SQUAD: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, Faf du Plessis, M Vijay, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Billings, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Imran Tahir, Kedar Jadhav, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, N Jagadeesan, Shardul Thakur, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Mohit Sharma, Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Lungi Ngidi is ruled out of tournament.
 
- CSK are current champion and are all set to defend their title again.
 
- Team management has indicated that MS Dhoni will bat at no. 4.
 
- M Santner is known as very clever spin bowler and he can make his debut in this game.
 
- Shane Watson and F Du Plesis are expected to open the inning of the team.Both are very talented batsman and are consistent performer. Watson just finished as highest run getter of PSL while Duplesis also plays well.
 
- Attacking batsman Suresh Raina will bat next. He is very stylish batsman and has good record in IPL.
 
- MS Dhoni and A Rayudu will bat next. Both are good hitters of ball. Both were in terrific form lat year.
 
- Kedar Jadhav and DJ Bravo will do late hitting duty for the team. Both are in good form.
 
- R Jadeja and M Santner(risky) can bat also.
 
- R Jadeja and M Santner/I Tahir will lead the spin attack of the team.Jadeja and Santner are known for their accurate line and length while Tahir is a wicket taking bowler.
 
- DJ Bravo,Deepak Chahar and Shadrul Thakur are expected to lead the pace attack .Deepak Chahar is known for his swing while Shadrul has good pace .
 
- DJ Bravo is world known death bowler and is known for his variations.
 
RCB TEAM NEWS:
SQUAD:Virat Kohli (captain), A. B. de Villiers, Colin de Grandhomme, Kulwant Khejroliya, Moeen Ali, Md. Siraj, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Parthiv Patel, Navdeep Saini, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Shivam Dube, Prayas Ray Barman, Shimron Hetmyer, Akshdeep Nath, Himmat Singh, Milind Kumar, Heinrich Klaasen, Gurkeerat Singh Mann and Devdutt Padikkal.
- Marcus Stoinis and N Coulter Nile are not available for selection while T Southee and C Grandhomme just joined the team.
 
- AB Devilliers is declared fit so he will play this match.
 
- Moeen Ali and Parthiv Patel are expected to open the inning of the team.Moeen is very attacking batsman while Parthiv Patel is a consistent performer.Both are average batsman.
 
- 2 of  the best batsman of the world AB Devilliers and Virat Kohli will bat next.Both are modern cricket great and generally play big inning. AB Devilliers is very attacking batsman and 360 degree batsman while Kohli is very technically strong batsman.
 
- Talented youngsters S Hetmyer and Shivam Dubey will bat next. Both are very good hitter of ball. Both will want to show their talent to world.Hetmyer was in good form against India while Dubey starred with both bat and ball in domestic circuit.
 
- Washington Sundar can bat also.
 
- Yuzvendra Chahal will lead the spin attack along with Moeen Ali and W Sundar. Chahal is a leg spinner while Moeen is an off spinner.Chahal is a wicket taking bowler and has good record in IPL.
 
- W Sundar generally bowls in powerplays and is known for his accurate line and length.
 
- Tim Southee,Umesh Yadav and one of M Siraj/N Saini will lead the pace attack of the team while Shivam Dubey will assist them. Southee is a swing bowler while Siraj and Umesh have good amount of pace .Umesh bowled well in last season.
 
Fantasy Tips:
- In wicketkeeper both MS Dhoni and Parthiv are good so you can go with any one.
 
Pitch Condition:
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Pitch is expected to be neutral. Spinners get good support here.
| Total matches | 2 | 
| Matches won batting first | 1 | 
| Matches won bowling first | 1 | 
| Average 1st Inns scores | 174 | 
| Average 2nd Inns scores | 174 | 
| Highest total recorded | 182/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs WI | 
| Highest score chased | 182/4 (20 Ov) by IND vs WI | 
| Lowest score defended | 167/5 (20 Ov) by NZ vs IND | 
PROBABLE11 OF RCB:
Parthiv Patel (WK),Moeen Ali(can bat in middle order also), Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villiers, Shimron Hetmyer,Shivam Dubey, Washington Sundar,Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Navdeep Saini/M Siraj
PROBABLE 11 OF CSK:
Shane Watson, Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C&WK),Ambati Rayudu,  Kedar Jadhav, Dwayne Bravo, Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, I Tahir/M Santner, Shardul Thakur(high)/Mohit Sharma,
IMPORTANT PLAYER OF RCB:
- Parthiv Patel (WK),
 
- Moeen Ali
 
- Virat Kohli (C),
 
- AB de Villiers,
 
- Shimron Hetmyer,
 
- Washington Sundar,
 
- Tim Southee,
 
- Umesh Yadav,
 
- Yuzvendra Chahal,
 
IMPORTANT PLAYER OF CSK:
- Shane Watson,
 
- Faf du Plessis,
 
- Suresh Raina,
 
- MS Dhoni (C&WK),
 
- Ambati Rayudu, 
 
- Dwayne Bravo,
 
- Ravindra Jadeja,
 
- Deepak Chahar,
 
- I Tahir/M Santner(Both risky,any one will play)
 
- Shane Watson,
 
- Faf du Plessis,
 
- Suresh Raina,
 
- DJ Bravo
 
- Moeen Ali
 
- Virat Kohli (C),
 
- AB de Villiers,
 
DREAM11 TEAM: THESE ARE THE TEAM WHICH I WILL PREFER.IF YOU LIKE YOU CAN GO WITH THIS TEAM OR YOU CAN KEEP YOUR C AND VC OTHERWISE PREPARE YOUR TEAM BASED ON GIVEN INFO.
 
 
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