TOSS: MS Dhoni wins toss and CSK opt to bat first at the Wankhede. 

Pitch report: "This pitch looks a bit abrasive, looks like it has less moisture, so it should grip. There's a chance ball will come a little slow off the surface," says Ajit Agarkar.

CSK's campaign so far: 

CSK vs DC: DC won by 7 wickets
PBKS vs CSK: CSK won by 6 wickets
CSK vs RR: CSK won by 45 runs
KKR vs CSK: CSK won by 18 runs

RCB's campaign so far: 

MI vs RCB: RCB won by 2 wickets
SRH vs RCB: RCB won by 6 runs
RCB vs KKR: RCB won by 38 runs
RCB vs RR: RCB won by 10 wickets

CSK possible changes: CSK are on a three-game streak with almost everyone contributing to their victories. We do not expect them to make any changes. Jason Behrendorff, Josh Hazlewood's replacement, is also not available at the moment as he is in quarantine.

RCB possible changes: RCB are on a four-game winning streak and do not need many changes to their side. However, Daniel Sams could get a game in place of Kane Richardson who was expensive against RR.

Check out the two squads:

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Faf du Plessis, Moeen Ali, Suresh Raina, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Shardul Thakur, Lungi Ngidi, Deepak Chahar, Dwayne Bravo, Jason Behrendorff, Mitchell Santner, Imran Tahir, Krishnappa Gowtham, Robin Uthappa, Cheteshwar Pujara, Karn Sharma, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Hari Nishanth, N Jagadeesan, KM Asif, Harishankar Reddy, Bhagath Varma

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli(c), Devdutt Padikkal, Shahbaz Ahmed, Glenn Maxwell, AB de Villiers(w), Washington Sundar, Kyle Jamieson, Kane Richardson, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal, Daniel Christian, Adam Zampa, Sachin Baby, Srikar Bharat, Navdeep Saini, Pavan Deshpande, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddeen, Finn Allen, Suyash Prabhudessai, Daniel Sams

Let's take a look at yesterday's match....

Only two nights ago, the RR bowlers were hammered by RCB openers for 181 runs in 16.3 overs. To turn up next and restrict the might of Andre Russell & Co to just 133, at the same ground, is some comeback. And that remarkable comeback helped RR snap the losing streak.

Click here to read Abhishek Purohit's analysis on how RR plotted KKR's downfall at the Wankhede.

Preview: RCB, boosted by a 10-wicket hammering of Rajasthan Royals, will be keen to continue their winning streak. However, the task is easier said than done as CSK are riding high with three good results of their own. The venue of the match, Wankhede stadium, has seen mostly high-scoring games and the team that holds its nerves is likely to come up trumps on a track like this and in a clash of titans. 

Click here to read the complete preview

It's the battle between the master and his disciple today in IPL 2021. But there's a lot more running at stake than the Dhoni vs Kohli clash. Kohli's RCB are at the top of the table with eight points and closely following them in the second spot is Dhoni's CSK with six points. RCB have a 100 per cent win record in IPL 2021 so far with four victories. CSK have the best net run rate in the points table and with a win today they will break RCB's unbeaten streak and also jump to the top of the table.