The match 15 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 will be going to take place between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Wednesday, April 3.
On the morrow, Super Kings will hold the edge with Dhoni in rollicking form. The 37-year old former India captain hit a 46-ball 75 in their last game against Rajasthan Royals to singlehandedly lift his team from 27/3 to 175/5 at home. Chasing 176 for victory, Royals could not match up to Super Kings’ death bowling and Dhoni’s shrewd captaincy.
Coming to the hosts, Mumbai are over-dependent on openers Rohit and South African Quinton de Kock. The others have failed to get runs and need to step up. On Wednesday, Mumbai will have the services of a new recruit, West Indian fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, and can also play all-rounder Ben Cutting in place of the Lasith Malinga who has looked lacklustre.
Super Kings, who have won the cash-rich T20 league thrice like the hosts, are sitting pretty at the top of the eight-team table with three wins on the trot from three games. Placed sixth, Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, have not started well as usual with a victory sandwiched between two defeats.
Match Details:
- The IPL 2019, match 15- MI vs CSK will take place at 08:00 PM IST on Wednesday, April 3.
- The match will be played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.
- The game can be streamed live on Star Sports Networks and Hotstar.
Pitch and Weather Report/Conditions:
The Mumbai-based stadium is considered as a high-scoring venue which never disappoints the spectators. Evidently, the lowest total scored on this pitch in a T20I is 172/10 by Afghanistan against South Africa. And, the highest successful chase on this ground has been done by England who scored 230/8 (19.4 Ov) against South Africa.
Team News:
Mumbai Indians (MI):
On Wednesday, Mumbai will have the services of a new recruit, West Indian fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, and can also play all-rounder Ben Cutting in place of Lasith Malinga and Kieron Pollard who have looked lacklustre.
MI Team (From): Yuvraj Singh, Lasith Malinga, Rohit Sharma (c), Kieron Pollard, Aditya Tare, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jason Behrendorff, Suryakumar Yadav, Ben Cutting, Jayant Yadav, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis, Barinder Sran, Siddhesh Lad, Jasprit Bumrah, Pankaj Jaiswal, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Anmolpreet Singh, Alzarri Joseph, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Mayank Markande, Rasikh Salam
Probable XI: Rohit Sharma ©, Quinton de Kock (wk), Yuvraj Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Ben Cutting, Alzarri Joseph, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande
Chennai Super Kings (CSK):
Rayudu, who is still hopeful of retaining his No. 4 spot in the Indian team for the World Cup, has been off colour and has to get his act together quickly. Deepak Chahar was useful with the ball the other day and would look to continue the good work.
CSK Team (From): Harbhajan Singh, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (c), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Murali Vijay, Karn Sharma, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Faf du Plessis, Deepak Chahar, Sam Billings, Mohit Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Dhruv Shorey, Scott Kuggeleijn, Monu Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Chaitanya Bishnoi, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif
Probable XI: Ambati Rayudu, Shane Watson, Dwayne Bravo, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur, Scott Kuggeleijn, Deepak Chahar
Fantasy Tips and suggestions:
Wicketkeeper: MI’s Quinton de Kock and CSK’s MS Dhoni, both showed a good-form in their last outings and both are a must have in the Dream 11 team.
Batsmen: For MI, Rohit Sharma and Yuvraj Singh will be the priorities while for CSK, Shane Watson and Suresh Raina will be leading the panel.
All-rounders: Hardik Pandya and Ben Cutting (if included in playing XI) from MI while CSK will feature Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja as their backbone. Kiwi all-rounder Scott Kuggeleijn might also debut for CSK in the matchup.
Bowlers: Among pacers, MI have Indian bowling sensation Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan and new-signing Alzarri Joseph while CSK have Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur. Among spinners, MI will be featuring Krunal Pandya, Mayank Markande and CSK will be featuring Imran Tahir.
Captain: MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock and Dwayne Bravo are the prime choices for Dream 11 captains.
IPL 2019, MI vs CSK preview: CSK favourites against MI in the clash of titans
Dream 11 pick #1:
Quinton de Kock (c), Rohit Sharma, Shane Watson (vc), Yuvraj Singh, MS Dhoni (wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ben Cutting/Ravindra Jadeja, Hardik Pandya, Imran Tahir, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar.
- Captain: Quinton de Kock
- Vice Captain: Shane Watson
Dream 11 pick #2:
Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suresh Raina, Shane Watson, MS Dhoni (vc), Dwayne Bravo, Hardik Pandya, Imran Tahir, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Alzari Joseph.
- Captain: Rohit Sharma
- Vice Captain: MS Dhoni
