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Mumbai Indians are scheduled to take on Chennai Super Kings in the 33rd match of Indian Premier League 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium. Arguably the biggest rivalry in the league, the two teams are set to face each other at a crucial stage of the tournament and will be eager to climb up the points table. Both teams currently have 2 wins each under their belt and will view this game as vital in their campaign.

Mumbai Indians will look to carry on from their confidence-boosting victory over Gujarat Titans. Hardik Pandya-led Mumbai Indians seem to have found their feet in the tournament after a rather slow start to the season. Their batting appears to be settling and their bowling seems to have picked up form in recent games. This will be Mumbai Indians' fourth game at the Wankhede this season. High scoring games have been frequent here and Mumbai Indians will aim to continue the winning momentum, taking advantage of the home conditions.

Chennai Super Kings have had a rather disappointing run so far this season and will be under the pump to get the job done. Their captain, Ruturaj Gaikwad has not performed as well as expected with the bat and there have been quite a few injuries in the squad, which has also hampered them. After the exclusion of Ayush Mhatre from the squad, Urvil Patel is most likely to be given a chance. Whether MS Dhoni features in the starting XI for Chennai Super Kings is also a question. They will likely want to bat first in the game and put up a substantial score, as chasing high totals has not been easy for them at this venue in recent times.

At the toss, Mumbai have won and chose to bowl first. Mumbai Indians goes unchanged, while CSK has made a forced change and brought in Prashant Veer for Matt Short. It's for the first time since 2011 that MI vs CSK is being played without Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni.

Here's what the captains said at the toss:

Hardik Pandya:

Ruturaj Gaikwad:

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Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (c), Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Jasprit Bumrah, Krish Bhagat, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar

MI Impact subs: 

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary

CSK Impact subs: