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Mumbai: The two biggest teams of IPL, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings, will face each other on Thursday. Both these teams have won the trophy 5-5 times, hence their match is also called 'El Clasico of IPL'. However, the performance of both has been lackluster so far this season. Both have won only 2 out of 6 matches. In such a situation, this match is very important for both of them to get back on the winning track. But more than the match, the two biggest players of both the teams – M.S. There is discussion regarding the fitness of Dhoni and Rohit Sharma.

Both star players troubled by injury

Both Dhoni and Rohit are suffering from muscle strain problem. Dhoni has not played a single match this season. The good news is that he has joined the practice session with the team, which has increased his chances of playing. At the same time, Rohit Sharma is out of the last two matches. He did not even practice on Tuesday. Therefore, there is still suspense regarding his playing in the match.

Talking about the rest of the team, Mumbai Indians have returned after winning the last match after 4 consecutive defeats. The team's intention will be to maintain this winning streak. Tilak Verma and Quinton de Kock are in good form. At the same time, Chennai Super Kings had to face defeat in the last match after 2 consecutive wins. CSK will have to win this match at any cost, so that the pressure on the team does not increase.

Probable playing 11 of both the teams

Mumbai Indians: Quinton de Kock, Danish Malevar, Naman Dheer, Tilak Verma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (captain), Sherfane Rutherford, Kris Bharat, Mitchell Santner, Will Jacques, Jasprit Bumrah, Ashwani Kumar.

Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dubey, Dewald Brewis, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Spencer Johnson, Gurpanjit Singh.

Match start time: 7.30 pm