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MI and CSK lock horns in Pepsi IPL 2015 summit clash

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Two-time former champions and the most consistent team of the season, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns with late bloomers Mumbai Indians (MI) in a high-voltage IPL 2015 summit clash tomorrow (May 24 Sunday), bringing the 47-day T20 extravaganza to a relatively controversy-free end.
 
Fresh from their three-wicket win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ranchi, CSK will be in red-hot form while Mumbai Indians, who got a four-day rest after directly advancing into the final, may have to watch out for complacency.
 
Playing his third match this season, Michael Hussey stood in the path of the spirited Kohli's men with a defiant 56 in their modest chase of 140, and while fielding he gave more than 100 per cent in an age-defying display.
 
Having clinched their maiden title here in 2013, Mumbai Indians' road to the final has been typical -rising like the proverbial phoenix. Having suffered five losses from first six matches that included a four-match losing streak to kick off season eight, MI showed resilience winning seven of their last eight matches to finish the league stage on a high.
 
MI will be looking forward to play at the venue where they tasted their maiden success and where their skipper Rohit Sharma had scored an ODI world record 264 against Sri Lanka. This will be MI's third final and they had faced the same opponents on both the previous occasions -in 2010 they had lost to CSK by 22 runs while in 2013 they won by 23 runs.
 
As the track for the final will be a "fresh and sporting one", there will be plenty in the offering for the pacers as well. Lasith Malinga will once again be looking to give MI early breakthroughs. The CSK pace duo of Dwayne Bravo and Nehra will also have their hands full as they also will be eyeing the Purple Cap for the leading wicket-taker. 
 
MI's Kieron Pollard had scored a match-winning 60 not out in the 2013 final as the Windies big hitter will be a vital cog in their wheel, as the likes of Dhoni and Raina for the CSK. As for the battle inside the battle, the Eden track, which has been conducive to slow bowling, will pit two India off-spinners against each other in one of the most tempting contests.

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