Mohit Sharma had Michael (0) caught by Subramaniam Badrinath in the first over itself before Albie Morkel struck to dismiss Hopes (20) after Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl.
Chennai, IPL runners-up this year, are among the favourites to lift the Champions League for a second time after clinching the trophy in 2010.
And the sheer depth in the line-up was displayed on Thursday when Suresh Raina smashed a quickfire half-century while skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni produced a belligerent unbeaten knock of 63 for CSK to post a stunning 202 on the board against Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Brisbane, on the other hand, are all but eliminated from the competition. Handed defeats in the two matches they have played so far, Brisbane need to win on Saturday to stay alive in the event.
The depleted Australian outfit, which failed miserably with the bat in the games against Trinidad & Tobago and the Titans, will be expecting its batsmen to show more responsibility.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (Capt. & wk), Michael Hussey, Murali Vijay, Suresh Raina, Subramaniam Badrinath, Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Jason Holder, Mohit Sharma.
Brisbane Heat: James Hopes (Capt.), Joe Burns, Daniel Christian, Dominic Michael, Chris Lynn, Chris Sabburg, Chris Hartley (wk), Ben Cutting, Nathan Hauritz, Matthew Gale, Cameron Gannon.
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