IPL 2020: MI vs CSK playing 11, squad, head to head, pitch report details

Head to head, Mumbai Indians has an advantage as it won 17 out of 28 matches. The Abu Dhabi pitch for MI vs CSK match may to assist spinners. Check MI vs CSK playing 11 probables, other details here

The much-awaited 13^th edition of Indian Premier league (IPL 2020) will kick start with a marquee clash on Saturday (September 19) between the most successful franchisees, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Sheikh Zayed stadium, Abu Dhabi. Being the most successful teams of world’s richest cricket league, MI vs CSK rivalry brings out a riveting contest from players of both the teams.

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Last season, Mumbai Indians edged past Super Kings in the final by one run. This time around Rohit Sharma is gearing up for its fifth IPL title as captain of MI. A  As the IPL 2020 gets shifted to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) due to rising coronavirus caseload in India, it will be interesting to see how the playing 11 of both the teams will pan out. 

A bio-bubble has been created by the respective IPL franchisees and fans are not allowed in the stadiums. 

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MI vs CSK playing 11 prediction

CSK, under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, would look to forget its horrible build up to the tournament and a win can change the off-field conversation. The team will be without the services of Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh, who pulled out of the tournament due to personal reason while Under-19 star Ruturaj Gaikwad will be unavailable for selection for MI vs CSK first game. He was tested positive for Covid-19 along with pacer Deepar Chahar and 11 members of CSK contingent. However, Chahar has recovered from Coronavirus infection and has joined CSK squad last week. 

CSK tentative playing 11: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Imran Tahir, Piyush Chawla, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur/ R Sai Kishore. 

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Mumbai Indians, who is regarded as a slow starter, would look to start its campaign on a high but miss the services of Sri Lanka veteran Lasith Malinga. Ahead of the IPL 2020 opener, head coach Mahela Jayewardene has clarified that South African wicket keeper batsman Quinton de Kock and captain Rohit Sharma will be the opener for Mumbai Indians. 

MI tentative playing 11: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan/ Anmolpreet Singh, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Trent Boult, Nathan Coulter-Nile/ Mitchell McLenaghan/ Prince Balwant Rai Singh, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah

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MI vs CSK head to head stats: 

• Total matches: 28
• MI won: 17
• CSK won: 11

 Head to head Mumbai Indians has an advantage as it won 17 out of 28 matches.
 
IPL 2020, Match 1: Abu Dhabi pitch report
 
The Abu Dhabi pitch, traditionally, favour the spinners and a large ground dimensions given the spin bowlers a leverage to flight the bowl. Also, the pitches would be dry and slow, which is not fruitful for stroke players.

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Abu Dhabi weather forecast
 
Rain is going a problem for IPL 2020 as chances of rainfall is negligible in United Arab Emirates (UAE). Though the high and humid weather conditions would test the fitness of the players. The temperature is likely to hover around mid-30s.

MI vs CSK match prediction
 
In the IPL 2020 opener, Mumbai Indians will start as favourites as it has a very well balanced side. The only thing that may come hindrance for its win will be the spin bowling department, which lacks variations. Meanwhile, Raina and Harbhajan less CSK needs to find a right combination first. However, you never know what is going on in Dhoni’s head.

Here are the squads of both the teams:
 

Here is the full the squad of Mumbai Indians:

Player	Team	Retained/bought/traded	Price (Rs cr)
Aditya Tare	MI	Retained	0.20
Anmolpreet Singh	MI	Retained	0.80
Anukul Roy	MI	Retained	0.20
Chris Lynn	MI	Bought	2.00
Dhawal Kulkarni	MI	Traded in	0.75
Digvijay Deshmukh (uncapped)	MI	Bought	0.20
Hardik Pandya	MI	Retained	11.00
Ishan Kishan	MI	Retained	6.20
Jasprit Bumrah	MI	Retained	7.00
Jayant Yadav	MI	Retained	0.50
Kieron Pollard	MI	Retained	5.40
Krunal Pandya	MI	Retained	8.80
James Pattinson	MI	Replaced Malinga	1.00
Mitchell McClenaghan	MI	Retained	1.00
Mohsin Khan (uncapped)	MI	Bought	0.20
Nathan Coulter-Nile	MI	Bought	8.00
Prince Balwant Rai Singh (uncapped)	MI	Bought	0.20
Quinton de Kock	MI	Retained	2.80
Rahul Chahar	MI	Retained	1.90
Rohit Sharma	MI	Retained	15.00
Saurabh Tiwary	MI	Bought	0.50
Sherfane Rutherford	MI	Traded in	2.00
Suryakumar Yadav	MI	Retained	3.20
Trent Boult	MI	Traded in	3.20

 

Full list of Chennai Super Kings’ IPL 2020 players along with their salaries:
 

Player	Team	Retained/bought	Price (Rs cr)
MS Dhoni	CSK	Retained	15.00
Suresh Raina (Withdrawn)	CSK	Retained	11.00
Kedar Jadhav	CSK	Retained	7.80
Ravindra Jadeja	CSK	Retained	7.00
Piyush Chawla	CSK	Bought	6.75
Dwayne Bravo	CSK	Retained	6.40
Sam Curran	CSK	Bought	5.50
Karn Sharma	CSK	Retained	5.00
Shane Watson	CSK	Retained	4.00
Shardul Thakur	CSK	Retained	2.60
Ambati Rayudu	CSK	Retained	2.20
Harbhajan Singh (Withdrawn)	CSK	Retained	2.00
Josh Hazlewood	CSK	Bought	2.00
Murli Vijay	CSK	Retained	2.00
Faf du Plessis	CSK	Retained	1.60
Imran Tahir	CSK	Retained	1.00
Deepak Chahar	CSK	Retained	0.80
Lungi Ngidi	CSK	Retained	0.50
Mitchell Santner	CSK	Retained	0.50
K M Asif	CSK	Retained	0.40
Monu Kumar	CSK	Retained	0.20
Narayan Jagadeesan	CSK	Retained	0.20
R Sai Kishore (uncapped)	CSK	Bought	0.20
Ruturaj Gaikwad	CSK	Retained	0.20