Mumbai Indians are all set to face Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League finals for the fourth time. The final match is scheduled to be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, on May 12, 2019. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are the only teams in IPL history to win three times and hence the race is to become the champions again. Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians were down the chart, but just like the other seasons, the journey was from below to top. MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings were in a devastating form since the beginning of IPL 2019 journey but were failing with the opener Shane Watson’s form.
Shane Watson is back in the form by scoring 50 runs in 32 balls helping team to clinch the victory in Qualifiers 2 against Delhi Capitals. For Chennai Super Kings the opening department is working perfectly with both Shane Watson and Faf Du Plessis in the form, whereas there is a hurdle for Mumbai Indians here. Mumbai Indians have been struggling with the opening department, with only one player working in one match among Rohit Sharma and Quinton De Kock. Also, MI is struggling with the number 3 batsman Suryakumar Yadav, who has been quiet since the last seven matches. Likewise, in the bowling department, CSK is ruling the tournament with the spinning department. On the parallel side, MI is going good with the fast pacers.
For All-Rounders Department, Mumbai Indians are going perfect with Hardik Pandya and Krunal Pandya contributing their best. But, for CSK there’s matter to worry because after Kedar Jadhav injury the slot is filled with a batsman. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have played 29 times Head to Head in IPL so far, with CSK winning just 12 matches and MI winning 17 matches. Therefore, Mumbai Indians have an advantage as per the records, but MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings are keen to find the way to the IPL 2019 Trophy.
Teams:
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga, Anmolpreet Singh, Ben Cutting, Yuvraj Singh, Mitchell McClenaghan, Mayank Markande, Evin Lewis, Aditya Tare, Siddhesh Lad, Pankaj Jaiswal, Anukul Roy, Barinder Sran, Rasikh Salam, Beuran Hendricks
Chennai Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir, Murali Vijay, Mitchell Santner, Dhruv Shorey, N Jagadeesan, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Scott Kuggeleijn, Kedar Jadhav, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Karn Sharma, Mohit Sharma, KM Asif, Monu Kumar
