Indian T20 League 2019, Mumbai vs Chennai: 11wickets Fantasy Cricket Guru – Team News & Playing XI

Finally the group stage for the 12th season of Indian T20 League is over with Mumbai beating Kolkata in the last game.

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During the playoffs round tomorrow, Chennai will take on Mumbai at their home ground, M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The 57th match will be played on 7th May at 7:30 PM IST. Mumbai is holding the 1st place for the moment in the points table while Chennai is at the second spot.

Mumbai has won their last two matches, where one is against Hyderabad & the last one is Kolkata. Chennai has won their second last match against Delhi but has been beaten by Punjab in their last one. Look on at the statistics which can help you to pick your playing XI cricket team.

Pitch and Conditions:

In recent years, MA Chidambaram Stadium at Chepauk in Chennai has turned into a contrasting pitch. It has been noted for its distinct pitch characteristics with that extra zip and bounce off the wicket. The wickets are readily spin-friendly. On the other hand, winning toss and batting first also brings fruitful outcome for a team. To be precise, batsmen will like the ball coming on their bat and the bowlers can make use of the bounce in the pitch.

Team News

Mumbai –

Mumbai is going to meet Chennai at Chennai’s home ground in the Qualifier 1 of the Indian T20 League 12th season. Mumbai has been able to keep a good track record winning 3 matches out of the last 5. They will be looking to guarantee a place the final match and be the Indian T20 League champion for the 4th time. For now, they are leading the points table with Net Run Rate (NRR) of +0.421. Mumbai hasn’t lost a game in MA Chidambaram Stadium since 2011.

Players to choose from

Rohit Sharma (C), Jason Behrendorff, Anmolpreet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Quinton de Kock (W), Ben Cutting, Alzarri Joseph, Beuran Hendricks, Pankaj Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan, Evin Lewis, Siddhesh Lad, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell McClenaghan, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Markande, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Salam, Aditya Tare, Barinder Sran, Suryakumar Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Yuvraj Singh

Chennai –

Chennai will take on Mumbai tomorrow at their home ground and that is the first positive point for them to reach the finale directly. The three times Indian T20 League champion and also the last year winner is looking forward for tomorrow’s match. Chennai has started well this season but also lost some of their track in their middle of the group stages. Out of the last 5 matches, they have won 2 but still have managed to reach the second spot in the points table. Their NRR is +0.131.

Players to choose from

MS Dhoni (C) (wk), Sam Billings, KM Asif, Dwayne Bravo, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Faf du Plessis, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Narayan Jagadeesan, Kedar Jadhav, Monu Kumar, Scott Kuggeleijn, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Karn Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Dhruv Shorey, Mohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, Shardul Thakur, David Willey, Shane Watson

Previous Playing Records

Both the teams have played 26 matches together in the earlier matches, out of which Mumbai succeeded in winning 15 games while Chennai have won 11. Tomorrow is the third encounter between the two during this season. During both the earlier encounters this season, Mumbai has thrashed Chennai. Out of the last 5 matches, Mumbai has succeeded in 4 against Chennai.

Mumbai – Players to Watch

Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya

Chennai – Players to Watch

MS Dhoni and Imran Tahir

Suggested Playing XI

Wicket Keeper – MS Dhoni

Batsmen – Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Kieron Pollard, Rohit Sharma

All-Rounders – Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Hardik Pandya

Bowlers – Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Jasprit Bumrah

Captain – MS Dhoni

Vice-Captain – Hardik Pandya

12th Man – Krunal Pandya

Our match Preview:

– Chennai had been brilliant this season of Indian T20 League

– The bowling squad of Chennai is much stronger as compared to Mumbai

– Mumbai have the amazingly performing batting line-up in their side

– Chennai will also have the benefits of home crowd and ground

Now select your back up player by choosing the 12th man at 11Wickets.com, and watch him kicking in your fantasy team in case anyone from your playing 11 is not playing.

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