MI hold a 20-17 edge over CSK in 37 IPL matches held between the two teams. After winning the toss, CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad said they are going with three pacers and as many spinners, with Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Rachin Ravindra and Sam Curran being their overseas picks.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cPlaying on this pitch for the first time, so don't really know how it will play. So we just want to adapt and chase accordingly. Looks a good wicket to bat. Prep has been good. We had our young wicket-keeper (a cheeky reference to MS Dhoni) coming back early to the camp,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
MI will be led by Suryakumar Yadav as Hardik Pandya is serving a one-match ban due to a slow over-rate offence from last season. Suryakumar said Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks, Trent Boult, and Mitchell Santner are the four overseas players, with young pacer Satyanarayana Raju getting his debut IPL cap. \u201cI am good with batting first. We had a lovely camp back home, we were here 2-3 days before. Both are unbelievable franchises in terms of achievements. I am sure it will be a good game,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The square boundaries at Chepauk don\u2019t have much difference, as it's 72m on one side while being 75m on the other. The match also marks Ravichandran Ashwin\u2019s return to CSK set-up after nearly a decade.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, MS Dhoni (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Khaleel Ahmed<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Impact Substitutes: Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Naman Dhir, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, and Satyanarayana Raju<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Impact Substitutes: Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, Shaik Rasheed<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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