Just a few days ago, Lucknow Supergiants thumped Chennai Super Kings at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Now it’s time for the second round at the Chepauk where CSK have won three out of three games this season so far. Both teams are equally placed right now in terms of points accrued and separated by NRR only.
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CSK have been little off the mark after winning two consecutive matches at the start this season. They have lost 3 out of 4 away games and have won just two matches in the last 5 matches. Form of Rachin Ravindra is a concern for them as he seems to have completely lost the touch having only scored 50 runs in the last 5 games.
On the batting front, all CSK need is a bit more stability at the top as they have in-form batters like Shivam Dube and MS Dhoni to finish the innings on a high. They have been pretty good as a bowling unit as they are one of the three teams this season to have not conceded 200 or more runs in an innings.
Batting forms of captain KL Rahul, Quinton De Kock and Nicholas Pooran is a good sign for Lucknow. LSG must be hoping for a quick comeback of their ace spinner Ravi Bishnoi who has just taken 5 wickets in 7 games. Despite disappointment from Bishnoi though, LSG have done good with the bowl having not conceded 200 or more runs in an innings amidst run fest this season.
Probable Playing XI-
Chennai Super Kings-
Ajinkya Rahane, Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(WK), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana (Impact subs- Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur)
Lucknow SuperGiants-
Quinton De Kock, KL Rahul (C), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur (Impact subs- Arshad Khan, M Siddharth)
Stats corner and interesting things
- KL Rahul is just 1 run short of 4500 IPL runs.
- LSG and CSK have faced each other 4 times so far, with LSG winning 2 and CSK 1.
- Lokesh Rahul has scored 5 half centuries in previous 9 matches against CSK.
- Krunal Pandya dismissed Ajinkya Rahane 4 times over 48 balls and conceded just 52 runs.
Pitch and Weather Report-
Spin friendly pitch with assistance to pacers who bowls cutters and off pace deliveries is seen here so far. Temperature will be around 30 during match time with 60% humidity.
Match details-
Date & Time- 7:30 PM IST, 23 April 2024
Venue- MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Live Broadcast- Star Sports Network
Live Streaming- Jio Cinema App
Dream XI Team-
