MUMBAI: A captivating clash between two former champions is on the cards when table toppers Ken Williamson –led Sunrisers Hyderabad face second-placed Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings in the Vivo Indian Premier League 2018 Qualifier 1 at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.

There is only a slight difference in the net run-rate which separated the two sides as they each finished the league stage on 18 points in the IPL 11 table. This spellbinding contest will decide who enters directly to the May 27 final, which is also scheduled at the iconic Wankhede Stadium.

Teams:

Chennai Super Kings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (C), Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Faf Du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, Shane Watson, Ambati Rayadu, Deepak Chahar, K M Asif, Kanish Seth, Lungi Ngidi, Dhruv Shorey, Murali Vijay, Sam Billings, Mark Wood, Kshtiz Sharma, Monu Kumar, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Imran Tahir, Karn Sharma, Shardul Thakur, N agadeesan, David Willy.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (C ), Shikhar Dhawan, Manish Pandey, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Wriddhiman Saha, Siddharth Kaul, Deepak Hooda, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Yusuf Pathan, Shreevats Goswami, Ricky Bhui, Basil Thampi, T Natarajan, Sachin Baby, Bipul Sharma, Mehdi Hasan, Tanmay Agarwal, Alex Hales, Carlos Brathwaite, Rashid Khan, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Nabi and Chris Jordan.