October 10, UAE

With Mahendra Singh Dhoni as the captain, Chennai has not been able to perform as planned this season. Chennai, which has played 6 games, is in the sixth position of the league with 2 wins and 4 losses. He will try to improve the points table by winning today's game.

Chennai's batting seems to depend on Faf Duplessis. He has scored 299 runs in 6 games including 3 fifties. With opener Sean Watson appearing in high rhythm in the last two games, Chennai's batting can be expected to improve. Watson had scored 83 runs against Punjab and 50 runs against Kolkata.

Chennai's bowling seems to depend on Rahul Chahar and Sam Karan. They have taken 7-7 wickets in 6 matches.

Bangalore, captained by Kohli, has not been able to perform as expected. Bangalore, which is in the fourth position of the league with 3 wins and 2 losses from 5 games, is worried about the run rate. His run rate is minus 1.35.

Bangalore also have to win today's game to improve their run rate. Captain Virat Kohli's appearance in the last two games could be a good sign for Bangalore. He scored 72 against Rajasthan and 43 against Delhi.

Young cricketer Devdatta Padikkal is performing well in batting for him. He has scored 178 runs in 5 games including 3 fifties. In bowling, Yujvendra Chahal and Isaru Udan are in excellent rhythm. Chahal has taken 8 wickets in 5 games and Udan has taken 5 wickets in 3 games.

So far, the two teams have competed in 24 games, with Chennai winning 15 and Bangalore eight, with one game ending in a draw.

Looking at the last 5 games, Chennai looks strong. He has lost only one game out of four. In the two meetings last season, both teams won 1-1.