Ajinkya Rahane is back among the runs with 532 runs in five Ranji Trophy matches for Mumbai this season, with a top score of 204 and an average of 76.
CSK would be hoping to pick up two more points against Delhi Capitals, who have struggled in the tournament for the most part.
Shreyas Iyer played a crucial knock of 43 from 32 balls to lift Delhi Capitals to a 33-run victory against Rajasthan Royals in Abu Dhabi on Saturday.
Dhoni's men will have to adapt to the conditions quickly to avoid any such hiccup in the play-offs.
The Ajinkya Rahane-led West Zone were 268 for five when the match ended
For a team that looked at ease all along, it was their first defeat in the UAE leg -- and three from 11 matches this season -- as Delhi struggled to get going against KKR bowlers who made full use of the slow surface after opting to bowl.
Delhi Capitals coach Ricky Ponting said his side planned well for the match but their execution was 'miles off' which led to the defeat against Mumbai Indians.
Punjab Kings have hired former England first class cricketer Julian Ross Wood as their batting consultant, with emphasis on power-hitting, ahead of the Indian Premier League, starting on March 26.
Images from Sunday's IPL match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, Abu Dhabi.
Rishabh happy to buck 'win-loss' trend
Ishan Kishan became the first India batsman to score fifties on debut in both T20Is and ODIs.
The BCCI on Tuesday banned the 19-year-old from all forms of the game till November 15 for failing a dope test. T
KKR are heading into the contest after an embarrassing batting performance against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Delhi Capitals have made the perfect start to IPL, with two morale-boosting victories, while SunRisers Hyderabad are the only side yet to register a win in the tournament, having lost both their games.
Delhi Capitals will look to do the double when they host Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL contest at home on Saturday.
There was no room for KL Rahul in the playing XI.
India will now lock horns with South Africa for three Tests and three ODIs, beginning December 26.
Following their loss in the T20I series to West Indies, the young Indian team, led by Hardik Pandya, faced a lot of criticism and backlash.
From land of hockey to cricket stardom, Vidwath Kaverappa takes seven-star route
Delhi Capitals ended their IPL 2023 campaign following a nervy four-wicket victory against Kolkata Knight Riders in Delhi on Thursday.
Surya, who has been in great form, single-handedly guided the domestic giants to victory with an over to spare.
The humiliation in Adelaide has opened up 'serious wounds' for India and Australia now have a good chance of inflicting on the visitors a whitewash in the four-Test series, reckons former captain Ricky Ponting.
India 'A' began their UK tour on a promising note, thrashing England Cricket Board XI by 125 runs following half centuries from captain Shreyas Iyer, Prithvi Shaw and Ishan Kishan.
He looks to be in the form of his life, as Punjab had no ammunition to outmanoeuvre him.
Opener Prithvi Shaw smashed six fours in the first over in a stunning batting display on his way to a blistering 82 as Delhi Capitals crushed Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in the IPL, in Ahmedabad, on Thursday.
Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, have done an excellent job in restricting the oppositions but KKR's top-order batting has hurt them the most.
Up against Delhi Capitals, RCB will need to address their middle-order woes, to return to winning ways, in what could be touted as a battle of equals.
DC slumped to their fourth consecutive loss in the ongoing IPL after being outplayed by Mumbai Indians
Images from the IPL match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals, in Ahmedabad, on Thursday.
'In cricket and in life, the graph always goes up and down and it's never going to always go up. So it's a just a matter of time that I middle those balls and get those big runs again. But right now, I want to ensure that my team is doing fine and is enjoying its game.'
Rohit Sharma hopes Indian team bring back U-19 World Cup trophy
Youngsters including Shreyas Iyer, Karun Nair, keeper-batsman Rishabh Pant, teen sensation Prithvi Shaw will be keen to make a mark and impress the national selectors during Tuesday's One-Day warm-up against New Zealand in Mumbai.
As coach Ricky Ponting pointed out, he would expect a better "on his feet" thinking from the young captain.
Mohammed Shami was ruled out of the rubber, starting Tuesday, late on Saturday night after he tested positive for COVID-19.
Rohit, who has made a comeback to the Test side, will now leave for Australia with India's T20 squad on Friday.
Images from Saturday's IPL match between Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals, at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai.
Among his wards, Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw and Hanuma Vihari have taken to Test cricket like duck to water, all-rounder Vijay Shankar is staking World Cup claims, while Shubhman Gill broke into the ODI team in New Zealand.
The Indian team will want Sanju Samson to translate his phenomenal talent into consistent performances when they try to wrap up the T20 International series against Sri Lanka by winning the second match in Colombo on Tuesday.
Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bangalore go into the virtual quarter-final, having lost four and three games on the trot respectively
Shubman Gill scored a magnificent, unbeaten hundred as India amassed 272 for 9 against Pakistan in the second semi-final of the ICC Under-19 World Cup in Christchurch on Tuesday.
