 The encounter between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings will certainly
be a clash of two titans in the Champions League T20. They will take on each other
at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, September 24 at 20:00 IST or 14:30 GMT.
Mumbai Indians team is now a lot weaker team due to a lot of injuries. They
will miss about eight injured players though they will have the opportunity
to have 5 foreign players to field instead of 4.
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This list includes key players like batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar
who has been in superlative form for Mumbai Indians for every season of IPL,
sensational batsman Rohit Sharma and clever bowler Munaf Patel.
So, Mumbai may not be the list of "hot favourites" in this season
of Champions League Twenty20 but no one can guarantee their fate because
they have batsmen like power hitter Andrew Symonds, youngster Ambati Raydu and
last but not the least Kieron Pollard who can demolish the bowlers coming at
lower order hitting boundaries and over boundaries brutally can make the difference
at any time.
When it comes to bowling then have a trump card for which each and every team
must envy. The name is Lasith Malinga, with his unusual action with great
speed and accuracy he is always the nightmare of the batsmen. He has been the
most successful bowler of IPL 4.
Spin wizard Harbhajan Singh is another lethal weapon for them. In this
known subcontinent track he will be trying to shine once again with his "doosra"
and he also have to take a lot of responsibilities in the absence of Tendulkar.
Chennai Super Kings are the defending champion of this tournament so; they
will be trying desperately to defend the title. But the main spot light will
be on their skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni as he been incredibly unsuccessful
and brought a lot of controversy against him for his some decisions in the recent
tour in England. However, his batting seems to have made up for it.
Their batting is powered by clean hitter Suresh Raina, Australian sensible
batsman Mike hussy who can score runs according to the need of the situation
and South African all rounder Albie Morkel. Their bowling will be mostly depending
on Australian Dough Bollinger and new sensation for Indian team spinner Ashwin.
Chennai Super Kings will go to field with full strength while Mumbai Indians
will be a bit like crippled side; it is a 50-50 chance for both of the teams.
Chennai Super Kings always start any tournament very slowly and with the passage
time they show their improvisation.
It will be a challenge for Mumbai Indians to participate in a tournament
without Sachin Tendulkar.
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