The Chennai Super Kings are eager to make their sixth IPL final and their next hurdle is to get past the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Ranchi. On the eve of Qualifier 2, coach Stephen Fleming stressed that CSK need a collectively better show from their batsmen in the crunch game. “Our batsmen are getting out at the wrong time,” Fleming lamented. “We are losing more wickets than we have lost in the previous IPL seasons. So we are seeing lots of batsmen having to play innings of substance when all we need is for our top four or five to get the majority of runs. “That has probably been the difference this year as compared to other years; we have fallen short on top-order runs. We have a chance of rectifying that now and we have a very good top-order to do that.” Fleming asked for more from his top-order batsmen in particular. “Except for Brendon McCullum, who scored 400-plus runs, all our other batsmen are down from where they usually would be. We want our entire batting order to fire tomorrow. Bowling, on the whole, I think has done pretty well.” While ruing the lack of big runs, Fleming also acknowledged the fact that having played most of their matches on a tricky wicket in Chennai, the batsmen have not been able to strike fluency. He said there is work that is put to correct that and he hopes to see the result on the game day. “It is also because we have been playing on the difficult Chennai wicket where it is hard to find any form. The guys have worked hard to get some fluency back in their game. They can take their time but we are running out of it. Hopefully, we can do it in this game,” Fleming said. The CSK coach felt the scenario is perfect for the team to book a berth in yet another IPL final given they are more acclimatized to the conditions and wicket in Ranchi than their opponents. “We played a lot here last year and it was a key part of our season. There is some attachment as well with this place being the skipper’s home town,” he said. “But as a team it is important that we do the job, no matter what the surroundings are. If you don’t play well, you don’t get the goodies. “We are confident that we have got a good game in us and the surroundings will suit us. Playing Mumbai in Mumbai is hard but coming to Ranchi to get to another IPL final is a great opportunity. It is all there for us and we just need to make it count.” From the opposition team, Fleming was particularly wary of the threat posed by AB de Villiers, with his ability to change the face of the game singlehandedly. “You can make as many plans as you like but he is such a good player; he is the world’s best player. And against him you have got to hold your nerve, have a bit of courage and also be ready to take the opportunity when it comes by. You cannot give him two bites at the cherry and have to be absolutely on the mark from ball one,” Fleming said. “Virat will look to bat through and he is a wonderful player. But AB is certainly the guy who will take the game away from you.”