MS Dhoni won the toss at Eden Gardens and decided that Chennai Super Kings will bowl first.
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Dinesh Karthik announced that Chris Lynn, Sunil Narine and Harry Gurney returned to the line-up, with a couple of players down with the flu. CSK named an unchanged squad.
CSK beat KKR when the teams met earlier, in Chennai.
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After the volatile ending in Jaipur, Chennai Super Kings might have found the lovely ambience at the Eden Gardens soothing as the side trained here on Saturday.
The side would also realise that its iconic captain is extremely lucky to be available for the big game against Kolkata Knight Riders after clearly crossing the line against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur.
CSK had reasons to be miffed at the umpire first signalling a no-ball for height and then reverting it but a fine of fifty per cent match fee for Dhoni is treating the issue with kid gloves and setting a bad precedent.