MI vs CSK: It’s the epic clash between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Ahead of the toss, CSK skipper MS Dhoni met with veteran Sachin Tendulkar as they both shared a laugh before the high-octane clash. Meanwhile, the visitors have won the toss and have invited MI to have a bat first. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN.
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Meanwhile, both Mumbai and Chennai have made a lot of changes in their playing XI. For Mumbai, pacer Jofra Archer will not participate in the clash as Jason Behrendorff takes his place. For CSK, Ben Stokes and Ambati Rayudu have been released from the playing XI as senior batter Ajinkya Rahane makes his debut for the Yellow Army.
“We will bowl first. Think one of the most memorable venues not only the 2011 win but when we won in 2007, when we came back the reception we got was great. Generally got pace and bounce, you can play your shots We have a few injury concerns, Stokes has an injury, Mo is not available. Ajinkya and Pretorius are playing. These are the two changes we have made,” Dhoni said at the toss.
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ajinkya Rahane, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Shivam Dube, Dwaine Pretorius, Deepak Chahar, Mitchell Santner, Sisanda Magala, Tushar Deshpande
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tim David, Tristan Stubbs, Arshad Khan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff