Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and opted to field against Mumbai Indians here at Wankhede stadium on Wednesday. MI will look to shrug off their another poor start. Barring a victory againstRCB their performances against DC and KXIP were not impressive at all.
On the other hand, CSK won their all three opening matches and the reigning champions will look forward to carry on with their good form against MI.
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Team news
There is one change in the CSK playing XI as Mohit Sharma replaced spinner Mithcell Santner. At the same time, MI have dropped Mitchell McClenaghan and Mayank Markande as they brought in Jason Behrendroff and Rahul Chahar.
Meanwhile, CSK's Deepak Chahar will confront his brother Rahul today.
These changes have been made considering Wankhede's bouncy track which has a little grass.
Rohit Sharma: "We've got 175-plus in all three games," says Rohit. "It's all about seizing those little moments." Two changes for Mumbai. Jason Behrendorff and Rahul Chahar in for Mitchell McClenaghan and Mayank Markande."
MS Dhoni: "We don't look at the result, it's bipolar. We look at doing the basics well. We will bowl first. It's one of those wickets, if you don't bowl in the right areas you will be punished. I feel it's important to let the opposition put the runs on board and we will chase it later. With so much grass, it doesn't look like a turner. We need to adapt quickly and take the game forward. We have got Mohit in place of Santner."
Pitch report
This Wankhede stadium has extra bounce hence it is going favour batsmen. Later, dew may become a major factor in the match.
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"It's not a turner. This will suit MI. This is an outstanding cricket wicket. The extra bounce is really going to help the batsmen. Dew is likely to come in later," discuss Sanjay Manjrekar and Brendon Mccullum in their pitch report.
Teams
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
