Dream11 IPL 2020: MI VS CSK Dream11 Prediction: Live Score & Today Match Prediction for MI VS CSK, 1st Match

After waiting for so long, IPL 2020 is finally set to get underway from 19^th September 2020. Two finalists of the last edition, Mumbai Indians will square up against Chennai Super Kings in the first match. Both the teams squared up against each other in the final of 2019 IPL. The match went down to the wire. Shane Watson’s sensational knock went down in vain as Mumbai Indians won that game by 1 run.

Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are two of the most successful teams in IPL history. Mumbai Indians have won the titles 4 times, while CSK took the title home on three occasions. Ahead of the start of IPL 2020, both teams will go into the tournament as two of the favourites to win the title.  

Here’s a look at the previews of both the sides:

Mumbai Indians preview:

Mumbai Indians are the defending champions. They just know how to win against the big teams. Having won the last season, Rohit Sharma would want to start IPL 2020 on a winning note. However, they would be wary of CSK, who has a habit of starting the tournament on a high.

Ahead of the start of the tournament, they suffered a big blow as Lasith Malinga was ruled out of the tournament. In his absence, other overseas bowlers with the likes of Trent Boult, Nathan Coulter-Nile etc should come good this year.

Pollard’s sensational form in CPL 2020 is likely to help Mumbai Indians a lot this edition, while it will be interesting to see how Hardik Pandya’s fares this year. Three players such as Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya and Kieron Pollard will be the players to watch out for, as far as MI is concerned.   

Chennai Super Kings Preview:

Mumbai Indians is perhaps the only side against whom Chennai Super Kings struggle a lot. We have seen this over the years, especially in the knockouts. Perhaps, it won’t be easy for them to start the tournament with a win this year. Also, the absence of Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh would only add to their concerns.

Almost all the players in the first five of the batting line haven’t played international cricket for long. They will be making a comeback to the cricket ground after a long rest. Nobody could tell how they perform as we haven’t seen them for long.  

CSK VS MI: Match Details

Date: 19^th September 2020

Time: 7:30 PM

Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi

CSK VS MI: Live score and live streaming details 

All the matches of IPL 2020 will be broadcasted at Star Sports 1 and Star Sports 1 HD. The live streaming will be available on Disney + Hotstar.

CSK VS MI: Squads

Chennai Super Kings:

Shane Watson, Murali Vijay, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Dwayne Bravo, Faf du Plessis, Kedar Jadhav, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Imran Tahir, N Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Lungi Ngidi, Mitchell Santner, Monu Kumar, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore

Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Digvijay Deshmukh, Aditya Tare (wk), Saurabh Tiwary, Jasprit Bumrah, Krunal Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Chris Lynn, Hardik Pandya, Sherfane Rutherford, Anmolpreet Singh, Mohsin Khan, Mitchell McClenaghan, Prince Balwant Rai, Anukul Roy, Ishan Kishan, Dhawal Kulkarni, Trent Boult, Jayant Yadav, Suryakumar Yadav, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Pattinson

CSK VS MI: Predicted Eleven

CSK:

Shane Watson, Faf Du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c) (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Piyush Chawla Imran Tahir Shardul Thakur Deepak Chahar

MI: Quinton de Kock, Rohit Sharma, Chris Lynn, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult  

CSK VS MI: Match Prediction

Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings both have an outstanding record in IPL. It would be tough to predict a winner out of this encounter. In terms of balance of the squad this year, CSK could struggle against MI.

CSK VS MI: KEY PLAYERS 

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Dwayne Bravo and Shane Watson 

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Kieron Pollard and Hardik Pandya 

CSK VS MI: Dream11 Team

Wicket-Keeper:

1. Quinton De Kock
2. MS Dhoni (VC)

Batsmen:

3. Rohit Sharma (C)
4. Shane Watson
5. Suryakumar Yadav

All-rounders:

6. Dwayne Bravo
7. Hardik Pandya
8. R Jadeja

Bowlers:

9. Deepak Chahar
10. Jasprit Bumrah
11. Rahul Chahar