In-form southpaw Shivam Dube will be the cynosure of all eyes when Chennai Super Kings take on familiar foes Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the high-stakes IPL encounter at the Chepauk stadium on Friday. 

Having been associated with the Chennai franchise since 2022, Dube, 31, boasts an excellent record against the Rajat Patidar-led side. His hard-hitting maximums and exceptional finishing skills will be put to test against the likes of Tim David, Romario Shepherd, and Liam Livingstone. As per the stats, in five matches against RCB, the all-rounder has scored 234 runs at an average of 78.00 and a strike rate of 158.11, boasting of two half-centuries and the best score of 95.