IPL 2021: CSK Bat First as Dhoni Wins Toss; Rohit & Hardik Unavailable for MI

The Quint
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Chennai Super Kings' MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first against Mumbai Indians.

Rohit Sharma is not available due to a fitness issue. Mumbai is led by Kieron Pollard. Anmolpreet Singh makes his debut in the IPL for Mumbai. Hardik Pandya is also not playing.

Faf du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Hazlewood and Moeen Ali are CSK's overseas players.

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<div class="paragraphs"><p>MS Dhoni before the match against CSK.</p></div>

MS Dhoni before the match against CSK.

Going into the match on 19 September, Chennai Super Kings are second on the IPL points table while Mumbai Indians are fourth with 10 and 8 points respectively.

CSK led by MS Dhoni had a bad campaign last time when IPL was played in UAE but will be hoping to do better this time.

Earlier in the tournament, CSK had lost against MI in a high scoring game in New Delhi. MI had won the game by 4 wickets.

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