The most successful captain in all formats of Indian cricket, MS Dhoni is set to make a history once again. The first march of DLF IPL 2012 will be played today at the M A Chidambaram stadium today.
Two times winning team, Chennai Super Kings is all set to face Mumbai Indians today. The match will come live on Set Max.
The teams are equally strong, Chennai Super Kings are two season winners of IPL, on the other side, Mumbai Indians are winner of Champions League Twenty20.
Players to Watch:
Chennai Super Kings:
Captain cool, MS Dhoni will be the key player to watch, his performance in the last ODIs was outstanding and we hope good show from him. Suresh Raina, S Badrinath and M Vijay are the other players to watch. All-rounde Ravindra Jadeja will be interesting to watch.
Mumbai India:
Master balster Sachin Tendulkar, after completing his 100 hundred in international cricket, Sachin will once again play like a 16-year-old boy. He is the true lover of cricket. Newly named captain Harbhajan Singh will be key today; his bowling will be helpful for his team. Other players to watch will be Lasith Malinga, Herschelle Gibbs, Rohit Sharma and pitch-hitter Kieron Pollard.
Winning toss will be vital in today’s match.
Teams likely for today’s match:
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings (from): Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt), Abhinav Mukund, Ganapathi Vignesh, Joginder Sharma, Kuthethur Vasudevadas, Murali Vijay, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Shadab Jakati, Srikkanth Anirudha, Subramaniam Badrinath, Sudeep Tyagi, Suresh Raina, Vijaykumar Yo Mahesh, Wriddhiman Saha, Albie Morkel, Ben Hilfenhaus, Doug Bollinger, Dwayne Bravo, Francois Du Plessis, George Bailey, Michael Hussey, Nuwan Kulasekara, Scott Styris, Suraj Randiv.
Mumbai Indians (from): Harbhajan Singh (capt), Sachin Tendulkar, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Aditya Tare, Ambati Rayudu, Dhawal Kulkarni, Dinesh Karthik, Munaf Patel, Pawan Suyal, Pragyan Ojha, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Sushant Marathe, Tirumalasetti Suman, Yuzvendra Singh Chahal, Rudra Pratap Singh, Aiden Blizzard, Clint McKay, Davy Jacobs, James Franklin, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Herschelle Gibbs, Mitchell Johnson, Robin Peterson, Thisara Perera, Amitoze Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Rahul Shukla, Sujit Nayak, Apporv Wankhade, Jaydev Shah, Richard Levi.