Tom Latham wants senior New Zealand players to step up in Williamson's absence
Brief Scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 168 for 5 in 20 overs (Suresh Raina 57 not out; Dilhara Fernando 2/23).
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Chennai bat, Sachin fit to play
Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and decided to bat against Mumbai Indians in the final at the D.Y.Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.
Mumbai Indians captain Sachin Tendulkar decided to play in the team's first final in three IPL seasons despite five stitches on his right hand.
Both the sides have fielded the same playing XI that won them the semi-finals.
Chennai Super Kings: M.S. Dhoni (captain and wicket-keeper), Matthew Hayden, M. Vijay, Suresh Raina, S. Badrinath, Albie Morkel, S. Anirudha, R. Ashwin, Doug Bollinger, Muttiah Muralitharan, Shadab Jakati.
Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar (captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Saurabh Tiwary, Ambati Rayudu (wicket-keeper), Kieron Pollard, JP Duminy, Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh, Dilhara Fernando, Zaheer Khan, Lasith Malinga.
Tom Latham wants senior New Zealand players to step up in Williamson's absence
Wood returned to the squad after Anderson retired from Tests following the first match at Lord's
India completed a 4-1 series win with a thumping 42-run victory in the last T20
Delhi failed to progress to the final four stages in the last three years
No other fast bowler has taken as many Test wickets, with only celebrated spinners Shane Warne (708 wickets) and Muttiah Muralitharan (800) ahead of Anderson in the all-time list
It is the second time India have won a T20 fixture by 10 wickets, the last coming against the same opposition at the same venue in 2016
This was the 41-year-old veteran's 188th and last Test before retiring from England duty
Anderson, playing his 188th and last test match, bowled Windies captain Kraigg Brathwaite with a fine delivery that jagged back