The first of the Playoff matches of Pepsi IPL 2015 – Qualifier 1, the winner of which will get a direct passage to the Final - will feature the Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians.As you know that these two teams have played before 5 times and the record is still in CSK's favour. (4-1).CSK have been a consistent side over the years and have made it to the last-four stage every single season. Therefore it was no surprise when the MS Dhoni-led team became the first team to book a berth in the Playoffs this season too. In this year,the Mumbai Indians season has been great where they won seven of their last eight matches to finish the league season in commanding fashion and finish second in the standings.
The Match Time and place ------
When
19 May 2015, 8p.m. IST
Where
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Head To Head
They Have played each others 22 times with each side securing 11 wins apiece.In IPL 2015, too,they are squared on 1-1 with neither team winning their home game. The spotlight is on --
MI- Lendle Simmons
CSK- Michel Hussey
Cause this 2 batsman are the hhighest run scorer for their team..
Team Squad --
Mumbai Indians(Probabale) : : : 1 Lendl Simmons 2 Parthiv Patel (wk) 3 Rohit Sharma (capt) 4 Ambati Rayudu 5 Kieron Pollard 6 Hardik Pandya 7 Harbhajan Singh 8 J Suchith 9 Mitchell McClenaghan 10 Vinay Kumar 11 Lasith Malinga
With McCullum leaving for England on international duty, Hussey is the obvious choice to replace him.
Chennai Super Kings (probable): 1 Dwayne Smith 2 Michael Hussey 3 Suresh Raina 4 Faf du Plessis 5 MS Dhoni (capt & wk) 6 Pawan Negi 7 Dwayne Bravo 8 Ravindra Jadeja 9 R Ashwin 10 Ashish Nehra 11 Mohit Sharma/Ishwar Pa
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