Mumbai: Winning the toss MS Dhoni decided to bat first against KXIP. CSK lost their last match against Mumbai Indians whereas KXIP will be looking to dominate in the game.
MS Dhoni thinks it’s the best time to bat on it. He’s backing his players to go out there and back their skills. Ravi Ashwin would have also batted first and hoped the pitch doesn’t change much throughout. It’s an emotional day for him and he’s looking forward to playing back at Chennai.
Meanwhile, Faf du Plessis returns to the squad and Scott Kuggeleijn will make his debut for CSK.
Chennai Super Kings had played 4 matches won 3 out of that, on the other hand, Kings XI Punjab also played 4 matches and won 3.
Chennai Super Kings:
S Watson, A Rayudu, S Raina, F du Plessis, K Jadhav, MS Dhoni (wk), R Jadeja, S Kuggeleijn, D Chahar, H Singh, I Tahir
Kings XI Punjab:
L Rahul (wk), C Gayle, M Agarwal, D Miller, S Khan, M Singh, S Curran, R Ashwin, M Ashwin, A Tye, M Shami
