Bangalore have made three changes to their side, bringing in Ravi Rampaul, Dan Christian and left-arm spinner Syed Mohammad in place of Muttiah Muralitharan, Moises Henriques and Lokesh Rahul.
For Chennai, Mohit Sharma replaced Ankit Rajput in the playing XI.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: M S Dhoni (C), Murali Vijay, Mike Hussey, Suresh Raina, S Badrinath, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dirk Nannes, Chris Morris and Mohit Sharma.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (C), Chris Gayle, Mayank Agarwal, AB de Villiers, Daniel Christian, Arun Karthik, Ravi Rampaul, Syed Mohammad, R Vinay Kumar, M Kartik and R P Singh.