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After registering a convincing victory at Ekana Cricket Stadium in their previous match against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Lucknow Supergiants (LSG) will now take on the defending champions in front of their home crowd at M.A Chidambaram Stadium or Chepauk Stadium on 23rd April. In their last match, LSG’s home ground, the hosts comfortably chased the 177-run target against CSK with the skipper KL Rahul top scoring with 82 runs off 53 balls. Now, CSK will be looking to settle scores with LSG as they will host them in the upcoming IPL 2024 clash.
Talking about CSK’s campaign this year, the defending champions are currently in fourth position at points table with four wins from seven matches and are still unbeaten at their home ground this season with three straight wins. Now they will be looking to continue their home dominance in the upcoming match and get their fourth win at Chepauk this season. On the other hand, LSG are also back on their winning track after consecutive losses against Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively. They are just behind CSK in the points table with four wins and three losses so far.
Let’s have a look at CSK vs LSG Head-to-Head, Pitch Report and Best Players for IPL 2024.
CSK vs LSG Head-to-Head in IPL
Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Supergiants have faced each other four times in the IPL, with LSG coming out victorious on two occasions, while CSK have won only one with one game ending in no result. Both teams first met at the Brabourne Stadium on 31st March, 2022, where LSG come out victorious against CSK by 6 wickets. Batting first, CSK posted a mammoth 210/7 in their 20 overs, with the help of a half-century by Robin Uthappa and a 49-run knock by Shivam Dube. In reply, LSG skipper KL Rahul (40 off 26) and Quinton de Kock (61 off 45) put up a 99-run partnership for the first wicket. After that Evin Lewis smashed an unbeaten 55 runs off 23 balls as LSG successfully chased the target of 211 runs losing 4 wickets in 19.3 overs.
| Matches | CSK Won | LSG Won | Tie | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
CSK vs LSG Head-to-Head at M.A Chidambaram Stadium
Talking about their head-to-head records at CSK’s home ground Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Supergiants have played just one game against each other M.A Chidambaram Stadium on 3rd April, 2023 where CSK defeated LSG by 12 runs. Batting first, CSK posted 217/7 in their 20 overs with Ruturaj Gaikwad top scoring with 57 runs off 31 balls, along with Devon Conway’s 47 runs off 29 balls. In reply, LSG were restricted at 205 losing 7 wickets, with Kyle Mayers hitting 53 runs off 22 balls. For CSK, Player of the match Moeen Ali took 4 wickets by conceding 26 runs in his four overs.
M.A Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report
The M.A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai is known for its support for both bowlers and batters where the ball the pitch usually slows down a bit as the game progresses. However, the pitch has also provided support for the batters on many occasions, where we have witnessed high-scoring encounters between both sides.
M.A Chidambaram Stadium IPL Records
The MA Chidambaram has hosted a total of 79 games in the IPL so far. Out of these 79 games, 47 have been won by the team batting first, while the teams have won by chasing 32 times at Chepauk. The first-ever IPL match on this ground was played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians on 23rd April, 2008. CSK won that high-scoring encounter by 6 runs powered by the half-centuries Matthew Hayden and Suresh Raina.
| City | Chennai | ||
| Country | India | ||
| Also or previously Known as | Chepauk Stadium, Madras Cricket Club Ground | ||
| First Match | 23/04/2008 | ||
| Last T20 Match | 08/04/2024 | ||
| Matches Played | 79 | ||
| Matches Won Batting First | 47 (59.49%) | ||
| Matches Won Batting Second | 32 (40.51%) | ||
| Matches Won Winning Toss | 40 (50.63%) | ||
| Matches Won Losing Toss | 39 (49.37%) | ||
| Matches with No Result | 0 (0.00%) | ||
| Highest Individual Innings | 127 | M Vijay (Chennai Super Kings) | 03/04/2010 v Rajasthan Royals |
| Best Bowling | 5/5 | A Madhwal (Mumbai Indians) | 24/05/2023 v Lucknow Super Giants |
| Highest Team Innings | 246/5 (Chennai Super Kings) | 03/04/2010 v Rajasthan Royals | |
| Lowest Team Innings | 70 (Royal Challengers Bangalore) | 23/03/2019 v Chennai Super Kings | |
| Highest Run Chase Achieved | 201/6 (Punjab Kings) | 30/04/2023 v Chennai Super Kings | |
| Average Runs per Wicket | 26.05 | ||
| Average Runs per Over | 7.99 | ||
| Average Score Batting First | 163.52 | ||
Key Players from both teams
CSK- X Factors
CSK will be looking for their big players to step up with the likes of skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and Ajinkya. While MS Dhoni will be looking to continue his finishing role and hit some big sixes in the last couple of overs. Ravindra Jadeja can also score runs with the bat and can take on the opposition batters with his spin magic. Talking about the bowling line up, CSK have Mustafizur Rahman. Along with him, Matheesha Pathirana has also got his touch back this season and will be a player to look out for in the upcoming match.
LSG- X Factors
Skipper KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock had a solid partnership in the last match that made things easier for LSG against CSK. The opening duo will be looking to give another strong start to their teams against the same opponent at their home ground. In the bowling line up, Yash Thakur is LSG’s to wicket taker this year with 7 scalps from five matches so far. Along with him, Ravi Bishnoi and Krunal Pandya can look up the spin department and can restrict the opposition batters to hit big shots in middle overs.
