While M S Dhoni led CSK remains unchanged, Kevon Cooper makes a comeback for the Royals. The West Indian replaces Johan Botha.
The visitors also play Stuart Binny in place of Pankaj Singh, while Dishant Yagnik makes way for Shreevats Goswami.
The Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (capt & wk), Faf du Plessis, S Badrinath, Wriddhiman Saha, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwaye Bravo, Nuwan Kulasekara, R Ashwin, Shadab Jakati, Doug Bollinger.
Rajasthan Royals: Rahul Dravid (C), Ajinkya Rahane, Ashok Menaria, Kevon Cooper, Brad Hodge, Brad Hogg, Owais Shah, Shreevats Goswami, Amit Singh, Siddharth Trivedi and Stuart Binny. PTI SNK