Super Kings bowl in dewy Chennai; both sides unchanged
Both sides are coming off victories in their previous outing
Both sides are coming off victories in their previous outing
Chennai Super Kings stomped all over Kolkata Knight Riders to register a seven-wicket victory and claim pole position halfway through the IPL season
He's been MS Dhoni's go-to man at the start, but the injures at Super Kings have meant there's a role for him at the end too - and he's practiced for it
Super Kings' performance was a throwback to 2011, when they were invincible at home. Can they repeat it in 2019?
"I don't think we want to play on wickets like these because it becomes too low-scoring and it becomes slightly difficult for our batters to get going," the Super Kings captain said
Grounded by a spate of injuries, the 19-year-old pacer has found a mentor-cum-confidante in Wriddhiman Saha, and undying encouragement from the Knight Riders management
How bad was Knight Riders' start, and how MS Dhoni smiled sweetly and cocked a snook at cricket data
Since 2015, Andre Russell has managed only 101 runs off 79 balls against legspinners in the IPL. Imran Tahir and Chennai Super Kings will be hoping to exploit that
Looking at numbers, Super Kings' best chance might be to field first and unleash Ravindra Jadeja on the Knight Riders' top order