CSK vs RCB, IPL 2018: MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings win the toss, elect to bowl first; here's the final playing XI

MS Dhoni wins the toss and elected to bowl first against Virat Kohli's Royal Challengers Bangalore. It is the 35th match of Indian Premier League season 11 and Chennai Super Kings is all set to clash with Royal Challengers Banglore. Chennai Super Kings have had a great season so far with only 3 defeats in the 9 matches they have played so far.

Speaking about Royal Challengers Banglore, they have seen a lot of ups and downs in the ongoing season so far. Virat Kohli has been the man leading the team in the IPL but he has not received the kind of support that is expected from his team lately.

However, Chennai Super Kings have lost its most recent match at the hands of Kolkata Knight Riders after Dinesh Karthik won the match and invited the Superkings to bat first.

Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore match is held at the MCA stadium, Pune.

Here are the final playing 11 of the teams:

Chennai Super Kings: Shane Watson, Ambati Rayudu, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni(w/c), Dhruv Shorey, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, David Willey, Harbhajan Singh, Lungi Ngidi, Shardul Thakur

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Parthiv Patel(w), Brendon McCullum, Virat Kohli(c), AB de Villiers, Mandeep Singh, Colin de Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Murugan Ashwin, Umesh Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal

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