Here comes the El Classico of Indian Premier League (IPL) when defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lock horns with Mumbai Indians (MI) on the iconic Wankhede Stadium. Rohit Sharma & Co are out of the playoff competition however they gained’t prefer to lose in entrance of the house crowd. CSK, however, will attempt to preserve their probabilities alive as they don’t seem to be utterly out of the race.
The high-voltage face-off between the 2 heavyweights is about to start on Thursday evening. Rohit Sharma has gained the toss and opted to bowl towards the defending champions. MI have made a few adjustments to the facet; Kieron Pollard has been benched and can be changed by debutant Tristan Stubbs. The teen from South Africa was inducted into the squad rather than injured Tymal Mills. (CSK vs MI IPL 2022 Live Cricket Score)
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“We will field first. It’s the nature of the ground, and what suits our team. Nothing has worked for us this season. Keeping an eye on the future, Pollard is out and Stubbs is in. Shokeen comes in for Ashwin. He (Pollard) was the one who came up to us and he was ready for it. We want to try out a few players, got to see what they have to offer. Looks like a good track, hope it plays well throughout the 40 overs. It’s brilliant to play against Chennai, it’s always like that. We need to try and win the game,” stated MI skipper Rohit Sharma on the toss.
CSK haven’t made any adjustments to the line-up however skipper MS Dhoni admitted that the unit goes to overlook all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja who was dominated out of the remainder of the event on account of an damage.
“It has worked for us, batting first. We are playing with the same team. Someone like a Jaddu, he is one of those who helps us try out different combinations. It’s tough to replace him, don’t think anyone can field better, no replacement in that aspect. When a lot of is at stake, you need to do the homework and focus on the process, irrespective of the opposition,” stated Dhoni.
Here are the enjoying XIs of each groups:
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Tilak Varma, Tristan Stubbs, Ramandeep Singh, Tim David, Daniel Sams, Kumar Kartikeya, Hrithik Shokeen, Jasprit Bumrah, Riley Meredith.
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Maheesh Theekshana, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.
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