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File photo: Opposition captains in the final © AFP
Unchanged Mumbai Indians chose to bat against unchanged Chennai Super Kings in the final, but the big news was that Eden Gardens looked almost full despite all the controversies surrounding the IPL.
Mumbai's continuing with the same XI meant Sachin Tendulkar was still not fit. Aditya Tare has been opening in his absence. It also meant Pragyan Ojha had recovered after injuring himself in the field two nights before the final.
The last time these two teams played an IPL final, the tournament was going through another big controversy, surrounding Lalit Modi. Super Kings won the final that night, and have won one more since. Mumbai Indians were still looking for a first IPL title.
Mumbai Indians 1 Aditya Tare, 2 Dwayne Smith, 3 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 4 Rohit Sharma (capt), 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Ambati Rayudu, 7 Harbhajan Singh, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Rishi Dhawan, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Pragyan Ojha.
Chennai Super Kings 1 M Vijay, 2 Michael Hussey, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 5 S Badrinath, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Dwayne Bravo, 8 Albie Morkel, 9 Chris Morris, 10 R Ashwin, 11 Mohit Sharma.
File photo: Opposition captains in the final © AFP
Unchanged Mumbai Indians chose to bat against unchanged Chennai Super Kings in the final, but the big news was that Eden Gardens looked almost full despite all the controversies surrounding the IPL.
Mumbai's continuing with the same XI meant Sachin Tendulkar was still not fit. Aditya Tare has been opening in his absence. It also meant Pragyan Ojha had recovered after injuring himself in the field two nights before the final.
The last time these two teams played an IPL final, the tournament was going through another big controversy, surrounding Lalit Modi. Super Kings won the final that night, and have won one more since. Mumbai Indians were still looking for a first IPL title.
Mumbai Indians 1 Aditya Tare, 2 Dwayne Smith, 3 Dinesh Karthik (wk), 4 Rohit Sharma (capt), 5 Kieron Pollard, 6 Ambati Rayudu, 7 Harbhajan Singh, 8 Mitchell Johnson, 9 Rishi Dhawan, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Pragyan Ojha.
Chennai Super Kings 1 M Vijay, 2 Michael Hussey, 3 Suresh Raina, 4 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 5 S Badrinath, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Dwayne Bravo, 8 Albie Morkel, 9 Chris Morris, 10 R Ashwin, 11 Mohit Sharma.