The final of the ongoing edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will witness two of the most illustrious teams going head to head for the title at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday. Both Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings have won the title three times each and will go for an unprecedented fourth at the home of the 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad. Also Read: MI vs CSK: Combined XI of Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings MI and CSK have met three times in IPL finals before with Chennai winning in 2010 and Mumbai coming out victorious in 2013 and 2015. Let’s take a look at the three finals more closely – 2010: Suresh Raina fires CSK to maiden title Players of Chennai Super Kings lift the IPL title in 2010. (Twitter Image) Batting first, Chennai posted a fighting total of 168/5 in 20 overs. Suresh Raina was the top-scorer for CSK as he struck a 35-ball 57, including three fours and sixes each. Sri Lanka pacer Dilhara Fernando was the pick of the bowlers for Mumbai as he ended with outstanding figures of 2/23 in four overs. Chasing the target, MI got off to the worst start possible as Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed for a duck. Sachin Tendulkar (48) held the innings from one end but wickets kept falling on the other as MI innings folded at 146/9 and they lost the match by 22 runs. Also Read: Anil Kumble picks his best XI for the season, big name misses out Shadab Jakati scalped two wickets for CSK while Doug Bollinger, Albie Morkel, Muttiah Muralitharan and Suresh Raina scalped one wicket each to fire them to their first IPL glory. 2013: Kieron Pollard ends MI’s title drought Players of Mumbai Indians celebrate after winning IPL title in 2013. (Facebook Image) Mumbai Indians had to wait three years for their revenge but it was worth the wait in the 2013 edition of the IPL. Batting first, MI top-order crumbled and they were struggling at 16/3 at one point. Dinesh Karthik (21) and Ambati Rayudu (37) steadied the Mumbai ship but Kieron Pollard’s onslaught helped them to a fighting total. Pollard slammed 60 off 32 deliveries to fire MI to 148/9 in 20 overs. Dwayne Bravo was chief architect of MI’s low score as he scalped four wickets for 42. Also Read: Virender Sehwag picks his best XI for IPL 2019, India stalwarts excluded CSK’s chase was marred by early wickets as they lost the wickets of Michael Hussey, Suresh Raina and Subramaniam Badrinath for just three runs on board. MS Dhoni played a gem of an innings but his 45-ball 63* went in vain as MI won the match by 23 runs. Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson and Harbhajan Singh scalped two wickets each to star in Mumbai’s emphatic title victory. 2015: Rohit Sharma leads Mumbai to second title Players of Mumbai Indians celebrate after beating Chennai Super Kings in 2015 IPL Final ((Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times)) Mumbai Indians won their second title by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final for the second time in three years. Batting first, Mumbai posted a commanding total of 202/5 in 20 overs, courtesy of half-centuries from Lendl Simmons and Rohit Sharma. While Simmons gave the team a perfect start with 68 off 45 deliveries, Rohit’s onslaught (50 off 26) powered them over the magical 200-run mark. Kieron Pollard (36) and Ambati Rayudu (36) provided handy contributions in the death overs as well. Also Read: ‘Attitude and all that’ - Rohit recounts first encounter with Mumbai teammate Yuvraj Chasing the mammoth target, Chennai kept losing wickets at regular intervals and no one apart from Dwayne Smith (57) resisted the in-form MI bowlers. The second highest score of the innings was by Suresh Raina who score 28 as CSK eventually folded out for 161/8 in 20 overs. Mitchell McClenaghan was the pick of the MI bowlers as he ended the match with scintillating figures of 3/25 while Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh scalped two wickets each as Mumbai won their second IPL title in stunning style.<doc-sep>Highlights of tonight's Indian Premier League final between the Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians from Hyderabad. What a night of cricket that was. In the end, Mumbai edged past Chennai to clinch the IPL 2019 title. That would be all from our side. I am starving... need to go grab a bite. You guys have a great night. Thanks for joining us tonight. This is Ayan Acharya signing off. Adios MI vs CSK: Malinga starts off with a yorker. Watto gets a single. Eight off five. Watto gets a two. Five off three. Oh Dear! Watson is run-out with four off two balls. TWO OFF ONE BALL. Malinga vs Thakur. Malinga gets Thakur out lbw. What a finish. What a finish to a pulsating contest. Dear Lord! Record title nO. 4 for Mumbai. MI vs CSK: Bumrah to bowl out. Make or break over. Bumrah, you beauty, gets rid of Bravo. In comes Ravindra Jadeja. Jaddu gets off the mark with a quick brace, and another couple makes it 13 off 7. Nine off six required. A costly lapse in attention from de Kock gives CSK four byes. MI vs CSK: Bravo dismisses a near-yorker for a fabulous six. Watson brings up a second fifty in as many games with two back-to-back fours. And another four and a single to end the over. 20 off it. Bumrah is back for his third. DROPPED! Watson has been dropped for the third time this innings! Just four off the over. Chennai needs 38 runs in 18 balls. Krunal to bowl the 18th over. Watson, you beauty. He launches Krunal over deep extra cover for six before going straight down the ground for another maximum. Three in three. WHAT A HIT! Watson is running away with the match. 20 off the over. CSK 131/4 after 18 overs. MI vs CSK: Hardik Pandya into the attack. MS Dhoni is run out. HUGE MOMENT in the match. Ishan Kishan catches Dhoni JUST short of the crease and Chennai have lost their talismanic skipper. Only three off the over and a huge wicket of MS. Dwayne Bravo is the new man in. Rahul to bowl out. Rahul drops Watson: second life. Just three off the over. McClenaghan is back. Three from the over. CSK 88/4 after 15 overs. MI vs CSK: Rahul Chahar traps Raina in front. He reviews but replays show the ball hitting the stumps. Rayudu is the new man in. Two runs and a wicket off the over. Bumrah is back for his second. Mumbai applying pressure on Chennai. Can Watson continue in the same vein? Rayudu is caught behind, and Bumrah strikes. Chahar and Bumrah strikes in two overs has brought Mumbai back into the game. All eyes on Dhoni now as he joins Watson in the middle. Rahul to continue. Watto ruins an excellent over with a four off the last ball. Six off it. CSK 79/3 after 12 overs. Chennai needs 71 runs in 48 balls. MI vs CSK: McClenaghan back into the attack. Two singles to start the over, and a wide. Nothing going MI's way, at the moment: the latter being the operative phrase. Raina has been given out caught behind but he reviews and survives! Good call, that. Raina gets a single and gets off strike. Four off the over. Rahul Chahar has been introduced into the attack. Watto misses out on a short ball. Just three off the over. McClenaghan is back for his third. Watson seems to be in the zone tonight; hits a half volley down the ground for four. Watson has been dropped; Malinga the culprit. 10 off the over. CSK 70/1 after 9 overs. MI vs CSK: Krunal to continue. TAKE THAT! Du Plessis hits one over the long-on fence for his first six of the night, and follows it up with a fierce cut for four. Krunal gets Du Plessis; he is stumped. Big wicket. 14 runs and a wicket off it. Bumrah into the attack. Raina is the new man in. Five off the over so far. A dot to end the over. Malinga to continue. Watto gets a boundary, was in the air for a while but he's safe. He goes one better... errr two better this time with a six. Runs coming thick and fast off Malinga. He brings up the team fifty with yet another strike to the third-man boundary for four. 15 off the over. CSK 53/1 after 6 overs. MI vs CSK: Shot. Du Plessis gets off the mark with a glorious cover drive. He gets off strike with a single next ball. Watson takes a brace to end the over. Seven coming off it. Krunal Pandya to share the new ball. Watto gets into the act, scythes one through the covers for four. Five coming from it. Malinga into the attack. Du Plessis gets a single. Good over from Slinga Malinga so far. Watson hares towards the end for a risky single, and nearly gets run out. Five runs (Total); Four overthrows... CSK 19/0 after 3 overs. Out come Faf Du Plessis and Shane Watson. Will it be a walk in the park or will Mumbai pose a real change? McClenaghan to start with the new ball. ======================================= MI vs CSK: Bravo to bowl out. Pollard turns down a single off the first ball. He's farming the strike and understandably so. Drama in the middle. Pollard is unhappy with an umpire's call and makes his dissent known. Umpires have a chat and all's fine. McClenaghan is run out next ball, Pollard retains strike and carves one through the covers for four, and follows it up with another four. Chennai needs 150 to win and lift a record fourth IPL title. MI vs CSK: Chahar to bowl out. Hardik smashes a short ball for four. GONE! Hardik's been given out lbw, and it's Chahar who gets the marauder out. Hardik has reviewed but replays show the ball hitting the stumps. That's OUT! And another one bites the dust; this time it's Deepak's cousin Rahul, who has holed out and Mumbai are seven down. McClenaghan joins Pollard.<doc-sep>MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma's Mumbai Indians, two most successful teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), will fight for supremacy in the final to be played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday. Mumbai Indians, who outplayed Chennai Super Kings in the first qualifier, will go into IPL 2019 final as favourites. Chennai Super Kings, who will be locking horns with Mumbai Indians for the fourth time in the ongoing IPL, are yet to beat their familiar foes this season. Mumbai Indians can certainly take confidence out of the fact that they have won three out of the four finals they have been part of, including the two against CSK, in 2013 and 2015. Whatever the outcome may be, the final in Hyderabad will add another memorable chapter to this long-time rivalry. Going into the Qualifier 2, the lack of runs from Shane Watson's bat was a concern but he regained his touch with a 32-ball 50 against Delhi Capitals. Mumbai, on the other hand, will be well rested following a four-day break and backing themselves for a fourth win over Dhoni's side this season and fourth IPL title. When is the MI vs CSK IPL 2019 Final match? The MI vs CSK IPL 2019 Final match will be played on May 12, 2019 (Sunday). Where will the MI vs CSK IPL 2019 Final match be played? The MI vs CSK IPL 2019 Final match will be played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. What time does the MI vs CSK IPL 2019 Final match begin? The MI vs CSK IPL 2019 Final match will begin at 07:30 PM IST. Which TV channels will broadcast the MI vs CSK IPL 2019 Final match? The MI vs CSK IPL 2019 Final match will be telecast on the Star Sports Network. How do I watch live streaming of the MI vs CSK IPL 2019 Final match? Promoted The live streaming of the MI vs CSK IPL 2019 Final match will be available on Hotstar. You can also catch the live updates on sports.ndtv.com. (All telecast and streaming timings are as per the information received from the host broadcasters.)<doc-sep>The wait for one of the biggest events is almost over and the grand finale of the IPL 2019 will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians tomorrow at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The El Clasico of the IPL is probably the best rivalry for a grand IPL final. The rivalry between both the teams is always top notch as CSK and MI are the most successful teams of the IPL. Both the teams will try their best to win the IPL trophy for the fourth time. Mumbai Indians have the most balanced squad in this IPL and are favourites to lift the IPL trophy for the fourth time. On the other hand, the Chennai Super Kings have managed to reach IPL final for the eighth time with a seemingly underperforming batting line-up. One brave call that the team management of the Mumbai Indians can take for tomorrow's game is to bring Yuvraj Singh into the playing XI as a replacement for Ishan Kishan. There are a lot factors that favour the inclusion of Yuvraj into playing XI of the Mumbai Indians. One reason that favours Yuvraj is the experience of big games, which Ishan Kishan lacks. Yuvraj has a decent experience of such games. He was awarded the Player of the Tournament in the ICC World Cup 2011, which shows that he is very much capable of performing in big events. His statistics this season also suggest that he should be preferred to Kishan. Yuvraj has scored 98 runs with decent strike rate of 130.67 in the 4 matches that he was given an opportunity to play in. On the other hand, the young Kishan has managed to score only 78 runs with a poor strike rate of 105 in 6 matches. The latter had strike rate of less than 100 in 3 matches this year, while the lowest strike rate of Yuvraj in an innings this year has been about 130. Thus, all these factors favour Yuvraj and playing him in a big match like the IPL final would be a wise move.<doc-sep>
IPL 2019, Final – MI vs CSK: Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Tips – Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Update Shane Watson and Pollard could be the match-winners for their respective teams on the day. Eight teams fought neck and neck in 59 matches over the last month or so and deservedly, the Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are playing the final in Hyderabad. Both the teams topped the points table after the league stage and will be playing against each other in the final for the fourth time in 12 seasons. Fittingly, the three-time champions are facing off and if this season is concerned, MI lead the rivalry 3-0 and have completely dominated this El-Classico. Having said that, CSK are the defending champions and are playing their eighth IPL final and have more experience in their line-up. On the other hand, Mumbai possesses a perfect blend of youth and experience and each player can turn the game on its head on any given day. If the team combinations are considered, the Rohit Sharma-led side might ponder over bringing in Mitchell McClenaghan for Jayant Yadav who came into the equation as Chepauk surface was a turner. If the Hyderabad pitch is slow, then only the off-spinner gets another chance else he is likely to make way for the Kiwi pacer. The Men in Yellow are struggling with the sixth bowling option. Shardul Thakur bowled only a solitary over the other day and conceded 13 runs. Mohit Sharma might come in for him if MS Dhoni wants more control with the ball. Match Details The Final of the IPL between MI and CSK will be hosted by the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. The match starts at 07:30 PM local time (14:00 GMT). The game will be live on Star Sports in India. (Live streaming on Hotstar). Weather Conditions The weather in Hyderabad will cool down in the evening and the temperature will hover around 30-32 degrees Celsius. There is no chance of rain ruining the encounter whatsoever. Dew is expected to play its role. Last five completed T20 matches: (Most recent- first) Mumbai Indians – W, W, W, L, W Chennai Super Kings – W, L, L, W, L Pitch Condition/Report: The Hyderabad surface was slow for the latter half of SRH’s home matches. However, with this encounter being the final, the curator might dish out a flat track and produce a high-scoring game. Average first innings score – 175 (Last seven matches at the venue) Record of the chasing teams: Won – 3; Lost – 4 Probable Playing XI: Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma (C), Quinton de Kock (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Kieron Pollard, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell McClenaghan/Jayant Yadav, Rahul Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Lasith Malinga. Bench: Yuvraj Singh, Siddhesh Lad, Ben Cutting, Evin Lewis, Anmolpreet Singh, Pankaj Jaiswal, Aditya Tare, Anukul Roy, Jayant Yadav/Mitchell McClenaghan, Rasikh Salam, Beuran Hendricks, Barinder Sran. Chennai Super Kings Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni (C & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir, Shardul Thakur/Mohit Sharma. Bench: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Scott Kuggelejin, Mitchell Santner, Monu Kumar, Narayan Jagadeesan, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur/Mohit Sharma, KM Asif. Team News: Kedar Jadhav has been ruled out of the tournament. Power Picks: Lasith Malinga vs CSK: Matches: 20 Wickets: 30 Average: 18.03 Economy: 6.98 Strike-Rate: 15.5 Captain and Vice-Captain Selection: Captain Options: Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav Vice-Captain Options: Quinton de Kock, MS Dhoni, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya Suggested Playing XI No.1 for Head to Head/ Small Leagues: WicketKeeper – Quinton de Kock Batsmen – Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Suresh Raina, Faf du Plessis (C) All-Rounders – Hardik Pandya (VC), Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja Bowlers – Rahul Chahar, Deepak Chahar, Imran Tahir. Suggested Playing XI No.2 for Grand/ Mega Leagues: WicketKeeper – MS Dhoni Batsmen – Rohit Sharma, Shane Watson (C), Faf du Plessis All-Rounders – Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya (VC), Dwayne Bravo Bowlers – Lasith Malinga, Rahul Chahar, Harbhajan Singh, Imran Tahir. Expert Advice: Shane Watson is a big match player and he could be dangerous on the final day. Kieron Pollard can be picked as he thrives in such matches and loves to perform. Probable Winners: MI has a 3-0 lead over CSK this season and they are the favourites. But the defending champions won’t make it easy for them. *Disclaimer: This team is based on the understanding, analysis, and instinct of the author.