After being asked to bat first, Chennai Super Kings got to the worst possible start imaginable as they lost young Ruturaj Gaikwad for a duck in the very first over. Faf du Plessis, Ambati Rayudu and MS Dhoni soon followed as CSK found themselves 30/6 at one stage. However, a fighting knock from San Curran of 52 from 47 deliveries took Chennai to a score of 114/9.