

It will be a shocker if Suresh Raina, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur do not get a place in the XI. Furthermore, Dwayne Bravo, who recently played his 500th T20 game and won a CPL title, is a likely starter as well. MI Probable XI: 1 Rohit Sharma (Captain), 2 Quinton de Kock (WK), 3 Suryakumar Yadav, 4 Ishan Kishan, 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Adam Milne, 9 Trent Boult, 10 Rahul Chahar, 11 Jasprit BumrahĬhennai Super Kings: CSK would breathe the sigh of relief with Faf du Plessis – their leading run-getter in the first-half – being declared fit after recovering from a groin injury he sustained at the CPL. While Trent Boult is surely going to partner Bumrah, pacer Adam Milne is expected to get the nod over Nathan Coulter-Nile for his stupendous show at The Hundred. Rahul Chahar is expected to be the frontline spinner ahead of Jayant Yadav. Then, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan promise to bolster the already power-packed batting. First, there are the five usual suspects – Rohit, Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah. Mumbai Indians: MI's XI pretty much picks itself. Weather: Clear skies with temperature touching the late 30s Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

What: Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians, Match 30 Two of the most successful IPL teams to kick things off. On the other hand, MS Dhoni has been training with his boys for a few weeks, but he doesn't have much game time behind him.
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Fresh off a fabulous series in England, Rohit had only a few days to prepare after being transferred from England to the UAE via a charter flight. On one side is man in form Rohit Sharma, who cannot put a foot wrong. And this promises to add to legacy of this rival. Think of the IPL final in 2010, 20, to go with so many memorable league matches.

MI and CSK have stolen the show several time in the past. The 'El Clasico' of the IPL as familiar rivals Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will get the second half underway.Īlso Read | ‘If I’ve to pick one team…': Sehwag names the winner of IPL 2021 ahead of MI vs CSK clash And what better way than for the IPL to begin its second half by pitting its two giants against one another. But now it's back, once again to revive cricket and do what it does best – provide entertainment and restore sanity back to cricket. It went on silently, before the dreadful virus made its way through the bio-bubble and affected the players. With India grappling with a deadly Wave 2, questions were being asked of the IPL's existence. The last time the IPL was on, fingers were pointed at it. Little over four months after the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic in India brought the IPL 2021 to an indefinite halt, the tournament is back, albeit this time, in the UAE to finish the remaining 31 matches of the season.
