Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to field against Chennai Super Kings in the final of Indian Premier League 2019 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, here on Sunday.
Mumbai are favourites to win the IPl 2019 final owing to their better record against defending champions Chennai Super Kings. It is the eights time in the history of IPL that CSK has reached the finals of the T20 mega event.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, Mumbai have reached the IPL finals five times. It is also noteworthy that Mumbai's five final appearances are against a Dhoni side [CSK in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2019; RPS in 2017].
At the toss, MS Dhoni said, "We were looking to bowl first. If the result is in your favour, then it's fine, otherwise they'll say the guys are fatigued."
Rohit Sharma said, "Going to bat first. Good pitch, there might be some help first for the spinners and fast bowlers, but we are prepared. We have been on the road for a while. A lot of guys have an off-day, many came out for training. A few days off have done us some good. We have one change: Mitch McCleneghan comes in for Jayant Yadav."
Teams:
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir
