Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians will resume their bitter rivalry in the UAE leg of the IPL 2021
The IPL 2021 season will begin in Dubai on September 19 with a match between MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians. Can CSK end MI’s domination and bring the season to a close?
HIGHLIGHTS
- The IPL 2021 season will get off on September 19 with a high-octane showdown between CSK and MI.
- The Mumbai Indians will aim to reassert their supremacy over the Chennai Super Kings in Dubai.
- The remaining 31 IPL 2021 matches will be held in the United Arab Emirates.
The Indian Premier League is back after a Covid-imposed hiatus. The rest of the season will be contested in the United Arab Emirates, and the season will begin with a blockbuster match between reigning champions Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. MI defeated CSK by four wickets in Phase 1 in India, and they will seek to do so again. When both sides met in Delhi for the IPL phase 1 match, Keiron Pollard’s masterpiece (87* off 34) proved to be the difference.
TOSS: The IPL 2021 match toss between Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians will take place at 7 PM IST – Sept 19.
Time: 7.30 PM IST
Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
With three titles under their belt since 2008, Chennai Super Kings are one of the most consistent teams in league history. CSK, on the other hand, will be without two major overseas players: Faf du Plessis and Sam Curran.
On the other hand, the Mumbai Indians are the defending champions and the most successful team in IPL history. MI has a strong T20 squad that includes Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah.
It is the biggest rivalry in the IPL’s history, and it will be no different when the two clubs meet on Sunday. Rohit Sharma’s side is presently positioned fourth in the IPL 2021 points table and will be hoping to get off to a winning start in the UAE leg against second-placed Chennai.
CSK vs MI: Full squad for IPL 2021
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Squad: MS Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ambati Rayudu, Imran Tahir, Josh Hazlewood, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Lungi Ngidi, Dwayne Bravo, Karn Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, K Gowtam, Sam Curran, Robin Uthappa, Mitchell Santner, Jagadeesan N, KM Asif, R Sai Kishore, C Hari Nishaanth, M Harisankar Reddy, K Bhagath Verma
Mumbai Indians (MI) Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Rahul Chahar, Aditya Tare, Anukul Roy, Anmolpreet Singh, Chris Lynn, Dhawal Kulkarni, Jayant Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Mohsin Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Piyush Chawla, Jimmy Neesham, Yudhvir Charak, Marco Jansen, Arjun Tendulkar.