Updates:
Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya has won the toss at the Wankhede Stadium and opted to bowl first against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in what is expected to be a high-voltage IPL 2025 clash. While Pandya announced an unchanged eleven, visiting captain MS Dhoni announced that 17-year-old Ayush Mhatre is debuting, coming in for Rahul Tripathi.
MI playing XI: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar.
CSK playing XI: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Preview:
Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will look to continue their winning run as the Wankhede Stadium prepares for an El Classico on April 20, Sunday. With the Super Kings defeating their arch-rivals in the last four IPL matches, Mumbai Indians will also want to break that streak in front of what is expected to be a packed Wankhede.
Mumbai Indians, who had lost to the Super Kings at the Chepauk, earlier in the tournament, have been one of the most inconsistent teams this season. However, the five-time champions have been clinical in the last two games, defeating the Delhi Capitals away and SunRisers Hyderabad at home. Mumbai still have a steep road ahead of them if they are to go deep in the tournament.
By contrast, the Super Kings broke their five-match losing streak with a nervy five-wicket victory over the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Ekana International Stadium. With Dewald Brevis joining their camp ahead of the high-voltage clash, it remains to be seen if the youngster is given a chance to enhance the Super Kings' six-hitting chances.
MI vs CSK IPL 2025 squads:
CSK squad: MS Dhoni (c), Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis.
MI squad: Hardik Pandya (c), Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Karn Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Ashwani Kumar, Mitchell Santner, Reece Topley, Shrijith Krishnan, Raj Angad Bawa, Venkat Satyanarayana Raju, Bevon Jacobs, Arjun Tendulkar, Vignesh Puthhur, Suryakumar Yadav.
