Eliminator of IPL 5: Mumbai Indians(MI) Vs (CSK)Chennai Super kings Match Preview
As Indian Premier League's (IPL5)is in knockout stage and KKR has already reached the Final and the first elimination match of the event will be between defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Champions League winner Mumbai Indians. The game is scheduled to be played on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
The defending champion’s must consider themselves lucky to be playing the play-offs as play off position have been awarded them as Deccan chargers played some unbelievable cricket in last two matches.t seemed like an impossible task as both RCB and RR had a stronger bench as compared to Chargers. However, lady luck was on Chennai’s side and Chargers, out of nowhere won both games.
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CSK skipper, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has urged his side to make the most of the chance that has come their way. He said, “We must not waste the second life given to us. We must execute our plans well because Mumbai will come hard at us.”
Mumbai Indians will go into the match as slight favourites, as they performed better than their Wednesday opponents during the league stages. Furthermore, the Indians have played at Bangalore
Batting has been a big issue for both sides. Super Kings bat deep down; however, the side has failed to impress in the tournament so far. For Mumbai Indians, opening has been the concern and the franchise is still searching for a batter to open alongside Sachin Tendulkar.
Harbhajan Singh, skipper MI, said, “We are still trying to figure out who is the best partner for (Sachin) Tendulkar. Gibbs has done well in a few innings
Both sides are loaded with match winners. For CSK, Dhoni, along with Albie Morkel, Darren Bravo and Suresh Raina will be the danger man. While for Mumbai Indians, Lasith Malinga, Tendulkar, Harbhajan and Rohit Sharma will hold the key. And Kieren pollard singly can change the direction of the match
The deck at M Chinnaswamy Stadium has fetched a lot of runs in the eight games played there this season; therefore another high scoring fixture is expected. The team winning the toss would like to field first as it gets easier to bat in the second innings.
Mumbai Indians (probable XI):
1 SR Tendulkar, 2 DR Smith/ H Gibbs, 3 RG Sharma, 4 KD Karthik, 5 JEC Franklin, 6 AT Rayudu, 7 KA Pollard, 8 Harbhajan Singh (captain), 9 SL Malinga, 10 RP Singh, 11 DS Kulkarni/Munaf Patel
Chennai Super Kings (probable XI):
1 M Vijay, 2 MEK Hussey, 3 SK Raina, 4 MS Dhoni (captain), 5 DJ Bravo, 6 RA Jadeja, 7 JA Morkel, 8 S Anirudha, 9 R Ashwin, 10 BW Hilfenhaus, 11 VY Mahesh
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