Chennai Super Kings got off to a handsome start in Pepsi IPL 2015 with three wins. But their charge was halted by the Rajasthan Royals who thrashed their might by eight wickets in Ahmedabad.

Ahead of their away game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore, CSK’s fielding coach, Steve Rixon, said it was the wake-up call that the team needed to keep them on their toes for the remainder of the long tournament.

“It is something that every side needs at some stage, to be beaten somewhere along the way,” Rixon said. “But to be beaten so well indicated we need to shake ourselves up a bit and we are aware of that. We are on the track to do that and we will get it right in this particular game.”

The jolt of the loss against RR was followed by some introspection within the CSK camp, Rixon said.

“We were very clear with our messages. We normally do one-on-one with the guys. We had a chat with the top-order batsmen to make adjustments in the way they thought about their games. Our bowlers, with 160 on the board, they probably needed a few more than that to bowl with,” he said.

“But generally it was the little things that let us down in that game and it is just the matter of getting our heads around that and go back to doing what we do so well. We have to make sure we get playing the way we did in the first three games. We just need to apply that same formula.”

Despite the loss against RR, CSK start out as favourites against the RCB team that has been beaten in their two home games so far, by Sunrisers Hyderabad and by a struggling Mumbai Indians. Rixon said the fact that the home team is on the backfoot and desperate for a win could make them a dangerous opponent.

“The fact that they have been beaten twice at home now makes them a very dangerous opposition. They will be desperate to get off the mark as MI were the other day (when they beat RCB). They came out swinging and played extremely well. We are expecting the same here because we know RCB have some absolute match-winners amongst them.

“They are a very good cricket side and it is only a matter of time before they get on the road. To be very honest we just have to look at our own backyard and make sure that we are doing the little things right. We will play good cricket and see what happens.”