IPL 2021: MS Dhoni wins toss, opts to bat first; no Rohit for MI, Hazlewood in for CSK

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat first against Mumbai Indians in Match No 30 of IPL 2021 in Dubai. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that it looked like a good wicket and setting a target was a better option. CSK made just one change from their previous line-up bringing in Australian seamer Josh Hazlewood in place of all-rounder Sam Curran.

Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, had one visible change as Kieron Pollard walked out for the toss in place of Rohit Sharma, while all-rounder Hardik Pandya also missed out. Pollard reckoned that he wasn't sure what to do, so he was happy that he lost the toss.

MI brought in Anmolpreet Singh and Saurabh Tiwary in place of Rohit and Hardik as their only two changes in the line-up.

Playing XIs

Chennai Super Kings: Faf du Plessis, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Josh Hazlewood, Deepak Chahar

Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock (wk), Anmolpreet Singh, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard(c), Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Adam Milne, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult

A look at the Playing XI for #CSKvMI

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