Let's see. I made a bet in favor of MI. And surprisingly a majority from the Bitcointalk pool have opted for MI. Around 2 hours remain and till now there is no news of any of the players pulling out due to COVID 19 infection.
Rohit Sharma and Quinton de Kock will be opening for MI, and Trent Boult/Jasprit Bumrah are likely to open the bowling. For CSK, the middle-order looks strong, with the inclusion of Ravindra Jadeja and MS Dhoni. And indications are that Josh Hazlewood will be paying for CSK today, which will be a very big boost for them.
If CSK bats first, the big concern for the fans would be their ability to score quickly. Most of the players are 30 plus and many are 35 plus, and they don't have as many big hitters as MI.
My gut feeling says that the team which wins the toss will opt to field fist.
Both teams are good but MI usually starts their games with a loss and then start winning games so hoping they follow this trend today as well.
Fielding first is better as the ground doesn't look like a high-scoring one. I feel 170-180 runs can be made max.
@erikalui MI have posted a total of 162 runs, and CSK have already lost the wickets of Watson and Vijay which has made this match suddenly very interesting to watch. Also if CSK continues to lose few more quick wickets then theyll not be able to chase this target down, however if one or two partnerships can be formed till the 15th over then CSK will have an excellent chance of winning this game.