Chennai have made two changes to their side, bringing in Australian import Michael Hussey along with Indian paceman Yo Mahesh by leaving out Lankan pacer Nuwan Kulasekara and Wriddhiman Saha.
Kolkata have fielded the same side that beat Royal Challengers Bangalore in their previous match.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir (C), Brendon McCullum, Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Manoj Tiwary, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Rajat Bhatia, Debabrata Das, Sunil Narine, Brett Lee and Iqbal Abdulla.
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Faf du Plessis, S Badrinath, Suresh Raina, Michael Hussey, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Albie Morkel, Yo Mahesh, R Ashwin and Shadab Jakati. PTI AT