Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and elected to bowl first against the Chennai Super Kings in Match 33 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium.
Toss Decision - Captain's Comments & Reasoning "We will bowl first. The intensity was there in the last match, and we needed that kind of game. It was a perfect game for us. I want to make sure that we enjoy as things become serious.
It is a good track, and we want to know the target," Hardik Pandya said. CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad wanted to bowl first as well. "We would have bowled first as well. You will have to bat or bowl well when you come to the Wankhede Stadium.
We have been playing well, but it is the couple of moments where we need to cash in. We get support everywhere because of the legend, who is unfortunately not here," he said. Playing XIs MI XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (capt), Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar Impact Player options: Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Shardul Thakur, Danish Malewar, Mayank Rawat CSK XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Sanju Samson (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Gurjapneet Singh Mukesh Choudhary Impact Player options: Prashant Veer, Matt Short, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Urvil Patel Toss Result Today - MI vs CSK Match 33 IPL 2026 Q1: Who won the toss today in the MI vs CSK Match 33 IPL 2026? MI captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Q2: What was the toss time today? The toss took place at 07:00 pm IST. Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first? Hardik Pandya has opted to bowl first because of the chasing history. Q4: Where is today's match being played? Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
It is a good track, and we want to know the target," Hardik Pandya said. CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad wanted to bowl first as well. "We would have bowled first as well. You will have to bat or bowl well when you come to the Wankhede Stadium.
We have been playing well, but it is the couple of moments where we need to cash in. We get support everywhere because of the legend, who is unfortunately not here," he said. Playing XIs MI XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (capt), Sherfane Rutherford, Mitchell Santner, Krish Bhagat, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar Impact Player options: Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Shardul Thakur, Danish Malewar, Mayank Rawat CSK XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Sanju Samson (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Kartik Sharma Jamie Overton, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Gurjapneet Singh Mukesh Choudhary Impact Player options: Prashant Veer, Matt Short, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Urvil Patel Toss Result Today - MI vs CSK Match 33 IPL 2026 Q1: Who won the toss today in the MI vs CSK Match 33 IPL 2026? MI captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Q2: What was the toss time today? The toss took place at 07:00 pm IST. Q3: Why did the captain choose to bowl first? Hardik Pandya has opted to bowl first because of the chasing history. Q4: Where is today's match being played? Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai