Chennai Super Kings will look to turn things around as they face Lucknow Super Giants at M Chidambaram, Chennai on April 3 in the IPL 2023.
CSK lost a closely fought encounter to Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets while Lucknow Super Giants began their tournament with dominating 50 runs win.
Match Details
Venue– M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Date and Time– 3 April, 7.30 PM
Head-to-Head Record
Both teams met each other in last year’s IPL. Lucknow Super Giants won that match chasing down a massive target of 211 with six wickets remaining and 3 balls to spare.
Top-Run Scorer
Quinton de Kock is the top run-getter between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings. He made a quickfire 61 off 45 deliveries laying a strong foundation for the successful run chase.
Top- Wicket Taker
Andrew Tye, Avesh Khan, and Ravi Bishnoi picked 2 wickets each during the match against Chennai Super Kings. Bishnoi grabbed 2 scalps giving away 24 runs while Avesh 2 for 38 and Tye gave away 40 runs.
Lucknow Super Giants won the match while chasing down the target of 211.
Pitch Report
The pitch at Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai will help the spinners a lot as the match goes on. In 67 IPL matches so far, 41 times won by the team batting first while 27 times while the team batting second.
The average first innings score on this pitch is around 162. CSK won 40 out of 56 IPL games they have won and would be looking to continue the trend.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)- Predicted XI
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santer, MS Dhoni (WK, C), Deepak Chahar, Rajvardhan Hangekakar
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul (C), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicolas Pooran (WK), Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Jaydev Unadkat, Ravi Bishnoi, Mark Wood.
Fantasy Team Selection- Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants
Team 1- Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Kyle Mayers, Ben Stokes, Ravindra Jadeja, Marcus Stoinis, Nicolas Pooran (VC), Deepak Chahar, Moeen Ali, Ravi Bishnoi, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan
Team 2- Devon Conway, KL Rahul (VC), Marcus Stoinis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Mitchell Santer, MS Dhoni (C), Rajvardhan Hangekakar, Jaydev Unadkat, Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube
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