Mumbai Indians (MI) won the toss and put Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to bowl first in their crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 clash at the MA Chidambaram stadium on May 2.
What did the captains say at the toss?
MI captain Hardik Pandya, after winning the toss, said:
“We’re gonna bat first. Looks like a good track. The way we batted in the last game, we want to give another opportunity to our batters to score runs. We have to play our best cricket and see what happens. The mood has been good, it’s been challenging. We have to fight. It’s about playing for pride as well. Play good cricket overall. In 40 overs, we’ve lost game in 2-3 overs which were big moments. We have one debut – the leggie (Raghu Sharma) plays his first game and Krish comes back in for Ashwani.”
Meanwhile, CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, after losing the toss, said:
“We were looking to bat first. The wicket looks good, little bit on the direr side, won’t change much. A tough track to bat on, last game. Confidence-wise everyone is right up there. Stick to the process, do the process right and result will come. (Ramakrishna) Ghosh comes in for Gurjapneet Singh and Prashant Veer comes in for Akeal Hosein.”
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI):
Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary
CSK impact options – Kartik Sharma, Akeal Hosein, Sarfaraz Kham, Matt Short, Gurjapneet Singh
Mumbai Indians (Playing XI):
Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Naman Dhir, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Robin Minz, Trent Boult, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar
MI impact options – Raj Bawa, Raghu Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Shardul Thakur, Ashwani Kumar