The opening duo scored 33 runs off the first three overs and raced to fifty in 4.4 overs.
Earlier, Chennai skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to field against Bangalore in the rain-curtailed match at M Chinnaswamy stadium on Saturday.
Three bowlers can bowl a maximum of two overs each in the match and the Powerplay will be of two overs only.
The match was delayed for more than three hours due to rain as it starts at 2300 IST.
Their campaign sent haywire by a couple of unexpected losses, Bangalore are now faced with a must-win situation.
The three top teams (Chennai, Mumbai, Rajasthan) have crossed the 20-point mark which leaves two teams -- Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad -- chasing the fourth spot in the points table.
Bangalore must beat Chennai to move to 18 points but that will not assure them a place in the final four. For them to qualify, Hyderabad have to lose their final game against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.
Teams:
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (c), AB de Villiers, Chris Gayle, Jaidev Unadkat, Moises Henriques, R Vinay Kumar, Ravi Rampaul, Rudra Pratap Singh, Saurabh Tiwary, Zaheer Khan, KL Rahul (wk).
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (c/wk), Chris Morris, Dwayne Bravo, Michael Hussey, Mohit Sharma, Murali Vijay, R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, S Badrinath, Suresh Raina, JO Holder.
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