Chennai Super Kings will lean on their formidable spin strength under favourable conditions at the Chepauk as well as their recent record against Mumbai Indians sans Jasprit Bumrah and Hardik Pandya when the two sides face each other in their IPL campaign opener here on Sunday.

Five-time winners CSK augmented their spin attack in the IPL mega auction last year by including Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad Shreyas Gopal and Deepak Hooda, with India veteran Ravindra Jadeja also in the mix.