Nathan Coulter-Nile

With 8 points, Mumbai Indians is currently in fourth place on the IPL 2021 points table. The defending champions have won three and lost four of their seven matches so far

Chasing 157, Mumbai Indians could manage only 136 for 8 in their chase. Check MI vs CSK full scorecard and highlights here

Australian pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile understands why some of his compatriots decided to leave home midway

Australian players Alex Carey and Nathan Coulter-Nile are hoping to find a team in next month's IPL 2021 players auction

MI has released seven players, including Malinga, McClenaghan, Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson, ahead of IPL 2021 auction, which is scheduled to take place on February 11, 2021

After scores were levelled at end of the regulation two innings of 20 overs each, the contest slipped into a Super Over. However, this decider, too, ended in a tie, and it took another Super Over

Chennai lost Vijay and Watson early into the innings but du Plessis and Rayudu stabilised the inning with a 115-run partnership, setting the stage for Chennai to register a comfortable victory

Head to head, Mumbai Indians has an advantage as it won 17 out of 28 matches. The Abu Dhabi pitch for MI vs CSK match may to assist spinners. Check MI vs CSK playing 11 probables, other details here

While, Cameron Gannon, who was the leading wicket-taker in the Sheffield Sheild last season has been picked up by Western Australia

The 33-year-old Khawaja didn't feature in any Test for Australia since losing his place after the third Test against England in August last year

MI has made some strategic changes to its IPL 2020 squad by bringing in Australians Chris Lynn at the top of the batting order and Nathan Coulter-Nile as a bowling all-rounder

With Hardik Pandya in the squad as batting all-rounder, MI were locked in an intense battle with CSK for Australian bowling all-rounder Nathan Coulter-Nile, and they finally bagged him for Rs 8 crore

The Australians were the most sought after by the franchises, with three of the five most expensive coming from Down Under in the IPL 2020 auction

A few months ago, Australia were not counted among the favourites for the tournament but the side have been in good form recently.