Mumbai Indians are batting first against Chennai Super Kings in the ongoing match number 44. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026Which is being played on Saturday, 02 May at the prestigious venue of MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk. A group of Rohit Sharma fans were hoping for the star batsman's return to the playing eleven ahead of this contest.
CSK vs MI: Toss Update
MI skipper Hardik Pandya called it fair on the coin toss and reiterated his decision, looking to set a target for the Chennai-based franchise. Both captains expressed their desire to win this important match as the race for the playoffs heats up.
CSK vs MI: Both teams made two changes; Rohit is still unfit
As it stands, Rohit Sharma He is still unfit and has not taken part in this game. As a result, MI started with Will Jacques and Ryan Rickelton for this game as well. He handed his debut to Raghu Sharma, while Krish Bhagat replaced left-arm fast bowler Ashwini Kumar in the starting eleven for the visiting team. CSK, on the other hand, also made some changes, bringing in Prashant Veer and Ramakrishna Ghosh in place of Akeal Hosein and Gurjapaneet Singh respectively.
CSK vs MI: What did the captains say?
Hardik Pandya, MI Captain,
We will bat first. Looks like a good track. The way we batted in the last match, we want to give our batsmen another chance to score runs. We have to play our best cricket and see what happens. The mood has been good, it has been challenging. We have to fight. It's also about playing for pride. Overall play good cricket. In 40 overs, we lost the game in 2-3 overs which were big moments. We have a debutant – leggy (Raghu Sharma) plays his first game and Krish comes back for Ashwini.
Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK captain,
We wanted to bat first. The wicket looks good, a little hard, not much change. Tough track to bat on in the last game. Everyone is where they are in terms of confidence. Stick to the process, do the process right and the results will come. (Ramakrishna) Ghosh has been taken in place of Gurjapaneet Singh and Prashant Veer has been taken in place of Akil Hosein.
CSK vs MI: Playing XI
Chennai Super Kings
Sanju Samson (wicketkeeper), Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dubey, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary.
Effect Options: Karthik Sharma, Akeal Hosein, Sarfaraz Kham, Matt Short, Gurjapneet Singh
Mumbai Indians
Will Jacques, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dheer, Tilak Verma, hardik pandya (Captain), Robin Minze, Trent Boult, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
Effect Options: Raj Bawa, Raghu Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Shardul Thakur, Ashwani Kumar
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