Abu Dhabi: The biggest match of IPL 2020 is going to be between CSK vs MI today. On the one hand, there is a platoon of confident Mumbai, on the other hand, Dhoni's army is in the do or die situation. This is the first time CSK's team is struggling to qualify for the playoffs. Today's match is necessary for Dhoni army to win, if lost, CSK will be out of the tournament. The remaining matches will only be a formality.
This will be Mumbai Indians' first match after the twin super over-thriller against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP). Rohit's platoon had to face defeat in that match. After that defeat, Mumbai is going to field for the first time. Mumbai Indians have won six out of nine matches and are in top 4 in the points table. On the other hand, he has also lost the last match against Rajasthan Royals (RR). Dhoni's team is currently eighth in the points table. In order to win today's match, CSK will have to work hard.
Possible final XI of both teams: -
Chennai Super Kings: -
Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, N Jagadishan, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Sam Karan, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, KM Asif, Josh Hazlewood.
Mumbai Indians: -
Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Dhawal Kulkarni, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult and Jaspreet Bumrah.
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