IPL 2025: MI Win Toss & Opt To Bowl First Vs CSK, Check Playing 11s

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 38th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 on April 20 (Sunday) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Mumbai Indians have regained form in IPL 2025 with two back-to-back victories, including a dominant chase against Sunrisers Hyderabad. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings ended their five-match losing run with a victory over Lucknow Super Giants, powered by a classic MS Dhoni finish. Both teams will look to carry forward their momentum in their upcoming clash.

Here's a look at the playing 11s for the MI vs CSK IPL 2025 match.

MI vs CSK IPL 2025 Playing 11s

Mumbai Indians Playing 11: Ryan Rickelton(w), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar

Impact Players: Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Satyanarayana Raju, Robin Minz

Chennai Super Kings Playing 11: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Ayush Mhatre, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni(w/c), Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

Impact Player: Anshul Kamboj, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, Ravichandran Ashwin

Here's what MI captain Hardik Pandya and CSK captain MS Dhoni said at the MI vs CSK IPL 2025 match toss:

MS Dhoni: We were looking to bowl first. The main reason is because dew has already started to set in. We are the bottom most team in the table, looking too far ahead will not help us, take one game at a time and keep pushing. We have to play bold cricket but at the same time the batters have to realise what your strengths are, same with the bowlers - that's what we have been telling the departments. The fielding is one area where we haven't taken good catches, coming to the other two departments - we need partnerships while batting or bowling. We have one change - Ayush comes in for Tripathi.

Hardik Pandya: We are gonna bowl first. It looks like a very good wicket. Same wicket we played against RCB. That gives us a chance to look at the wicket, identify our plans. It has a good covering of grass and will be a good batting wicket. Just executing our plans and keep doing what's working for us. That's exciting, we have not played to our potential and gives us an opportunity every game to play to our potential. The man behind me everyone knows how exciting when he comes, CSK v MI is always exciting. Same team.

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