IPL 2021, CSK vs MI Preview: MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings Take On Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians In UAE Leg Opener

A little bit over four-and-a-half months because the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 season was suspended owing to the COVID-19 second wave in India, the season is ready to renew on Sunday, this time within the UAE. The Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians (MI), file five-time winners of the match and champions within the final two editions, will tackle MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on the opening day of the UAE leg on the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. When the season had been suspended in May, CSK have been second within the IPL factors desk with 10 factors from seven video games whereas the title holders have been a few factors behind in fourth.

Having gained 4 of their seven video games, MI will look to bolster their playoff hopes with a win on Sunday, which is able to put them degree on factors with CSK.

With skipper Rohit becoming a member of MI’s coaching after he accomplished a compulsory six-day quarantine, having returned from the cancelled Manchester Test in opposition to England, the facet has acquired a well timed increase forward of the UAE leg opener.

The Pandya brothers – Hardik and Krunal – might be key to MI’s probabilities within the the rest of the season whereas Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult will likely be anticipated to guide the assault.

Rohit, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav and Kieron Pollard, amongst others, will likely be anticipated to shoulder the staff’s batting hopes.

For CSK, the goal can be to proceed from the place they left within the first half of the season. Veterans MS Dhoni and Suresh Raina deliver some critical expertise to the batting line-up whereas Lungi Ngidi will hope to shine with the ball.

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Ruturaj Gaikwad had a formidable first half of the marketing campaign and expectations will likely be excessive from the 24-year-old batsman. Ravindra Jadeja and Shardul Thakur will likely be anticipated to contribute with each bat and ball.

While Sunday’s end result might not considerably have an effect on both facet’s playoff hopes, it could give a sign of what may lie forward for the remainder of the marketing campaign.