Yo, folks! 👋 Brace yourselves for yet another blockbuster Sunday in the TATA IPL 2025 as the two most successful teams are set to collide in Round 2 of the El Clásico.

Following an underwhelming start to the season, our Boys in Blue and Gold have found their footing, recording two wins on the trot and gaining some much-needed boost in confidence.

…And now it’s time to pocket one more W against our rivals Chennai Super Kings and magnify our chances of making it to the playoffs.

With the all-important match on the horizon, our all-rounder Mitchell Santner gave his views on the team’s performance so far this season and what to anticipate from the #MIvCSK encounter.

“I think we've seen throughout this IPL that there's some high-scoring games. So I think we, as a unit, are trying to perform the best we can to the conditions we're confronted with. Depending on where you go, black soil and red soil change your mindset a little bit. As a unit, we were probably off for a few games, but now we have two in a row now.

“We know this game against CSK is massive for our momentum going forward. We'll have a look at the pitch today and see if there's any spin or anything. We know CSK are good at it even though they haven't been playing overly well and have been on the wrong side on a couple of occasions,” said Santner.

Moreover, the southpaw also gave a lengthy assessment on the nature of the Wankhede pitch that is expected for the upcoming game, whether it will favour the fast bowlers or will it be on the slower side, referring to the victory against the Sunrisers Hyderabad last time out.

“I've actually had a look at the pitch. I guess there was an option to make it slightly slower [vs SRH] and I thought our bowlers did a great job. Not sure what it's gonna play like tomorrow. As a unit, we need to adapt as fast as we can.

“So if it is slow and spinning, we know we got our hands cut out for us. I think we played on some different wickets here in Mumbai. Usually pretty good. So, probably expect another good one,” Mitch continued.

“Traditionally, you get a little bounce on red soil. And I guess the other day, it showed that it was slightly slower. Same with the bowling cutters.If it's flat, like the band or ball game, we know how to try and get in and out of overs. The only real way to slow teams down is wickets in the powerplays,” he said.

Talking about the margin of errors in a competition of IPL’s stature, the 33-year-old revealed his thoughts on adaptability within the team.

“We've seen the margins very small these days against some very destructive batters and small grounds. I think you have to be adaptable on wickets if there is a little spin or you feel like you can bowl more aggressively. At times, you have to be more defensive, high scoring and try to get wickets through building pressure,” Santner concluded.