MI vs CSK Dream11 Team Prediction of IPL 2019: Preview
Hello and Welcome to our preview for Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians match. We are covering MI vs CSK Dream11 Team Prediction, Preview and Probable Playing XI for the T20 match. The match is to be played at Wankhede Stadium.
Mumbai Indians have not got a good start to the season losing two of their three encounters. In the last match, They lost to Kings XI Punjab by 8 wickets. Batting first, MI posted a good total of 176 runs with Quinton De Kock being top-scorer for his attacking 60 run knock. Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya also played handy cameos of 32 and 31 respectively. Defending the target, They failed to give any challenge to KXIP batsmen leading to an easy chase of the target. Krunal Pandya was the only positive with bowl taking two scalps. Mumbai Indians will hope to exploit home conditions and give a tough challenge to unbeaten CSK team.
Table-toppers Chennai Super Kings have won all three of their encounters. In the last match, They defeated Rajasthan Royals by 8 runs in a close encounter. Batting first, MS Dhoni played a classic knock of 75* runs in 46 balls after top order collapsed. Suresh Raina and Dwayne Bravo also contributed with few runs to lead the team to a total of 175. Defending the target, Pace trio of Bravo-Thakur-Chahar took two scalps each along with Tahir to successfully chase the target. They will be determined to continue the momentum and get another victory defeating Mumbai Indians. However, Challenge awaits for CSK as Wankhede will not support their main strength i.e. spin and big hitting will be required.
A good encounter can be expected between both teams.
MI vs CSK, 15th T20, Indian Premier League, 2019.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
3rd April, 08:00 PM
Average 1st innings score: 187
Average 2nd innings score: 183
Pitch will be batting friendly. Early advantage of pacers can be expected. Dew can also play its role in second innings.
Head to Head:
Matches played: 26
Mumbai Indians: 14
Chennai Super Kings: 12
Matches played in Mumbai: 11
MI: 6
CSK: 5
MI:
Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Siddhesh Lad, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Mayank Markande, Jasprit Bumrah, Barinder Sran, Rasikh Dar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Jason Behrendorff, Anukul Roy, Anmolpreet Singh, Yuvraj Singh, Pankaj Jaiswal, Aditya Tare, Rahul Chahar, Jayant Yadav, Alzarri Joseph.
CSK:
Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Kedhar Jadhav, Dhruv Shorey, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sam Billings, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Karn Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Mohit Sharma, Monu Kumar, KM Asif, Murali Vijay, Chaitanya Bishnoi, N Jagadeesan, Scott Kuggleijn.
Mumbai Indians:
Lasith Malinga is unlikely to play tomorrow as he is to play the domestic tournament in Sri Lanka. Jason Behrendorff is likely to take his place.
Alzarri Joseph replaces injured Adam Milne in the squad.
Jason Behrendorff has joined MI squad and can feature tomorrow replacing Mitch Mcclenaghan.
Rohit Sharma will open the innings along with Quinton De Kock. Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh and Kieron Pollard/B Cutting will follow them.
Pandya Brothers will play the role of an allrounder.
Jasprit Bumrah will lead the pace attack along with M McClenaghan/Behrendorff, Hardik Pandya and Malinga while Krunal Pandya and Markande will be the key spinners.
There is also a slight chance of Ben Cutting replacing Kieron Pollard as he is in better form and can also contribute with the ball.
Chennai Super Kings:
They will miss the services of Lungi Ngidi who has suffered an injury and is ruled out of season. David Willey is also ruled out due to personal reasons. Scott Kuggeleijn has been announced as a replacement.
Harbhajan Singh can replace Mitchell Santner in the playing XI because of his familiarity with Wankhede ground. The team can also play Faf Du Plessis to strengthen the batting attack demoting Rayudu at no.4. Chances of same are less.
A Rayudu and Shane Watson can open the innings. Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav and MS Dhoni will follow them.
Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja will play the role of an allrounder. Deepak Chahar can also contribute with the bat.
Dwayne Bravo will lead the pace attack along with Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur while Ravindra Jadeja and Imran Tahir will be the key spinners along with M Santner/Harbhajan Singh. Kedar Jadhav can support them.
MI:
Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton De Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, L Malinga, J Behrendorff, Mayank Markande, J Bumrah.
CSK:
Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c/wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir.
Q De Kock (wk)
Rohit Sharma
S Watson
Kedar Jadhav
Suresh Raina (c)
Hardik Pandya (vc)
Krunal Pandya
D Bravo
Imran Tahir
Deepak Chahar
Jason Behrendorff
C and Vc Choices: S Raina, S Watson, A Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Quinton De Kock, H Pandya.
Mumbai:
Rohit Sharma
J Bumrah
Quinton De Kock
H Pandya
Suryakumar Yadav
K Pandya
Yuvraj Singh
Chennai:
MS Dhoni
Suresh Raina
Shane Watson
Kedar Jadhav
A Rayudu
Ravi Jadeja
Dwayne Bravo
Imran Tahir
Deepak Chahar
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