IPL 2025: Hardik, Bumrah out! Surya will captain; This will be MI's probable playing 11 for the match against CSK.

Posted on 20th Mar 2025 by rohit kumar

IPL 2025 will start two days later, on March 22. The five-time IPL champion Mumbai Indians will be eyeing a strong comeback after last season's disappointment.

 

Mumbai Indians will start their campaign by playing a match against CSK. The first match of Mumbai Indians is to be held on March 23. In this match, Mumbai Indians can take the field without two of its key players.

 

Mumbai Indians have officially announced that Suryakumar Yadav will captain the team for the first match against CSK. What will be the probable playing eleven of Mumbai Indians?

 

Mumbai Indians' probable playing 11 against CSK

 

Mumbai Indians (Mumbai Indians Predicted Playing XI Vs CSK) will play their first match in IPL 2025 against CSK on March 23. Star all-rounder Hardik Pandya will not be seen playing in this match, as he was banned for one match last season due to slow overrate.

 

Now he will not be able to play Mumbai Indians' first match in IPL 2025 due to this punishment, while Jasprit Bumrah is recovering from his injury and it is expected that he may miss Mumbai's opening matches for the season.

 

At the same time, Rohit Sharma and Ryan Relton will be seen opening the innings for Mumbai Indians. Suryakumar Yadav (Suryakumar Yadav MI Captain Vs CSK) has been given the captaincy of the Mumbai team in the absence of Hardik (Hardik Pandya Absence Vs CSK) and he will bat at number 3. Young star Tilak Verma is expected to play at number 4.

 

Robin Minj and Naman Dheer are expected to bat in the middle order. It is also possible that Arjun Tendulkar may get a chance in the playing-11 as an all-rounder.

 

In the absence of Bumrah, Trent Boult will be responsible for the pace attack

Bumrah is recovering from injury and he may miss the opening matches of Mumbai Indians for IPL 2025. In such a situation, in the absence of Bumrah, Trent Boult can be seen taking charge of the pace attack. Deepak Chahar will support him. Mujeeb ur Rahman and Mitchell Stanner will be seen taking responsibility in the spin department.

 

MI's Predicted Playing 11 against CSK

Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Suryakumar Yadav (captain), Tilak Verma, Robin Minj, Naman Dheer, Arjun Tendulkar, Mitchell Santner, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult.

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