Mumbai Indians have had a roller coaster season so far and they now need to be at their best in the last lap of the preliminary phase. They will be up against a tough Chennai Super Kings outfit in Chennai on Friday.
In Rohit Sharma, Mumbai have a shrewd captain who leads from the front, and a solid batting unit that includes Quinton de Kock, Kieron Pollard and the Pandya brothers - Hardik & Krunal.
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Jasprit Bumrah & Co. will be wary of CSK’s batting with Shane Watson having found his mojo again and the ever-reliable MS Dhoni. An interesting battle looms between the two three-time champions.
The bowlers have played a big role in CSK’s success so far, especially at home, on sluggish tracks. The much-improved Deepak Chahar will be key in the matches to come with his intelligent bowling at the start and at the death.
Though Imran Tahir, who is the second highest wicket-taker with 16, went wicketless in the SRH match, the South African veteran will be expected to stymie the powerful Mumbai Indians batting line-up along with fellow spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh.
{{/usCountry}}Though Imran Tahir, who is the second highest wicket-taker with 16, went wicketless in the SRH match, the South African veteran will be expected to stymie the powerful Mumbai Indians batting line-up along with fellow spinners Ravindra Jadeja and Harbhajan Singh.
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Even though the Mumbai Indians lost their previous match to Rajasthan Royals, they will probably field an unchanged eleven against the Chennai Super Kings
Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Ben Cutting, Rahul Chahar, Mayank Markande, Lasith Malinga, Jasprit Bumrah