Chennai: 

The team will be looking to break a 17-year jinx while relying on their experienced batting lineup. RCB have beaten CSK only once at the Chepauk - in the maiden edition of the tournament. Virat Kohli is the only batter in the RCB who was part of that moment, and he will hope for another win for the Bengaluru-based franchise. However, they will have a tough task cut ahead of them as CSK have built their unit around spinners for the pitch offering spinners.

CSK will need their middle order batters - Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda and Sam Curran to step up in the match as they faltered in CSK’s season opener. The Yellow army will also keep a tab on the fitness of pacer Mahesh Patheerana for the next match, who can bolster their pace unit.

CSK have a spin trio of Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin and Noor Ahmad. Noor was the star performer in the fixture against Kolkata Knight Riders, taking four wickets. They bowled a total of 11 overs, conceding 70 runs for five wickets. RCB will have to face this spin trio on a surface which will aid spinners, and Kohli will have the onus on his shoulders to lead the path for the RCB batters. The franchise will also keep an eye on the fitness of pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Head to head:

RCB has dominated the matchup against CSK, winning 21 contests while the Chennai-based franchise has won 11 matches.

Teams:

RCB: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.

CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Matheesha Pathirana, Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, Devon Conway, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rashid, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Jamie Overton, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishnan Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth.

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