It is that time of the tournament yet again as arch-rivals Mumbai Indians take on Chennai Super Kings in a not so crucial match as we all know Chennai Super Kings won’t qualify for the playoffs whereas Mumbai Indians is surely going to be one of the top two sides in this edition of the cash-rich league. The last time the two teams faced each other, it was in the opening match of this season where Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians starting the tournament in magnificent fashion.
But as the tournament progressed, Chennai Super Kings’ performance deteriorated instead of improving after every game. It has reached to such extent where Chennai Super Kings for the first time in 10 years won’t be qualifying for the IPL 2020 playoffs.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians have by far looked one of the teams to have all their bases covered. Whether its batting or bowling the Mumbai Indians side possess some serious backups for their first XI which is Mumbai Indians is one of the favourites to win this season.
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With Chennai Super Kings having nothing to lose here, as MS Dhoni mentioned they will look to try out their bench strength in the matches to come. Which is why to let’s take a look at the five key players to watch out for between the two sides.
Let’s take a look at the top 5 key players we should watch out for when Mumbai Indians lock horns with Chennai Super Kings:
1. Imran Tahir
The Leg spinner from South Africa has been an unlucky player so far in this season as he’s failed to play a single game in this season. Imran Tahir was the highest wicket in the 2019 season of the Indian Premier League but with the type of combination, Chennai Super Kings have been following this season they haven’t been able to give the veteran from South Africa a go.
With the playoff hopes of Chennai Super Kings on the decline, let’s just hope to see Imran Tahir back in action for the Whistle Podu franchise.
2. Trent Boult
The New Zealand pacer brings in the pace with Nathan Coulter-Nile and Indian Yorker specialist, Jasprit Bumrah, making Mumbai Indian’s pace bowling extremely strong.
He is the leading wicket-taker for Mumbai Indians and one of the strong Purple-Cap contenders for the tournament as well. Up till now, has 12 Wickets in 8 matches so far this tournament. He definitely is an exciting bowler to watch out for.
3. Josh Hazlewood
The Australian Fast Bowler is considered to be one of the best fast bowlers in World cricket. Though Australia have not been utilizing the fast bowler in limited-overs cricket, the Chennai Super Kings franchise saw the spark in the tall fast bowler.
Despite having played just two matches this season, Josh could go on to prove a lethal weapon for the Chennai Super Kings franchise in the near future.
4. Jasprit Bumrah
The leader of the pace bowling attack of Mumbai Indians had a patchy start to the 2020 IPL season. But ever since he started opening the bowling for Mumbai Indians in the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Sharjah, Bumrah has looked in good mojo and expected to continue the same form going ahead in the season.
If Rohit Sharma keeps making the fast bowler open the bowling in the powerplay, we shall expect more wickets from the yorker king of India. If Mumbai Indians were to go on to win this season, Bumrah will have to play a major role for it.
5. Quinton de Kock
Another player who has looked in good touch this season after having a few bad games, Quinton de Kock has gone to score heavily for the side this season. Opening the batting alongside Rohit Sharma, Quinton has managed to get Mumbai Indians those required explosive starts in the powerplay.
The newly appointed Proteas skipper had a rough time opening the batting for the Mumbai Indians earlier in this tournament but ever since that match against Sunrisers Hyderabad he’s looked in good shape and is expected to score a lot of runs going forward in this tournament