Chennai Super Kings will be hoping to defend the title by kickstarting the season with a win, even though, the side has lost the toss in the inaugural match. Ravindra Jadeja led side will go ahead with Adam Milne, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner and Devon Conway, as the four foreign players.
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Devon Conway
- Robin Uthappa
- Ambati Rayudu
- Ravindra Jadeja (c)
- Shivam Dube
- MS Dhoni (wk)
- Dwayne Bravo
- Mitchell Santner
- Adam Milne
- Tushar Deshpande