The two teams will yet again be without their former captains who defined IPL's 'El Clasico' - MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma
| PLAYER | ROLE |
|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (c) | Batter |
| Aman Khan | Allrounder |
| Dewald Brevis | Middle-order batter |
| Rahul Chahar | Bowler |
| MS Dhoni † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Shivam Dube | Allrounder |
| Zak Foulkes | Allrounder |
| Ramakrishna Ghosh | Bowling allrounder |
| Shreyas Gopal | Bowler |
| Gurjapneet Singh | Bowler |
| Matt Henry | Bowler |
| Akeal Hosein | Bowler |
| Spencer Johnson | Bowler |
| Anshul Kamboj | Bowling allrounder |
| Kartik Sharma † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Middle-order batter |
| Akash Madhwal | Bowler |
| Mukesh Choudhary | Bowler |
| Noor Ahmad | Bowler |
| Jamie Overton | Bowling allrounder |
| Urvil Patel † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Sanju Samson † | Wicketkeeper batter |
| Matthew Short | Batting allrounder |
| Prashant Veer | Bowling allrounder |
| LAST FIVE MATCHES | DATE | SERIES/TOURNAMENT | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSKCSK |  | 207/6 | beat | 104 |  | MIMI | 23/04/26 | Indian Premier League |
| CSKCSK | | 176/5 | lost to | 177/1 | | MIMI | 20/04/25 | Indian Premier League |
| CSKCSK | | 158/6 | beat | 155/9 | | MIMI | 23/03/25 | Indian Premier League |
| CSKCSK | | 206/4 | beat | 186/6 | | MIMI | 14/04/24 | Indian Premier League |
| CSKCSK | | 140/4 | beat | 139/8 | | MIMI | 06/05/23 | Indian Premier League |
Every year, the question that comes up during the IPL is whether Dhoni will be able to play the next one. This year, it's whether he'll be able to play this one
The two teams will yet again be without their former captains who defined IPL's 'El Clasico' - MS Dhoni and Rohit Sharma
"We just keep on pushing. I mean, that's what has worked for them for many years, that's where the success comes. Sometimes it will not have the results that they want."
