Lucknow Super Giants wins a great victory against Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on April 23. This was LSG’s second win against CSK this season in IPL 2024.
Toss: LSG VS CSK
KL Rahul (LSG) won the toss and opted to bowl first against Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK).
-KL Rahul said,
“We will bowl first. The only reason I can come up with is dew. We trained here yesterday and there is a bit of dew that will impact the second innings. So, we’re just looking to probably bolster our batting considering the dew coming in and the wicket appearing a bit slowish. Hopefully, we can put their batters under pressure and make them set a target.“
CSK batting lineup against LSG
CSK starts with a bit of bad luck as Ajinkya Rahane got dismissed by Matt Henry after scoring just 1 run off 3 balls. However, Ruturaj Gaikwad came in and gave hope to his team by playing an exceptional knock of 108 off just 60 balls with twelve fours and three sixes.
Later on, Daryl Mitchell scored 11 runs off 19 balls, Ravindra Jadeja scored 16 runs off 19 balls and Shivam Dube played a very much-needed knock of 66 off 27 balls with three fours and seven sixes. In the end, MS Dhoni finished with a boundary, and CSK could only manage to score 210/4 in 20 overs.
LSG Epic Chase against CSK
In the chase, LSG didn’t have a good start as Quinton de Kock was dismissed without scoring any runs, the LSG skipper, KL Rahul, scored 16 runs off 14 balls, while Devdutt Padikkal managed only 13 runs off 19 balls. LSG had lost three wickets for just 88 runs.
However, Marcus Stoinis, an all-rounder from Australia, played an incredible innings, scoring 124 runs off just 63 balls with thirteen fours and six sixes. Nicholas Pooran also contributed to the team’s success with a well-played innings of 34 runs off just 15 balls, and Deepak Hooda scored 17 runs off 6 balls. It was a brilliant showcase of batting from both sides, but Finally, Stoinis completed the match by hitting a boundary on the third ball of the 19th over.
POTM: CSK VS LSG
A very well-deserved, Marcus Stoinis won the Player of the Match award for his exceptional century for Lucknow Super Giants.
“Very very special especially when the game is like that. We were way behind the game for the majority of the run chase. It was so special to pull off something like this. It was a fresh start. They got off to a great start and put pressure on the bowlers.”
“I thought 170-180 was a par score. It was phenomenal to see Stoinis from the outside. It was much more than power-hitting. He batted very smartly.” -KL Rahul
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