Mumbai Indians will play Chennai Super Kings in the opening game of IPL 2020 at the Sheikh Abu Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi on September 19.
IPL 2020 will begin in a blockbuster manner with four-time champions Mumbai Indians taking on Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Abu Zayed stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. IPL 2020 is finally taking place after a delay of six months due to the coronavirus pandemic and it will be a welcome relief for fans who have been starved of seeing their favorite Indian players in action. Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings played the final in IPL 2019 and it was Rohit Sharma’s side who got the better of MS Dhoni’s team with a thrilling one-run.
Both Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings are missing their key personnel. Suresh Raina and Harbhajan Singh have decided to skip the tournament due to personal reasons while Mumbai Indians will miss the services of Lasith Malinga due to his father’s illness.
Weather conditions
The weather in Abu Dhabi is sunny and hot. The maximum temperature will be 38 degrees while the minimum temperature will be on uncomfortable 29. The humidity will be 53 percent. There are no chances of rain and thus the game will be played without any interruptions.
Pitch report
The wicket will be hard but once the game progresses, it will be become a slow deck with plenty of assistance for the spinners. The initial pitches in the UAE will be good for the pacers but as the tournament progresses, the pitches could become slower and lower.
High and low scores
The highest score at the Sheikh Abu Zayed stadium has been 225 in a T20I between Afghanistan and Ireland. The lowest score is 87. The highest total that has been chased down is 163 and that was achieved by Hong Kong.
Probable Playing XIs
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan, Rahul Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Piyush Chawla, Imran Tahir, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur
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