The Indian Premier League [IPL] is set to kick off its eleventh edition with reigning champions—Mumbai Indians locking horns against two-time Indian Premier League winners, Chennai Super Kings.

The home team led by Rohit Sharma will look forward to retaining their pride by starting off with a win. Chennai, on the other hand, have finished a two-year exile and will be hungry for a successful campaign to make their marks back in the league.

Winning the toss at Wankhede, Chennai Super Kings have elected to bowl first. Mustafizur Rahman is expected to start for the hosts who have been sent to bat. 

 

Chennai Super Kings Squad (Playing XI): Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir, Mark Wood

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI): Evin Lewis, Ishan Kishan, Rohit Sharma, S Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Mccleneghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Mustafizur Rahman, Mayank Markande