Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit Sharma, have won the toss and elected to bat first in the all-important IPL 2019 final against Chennai Super Kings in Hyderabad.
Mumbai and Chennai have previously played in three finals and Mumbai have come out on top two times. As far as this season is concerned, Mumbai have won all their three matches against CSK, including Qualifier 1 last week that helped them enter the final.
Both teams are playing for their fourth title.
Playing XI:
Chennai Super Kings Faf du Plessis, Shane Watson, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Harbhajan Singh, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Imran Tahir
Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma(c), Quinton de Kock(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Krunal Pandya, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Rahul Chahar, Mitchell McClenaghan, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga
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