IPL 2021: The second half will begin with the match between Chennai and Mumbai, the toss will be held at seven o’clock

Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians: Now just a few minutes are left for the start of the second half of IPL 2021. The first match of the second half of IPL 2021 will be played between five-time champion Mumbai Indians and three-time winner Chennai Super Kings. Chennai’s team will go into this match with the intention of avenging the loss in the first half. On the other hand, Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians will once again want to dust Chennai.

Both the teams have come face to face once in the first half of IPL 2021 played in India. Mumbai had won this match. In such a situation, Chennai would like to avenge the previous defeat.

Know what is the strength of both the teams

The strength of Mumbai Indians is their strong batting. The team has great international cricket batsmen like Rohit Sharma, Quinton de Kock, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Kieran Pollard and Hardik Pandya. On paper, the Mumbai team looks very strong. In the bowling department, the team also has world-class batsmen in the form of Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.

At the same time, the experience of captain MS Dhoni is the biggest strength of Chennai Super Kings. Apart from this, there are many experienced players in the team. Having the best spinners in the team and having many all-rounders is his biggest strength.

CSK vs MI Head to Head (Head to Head stats for Chennai and Mumbai)

In the head to head between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, Rohit Sharma’s team has the upper hand. In the history of IPL, both the teams have come face to face 31 times so far, out of which Mumbai has won 19 matches and Chennai has won only 12 matches.

Probable playing XI of Chennai- Robin Uthappa, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (captain and wicketkeeper), Dwayne Bravo, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar and Imran Tahir.

Mumbai’s Probable Playing XI- Quinton de Kock (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Kieran Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult.