IPL 2019 Qualifier 1, Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, statistical preview: Chennai eye 100th win

Chennai Super Kings will host Mumbai Indians for Qualifier 1 of IPL 2019, at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Ahead of the clash, here is a statistical preview.

Statistical preview

0.733 win-loss ratio of Chennai against Mumbai (11 wins, 15 defeats), their worst against any side. In fact, Mumbai are the only side against whom Chennai have lost more than won. However, Chennai hold a ratio of 1.333 (4 wins, 3 defeats) in Playoffs.

3 matches won by Mumbai against Chennai since the latter’s last win in head-to-head clashes. This includes a win in 2018 and two this season. In fact, Chennai’s last win was off the last ball, by 1 wicket.

3 wickets needed by Harbhajan Singh to become the 4th in IPL history to the 150-wicket mark. Lasith Malinga (169), Amit Mishra (155), and Piyush Chawla (150) are the only others to have reached the landmark. Harbhajan’s teammate Dwayne Bravo is on 145.

3 wicketkeeping dismissals needed by MS Dhoni (91 catches, 38 stumpings) as wicketkeeper to go past Dinesh Karthik (101 catches, 30 stumpings) and secure the top spot in IPL history.

5 wickets needed by Imran Tahir (21) to go past Kagiso Rabada (25) and clinch the Purple Cap this season.

7 four-wicket hauls for Malinga, the joint-most in IPL history. Sunil Narine also has 7.

8 runs needed by Quinton de Kock (492) to reach 500 runs this season. He will be the 1st Mumbai batsman and 4th overall to do this in 2019.

11 catches for Hardik Pandya this season and 10 for Faf du Plessis (and Deepak Hooda), the most among outfielders. One of them may finish at the top.

13 ducks for Harbhajan, the joint-most in IPL history, along with Parthiv Patel.

19 runs needed by de Kock (492) to go past Andre Russell (510) and secure 3rd spot in the list of this season’s highest scorers. David Warner (692) leads the list, followed by KL Rahul (593).

79 runs needed by Suresh Raina (5,344) to go past Virat Kohli (5,412) and regain his stature the leading run-scorer in IPL history.

99 matches for Ravindra Jadeja for Chennai (he has played 68 more for other teams). He will become the third Chennai cricketer, after Raina (161) and Dhoni (157), to play 100 matches for them.

99 wins for Chennai in IPL history. Only Mumbai (105) have won more matches.

121 runs needed by Rohit Sharma (4,879) to become the third batsman, after Raina (5,344) and Kohli (5,412), to reach 5,000 IPL runs.