Dovale, who became the first Bengaluru player to get hat-trick in any Asian competition, scored his first two goals in the 12th and 35th minute at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium.
The 33-year-old striker feels playing a lot of matches would be an ideal build-up for the tournament taking place in the UAE.
The ISL franchise qualified for the 2018 AFC Cup by virtue of being the Federation Cup champions.
In the summit clash on November 4, Istiklol face defending champions Air Force Club if Iraq to whom Bengaluru had lost in last year's final.
The last time India qualified for the showpiece event was in 2011 and their only appearance before that was way back in 1984.
Bengaluru went into Inter-Zone Semifinal match with a 3-0 victory in the home leg last month and they produced a solid performance to deny the hosts any goal.
As Chhetri turns 33 today, the unsung hero of India is now the fourth active International goal scorer after Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Clint Dempsey to score 54 international goals.
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