Chennai has made two changes in their team, replacing Michael Hussey with Ben Hilfenhaus and including Murali Vijay, who will open the innings.
Deccan left out JP Duminy and included Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Daniel Christian in the playing XI.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings: M Vijay, F du Plessis, SK Raina, S Badrinath, MS Dhoni (C & WC), RA Jadeja, DJ Bravo, JA Morkel, R Ashwin, SB Jakati, BW Hilfenhaus.
Deccan Chargers: PA Patel (WC), S Dhawan, KC Sangakkara (C), CL White, DT Christian, Ankit Sharma, A Ashish Reddy, A Mishra, DW Steyn, V Pratap Singh, AA Jhunjhunwala.
