IPL 2019 final: 3 Reasons why Mumbai Indians will beat Chennai Super Kings

#3 Psychological factor

Rohit Sharma has been able to get into the supermind of MS Dhoni.

Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians have had three meetings at the final of IPL. In 2010, Chennai had beaten Mumbai Indians, while in 2013 and 2015, MI had got the better of CSK. So, Mumbai Indians are leading the race in finals. Moreover, Rohit Sharma, current captain of Mumbai Indians, has never lost a final against MS Dhoni. Rohit Sharma has emerged as victorious against Dhoni three times: twice against CSK (2013 & 2015) and once against Rising Pune Supergiants in 2017.

Head to head records between both sides is also in favor of Mumbai Indians. It means Rohit Sharma has been the guy to get into the supermind of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Though CSK has qualified for the playoffs every time they featured in the tournament, their success rate is not that impressive, winning the tournament only three times in nine attempts. This thing will surely have a psychological effect on the mindset of players.

In such crunch games, when emotions are high, these psychological edges surely matters and Mumbai Indians should feel high going into the finals.