IPL 2025: What Is MI's Record Against CSK In Hardik Pandya's Absence?

Hardik Pandya for Mumbai Indians [Source: @rohit_balyan/x.com]

One of the biggest rivalries in IPL is the one between CSK and MI. These two teams have been persistent and shown great consistency in the tournament. With five titles each, they are considered the most successful teams in the league and this intensifies the level of competition between them.

Notably, the IPL 2025 campaign for the the two teams start against each other. However, one big set back for the Mumbai Indians is that their skipper, Hardik Pandya will not be a part of the game because of a suspension he faced during the last season.

As it has been stated that Suryakumar Yadav will be leading the team in absence of Hardik Pandya in the game. Hardik Pandya is not only the captain of the team, but also a very important resource for MI as an all-rounder. 

In this article, we will take a look at how Mumbai Indians have performed against Chennai Super Kings with and without Hardik Pandya.

MI Overall Performance Without Hardik Pandya

If we look at the history of the two teams in the IPL, then at the beginning CSK dominated this contest. But the landscape changed with Hardik Pandya coming into the equation. The stat above shows us that in absence of Pandya MI have suffered and have lost most games against CSK.

MI Overall Performance With Hardik Pandya

Since the time Hardik Pandya has been part of the MI set-up that scenario has changed for them. With Pandya playing actively, MI have a win percentage of nearly 77% against CSK and that shows how crucial the Indian all-rounder has been for the five time IPL champions. 

Hardik Pandya and MS Dhoni during IPL 2023 [Source: @ImTanujSingh/x.com]

MI Performance In MA Chidambaram Stadium with and without Hardik Pandya

When these two teams have played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, we see drop in win percentage by around 34% when Hardik Pandya has not played. With the first meeting between these two teams in IPL 2025 scheduled at Chepauk, the stats once again undermines the importance of the contribution of the all-rounder. 

Conclusion

The stats clearly show us that Hardik Pandya is a very integral part of the team when it comes to performance against the Chennai Super Kings. His absence could be a big factor in their first game of the tournament. However, the Mumbai Indians have built a strong side for the IPL 2025 and we hope that they would have enough fire power to challenge the Super Kings.

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