Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in an intriguing mid-table IPL clash here on Saturday with both teams battling inconsistency.

CSK all-rounder Kedar Jadhav’s selection will be under the scanner after his failure in the defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders. The Super Kings sank to a 10-run loss on Wednesday, choking inexplicably with Jadhav’s approach to batting attracting criticism from all quarters.

In spite of Shane Watson finding his range in a 10-wicket win over Kings XI Punjab and Faf du Plessis’s consistency at the top, the middle-order continues to remain a concern for CSK with skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni himself not being at his best.

While worries remain on the batting front, the CSK bowling has got better and they did well to restrict KKR. Karn Sharma picked up a couple of wickets while not going for too many runs and the skipper will expect him to do the same against a formidable RCB. Yet, Dhoni would prefer the pacers — Deepak Chahar, Sam Curran and Shardul Thakur — to stem the run flow.

The CSK bowling will be up against a strong RCB batting line-up led by captain Virat Kohli, who returned to form with a fine knock against Rajasthan Royals. How CSK’s batting does against an up-and-down RCB bowling attack and how its batsmen fare against the Super Kings bowlers could decide the fate of the game.