Lucknow Super Giants Vs Chennai Super Kings Match Scorecard

CSK are struggling to score runs lately and desperately require firepower in their batting lineup, yet their batting coach Mike Hussey insists on sticking to their current lineup, a concern clearly reflected in the Lucknow Super Giants Vs Chennai Super Kings Match Scorecard.

LSG appear to be building momentum against their five-time Champions, so here’s how they might defeat them:

CSK vs LSG

LSG are looking for their inaugural home victory of the season against CSK at Ekana Stadium and hope it can cement them in sixth place.

CSK sit in the relegation zone after an inauspicious start and need an upset to maintain hopes of qualifying for play-offs.

This game will take place on a quality pitch with a balanced approach between batting and bowling. Teams batting first have won 13 of the last nine matches here while chasing teams have only managed nine victories. Pacers have taken 78 wickets while spinners only managed 34 in these contests.

Mitch Marsh gives LSG’s batting lineup an edge on this pitch, supported by Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran and Rishabh Pant who provide vital impetus needed for successful chases on such pitches.

LSG’s bowling squad boasts great depth, with players like Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, and Shardul Thakur providing essential support to their respective batting units. Aryan Juyal and Akash Deep can add variety to an attack, while spinners such as Noor Ahmad, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Shaik Rasheed provide essential speed control during games.

Ambati Rayudu will look to put in an improved performance against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). As one of their key players, Ambati scored 256 runs at an outstanding strike rate of 150.6 with 17 sixes during that match.

CSK have struggled to score runs this season, with attempts at hitting boundaries sitting at 38.3% – one of the lowest attempts rates ever in IPL history.

To help overcome this hurdle, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Sam Curran and Shivam Dube will need to step up, with Dwayne Bravo hoping that his impressive form with both ball and bat continues; after taking three wickets against KKR earlier in his outing.

Match Preview

This match will take place at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow and mark both teams’ 30th game of the season; LSG have enjoyed success while CSK are struggling.

Last time out against KKR, the Men in Yellow fell short of reaching an appropriate total, despite an excellent innings from MS Dhoni. Since their five-time title win last season, run chases have not been their forte and require immediate improvement to remain relevant in 2018.

However, their bowling has been strong with players such as Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, and Abdul Samad all performing admirably. Unfortunately however, their top order batsmen seem slow in starting off when given first opportunity.

They now have the chance to put this right against India’s Blue side, though for this to work they must introduce some power-hitters or else struggle at Ekana Stadium.

Vansh Bedi could be just what they need in this regard; his IPL performance last season attracted much praise, and will no doubt be eager to impress his home crowd and catch MS Dhoni’s eye again in front of an MS Dhoni presence. Vansh could serve as a handy sub for this match and get himself back into his groove quickly.

Predictions

Rishabh Pant’s LSG team has been on an unstoppable winning streak and would look to extend that against CSK on Sunday. LSG have already won three matches consecutively to move into fourth position on the points table while MS Dhoni-captained CSK have struggled under his captaincy and only managed one victory thus far.

OpenAI predicts that LSG should dominate CSK and easily win this match, having 58% chances of victory. Meanwhile, CSK are looking to avoid their sixth consecutive defeat and will hope Dhoni can bring his magic.

This game will take place at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow with kick-off scheduled for 7:30 PM IST and these are likely playing XIs for this contest:

Head-to-Head Record

Since LSG entered the IPL in 2022, they have met five times in the tournament – with Chennai winning four out of those games and one ending without an outcome.

Newcomers had an impressive debut season, finishing third on the points table but missing out on playoff qualification due to a lower net run rate. They hope to do even better this time around under new skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad.

KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock led their side to victory with their 210-run partnership during IPL 2022, while Marcus Stoinis has been their stand-out bowler this season. Additionally, Rishabh Pant was brought on board as an opener.