Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians: Predicted playing 11s and where to watch

Chennai Super Kings face Mumbai Indians in IPL's El Clásico on Saturday at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, but MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma are most likely to miss out. In the first match between the two sides earlier in IPL 2026, CSK had emerged victorious by 103 runs.

Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians will be aiming to take revenge, but they will have to do it without Rohit Sharma. Mumbai Indians head coach Mahela Jayawardene on Friday refused to confirm that Rohit will be playing against CSK, while Chennai batting coach Michael Hussey also kept the mystery guarded over Dhoni's availability.

Nonetheless, both CSK and MI are full of star players who would be hoping to make the most of the opportunity in one of the most-watched IPL games.

Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians players

Here's a look at probable playing 11s for both CSK and MI.

Chennai Super Kings predicted playing 11 and impact player: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Sarfaraz Khan/Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary/Ramakrishna Ghosh, Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad

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Mumbai Indians predicted playing 11 and impact player: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Hardik Pandya (c), Tilak Varma, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur/Krish Bhagat, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar

Where to watch Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians

The Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians cricket match will be live-streamed on the JioHotstar app and website and the live broadcast will be available on Star Sports TV channels. The match will be played from 7.30 PM IST on 2 May (Saturday).

CSK vs MI squads

Chennai Super Kings squad: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Urvil Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Veer, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Matthew Short, MS Dhoni, Matt Henry, Spencer Johnson, Zakary Foulkes, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Chahar, Akash Madhwal, Aman Khan.

Mumbai Indians squad: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Rawat, Raghu Sharma, Krish Bhagat, Raj Bawa, Rohit Sharma, Deepak Chahar, Quinton de Kock, Corbin Bosch, Keshav Maharaj, Sherfane Rutherford, Mayank Markande, Danish Malewar, Mohammed Salahuddin Izhar.