IPL 2019 CSK vs MI: CSK opt to bowl; MI drop Markande and McClenaghan

CSK decided to make one change to their side by bringing my right-arm medium pacer Mohit Sharma in place of New Zealand's left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner. 

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and had no hesitation in opting to field first in the heavyweight clash of IPL 2019 against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday. Coming into the match with an all record, CSK decided to make one change to their side by bringing my right-arm medium pacer Mohit Sharma in place of New Zealand's left-arm spinner Mitchell Santner. It's 14 games in IPL, the more you win, the better it is. We don't look at the result, it's byproduct. We look at doing the basics well," said CSK captain MS Dhoni The hosts, Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, made two changes. In a like for like replacement, Mayank Markande was replaced by another leggie Rahul Chahar and Mitchell McClenaghan made way for Australia's Jason Behrendorff. "It's an important game for us. Two losses in three games doesn't justify. I thought we played some good cricket, but couldn't capitalize on the crucial moments. We would've chased first. It's a blessing in disguise to bat," said Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma. Pitch Report The Wankhede pitch has a lot of grass cover which means the pacers might get some assistance if they bend their back but one thing is for certain, that is pace and carry. So it should not be a surprise if the stroke-makers score big.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Yuvraj Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Jason Behrendorff

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Mohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir