Virat Kohli and Luke Pomersbach added 48 runs off 28 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore before the latter was bowled by Chennai Super Kings pacer Doug Bollinger. Earlier, the Royal Challengers lost their third wicket when AB de Villiers was dismissed by Shadab Jakati.
Bangalore lost both their openers, Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal.
Chennai struck a killer blow as the Royal Challengers opener Chris Gayle was dismissed by off spinner Ravichandran Ashwin.
CSK skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and elected to field first.
The winner of the match will advance to the finals of the tournament while the loser will take on the victors of the eliminator to be played between the Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday.
In a clash seen as the battle between two South Indian giants, the Royal Challengers will go into the contest on a high after outplaying the Super Kings by 8 wickets on Sunday.
The arrival of Chris Gayle has dramatically changed the fortunes of RCB who have won eight of their last nine matches and find themselves at the top of the points table.
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