of upcoming matches, you can do so through the District app and the District.in website.

IPL 2026 (Match 44): CSK Vs MI Timings

The match will begin at 7:30 pm of Saturday. The duration is most likely between 3.50 hours to 4 hours.

IPL 2026 (Match 44) CSK Vs MI: Chennai Weather Alert:

According to latest IMD report, Chennai is expected to witness a hot and humid weather on May 2nd. The skies could be partly cloudy. The minimum temperature is seen around 29 degree Celsius and the maximum temperature would range between 39-40°C. There is no rainfall warning for the next 24 hours despite many regions of Karnataka are expected to witness light to moderate rainfall. But looks like rains will spare Chennai for today.

MA Chidambaram Stadium Weather Today:

Meanwhile, as per AccuWeather report, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Tamil Nadu is currently Mostly cloudy with a temperature of 29°. The current RealFeel Temperature is 34° (Hot) based on observed conditions including 81% humidity, 89% cloud cover, a UV index of 0, and winds of 16 km/h. In shade, the RealFeel Shade^TM is 33°.

Furthermore, Google Weather reveals that severe heat is expected in the areas of M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, 1, Wallahjah Rd, Chepauk, Triplicane, Chennai until May 6.

IPL 2026 (Match 44) CSK Scorecard:

So far in 2026 season, CSK has played 8 matches. Out of this total, the team has lost 5 matches and won just 2 matches. The other 1 match was a tie. Accordingly, CSK's score is 6 points for IPL 2026 season as of now, at 7th rank.

IPL 2026 (Match 44) MI Scorecard:

Just like CSK, MI has also played 8 matches so far but lost the most. MI has lost 6 matches and won only 2 matches, which pushes the team on ninth rank with 4 points.

IPL 2026 (Match 44): CSK vs MI Scorecard

In the IPL history, CSK and MI have played 42 matches together. And so far, they both have been neck-to-neck in performance. As per data, Mumbai Indians has won 22 matches against CSK, while CSK won 20 matches.

IPL 2026 (Match 44): CSK vs MI Prediction

According to CricTracker, the probability of winning is 50-50 for both CSK and MI. If CSK is second to bat, the scores could range from 190-200 with powerplay of 50-60 for the Chennai team. But if MI is second to bat, the score could be around 215-225 with powerplay of 65-75 for the blue team.

Among the best batters, Ryan Rickelton of Mumbai Indians could shine on May 2nd match. For CSK, fast bowler Anshul Kamboj is expected to be best bowler of the match.

The XIs players are predicted to be Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary in Chennai Super Kings.

For Mumbai Indians, the XI players are likely Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wicketkeeper), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar.

IPL 2026 (Match 44): CSK vs MI Live Streaming

Apart from watching the match at Chidambaram stadium, the playoff will be live streamed at JioStar Network Channels and JioHotstar (App & Website). You can subscribe to JioStar and JioHotstar for seamless streaming of the match.

IPL 2026 (Match 44): CSK Squad

Sanju Samson (w), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Henry, Ramakrishna Ghosh, MS Dhoni, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary, Urvil Patel, Aman Khan, Zakary Foulkes, Akash Madhwal.

IPL 2026 (Match 44): MI Squad

Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Ryan Rickelton, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Raj Bawa, Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Mayank Markande, Shardul Thakur, Quinton de Kock, AM Ghazanfar, Robin Minz, Atharva Ankolekar, Danish Malewar, Mayank Rawat, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar, Raghu Sharma.