IPL 2020, MI vs CSK Toss Update: Rohit Sharma was unwell and Pollard will captain Mumbai Indians tonight. Mumbai Indians Win Toss, Opt To Bowl First Against Chennai Super Kings. For MI, there's only one change in their playing XI from last game as Saurabh Tiwary comes in for Rohit Sharma.
If one team has to be selected for the worst performance in the 13th season of IPL, then it has be MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings. The three-time IPL champion Chennai's performance this season has been very poor. Chennai, ranked at the bottom of the table with six points, will face Mumbai on Friday. The match between the two teams will start at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi from 7.30 pm.
It is possible that Chennai Super Kings will give an opportunity to some of its young players in this match. However, captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted after the defeat against Rajasthan Royals that the season is probably over for him but even if the team wins all four of their remaining matches, they can score 14 points, which will give them a chance of making it to the playoffs.
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IPL 2020: Why Chennai Super Kings has not been able to perform well this season?
Even head coach Stephen Fleming admitted his aging team is losing its luster after doing well in the last two seasons, winning the title in 2018 and then entering the final next year. Things continued to deteriorate after they attained win against defending champions Mumbai Indians in the opening match of the tournament.
CSK suffered a humiliating win at the hands of the Rajasthan Royals and now Dwayne Bravo will not be with them, who was ruled out of the tournament due to injury. CSK batsmen were seen battling against Rajasthan and now it remains to be seen whether the team will give new players a chance.
IPL 2020: Mumbai Indians have an upper hand in tonight's game?
The four-time IPL champions are in excellent form and with the presence of a variation in the bowling attack, they can become a big challenge for the Chennai Super Kings batsmen, whose confidence has likewise dropped. Things seem to be changing with the slowing of the wicket at Sharjah. Also, Quinton de Kock is in good form with the bat, while Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Ishaan Kishan also did well in their last game.
After winning two points in the match on Friday, Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians are very close from cementing a spot for the play-offs, while the Chennai Super Kings would like to end the poor season on a positive note.
IPL 2020, MI vs CSK Toss Update: Rohit Sharma was unwell and Pollard will captain Mumbai Indians tonight. Mumbai Indians Win Toss, Opt To Bowl First Against Chennai Super Kings
Playing XI of both Teams-
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sam Curran, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, N Jagadeesan, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood, Imran Tahir
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Saurabh Tiwary, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard(c), Krunal Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah