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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 34th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. The match will be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Cricket Stadium (Ikana), Lucknow from 7:30 pm. The toss will take place at 7:00 pm.
Lucknow team is at fifth position in the points table after winning 3 out of 6 matches this season. Whereas Chennai is at third position after winning 4 out of 6 matches.
CSK-LSG equal in head to head
So far 3 matches have been played in IPL between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings. Both teams have won 1-1 matches. While one match remained inconclusive. A match has been played between the two teams in Lucknow. That match was inconclusive.
Nicholas Pooran LSG top scorer
Team Lucknow, captained by KL Rahul, did not have a good start this season. The team had to face defeat in its first match against Rajasthan Royals. The team made a comeback after this and won three consecutive matches. In the second match they defeated Punjab Kings, in the third they defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore and in the fourth they defeated Gujarat Titans. But, the team had to face defeat in the last two matches against Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. The team’s top scorer is Nicholas Puran. Yash Thakur is on top in bowling.
Rahman took the most wickets for CSK.
Chennai had a great start this season. The team won the first two matches consecutively. Defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first and Gujarat Titans in the second. Had to face defeat in the third against Delhi Capitals and in the fourth against Sunrisers Hyderabad. The team has won both the last matches. Defeated Kolkata Knight Riders in the fifth and Mumbai Indians in the sixth. Shivam Dubey has scored the most runs for the team. Mustafizur Rahman has taken the most wickets.
Mayank Yadav may return
LSG fast bowler Mayank Yadav may make a comeback in today’s match. Mayank was seen practicing before the match against Chennai. He could bowl only one over against Mayank Gujarat. After that he could not play in the last two matches (Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders).
pitch report
Spinners dominated the IPL on the Lucknow pitch. Low scoring matches were seen here and the batsmen found it very difficult to score runs. A total of 10 IPL matches have been played here so far. The highest team score here is 199/8, which was made by LSG against Punjab Kings this year. In 6 matches, the team batting in the first innings and the team chasing in 3 have won. While one match remained no result.
weather condition
It will be cloudy in Lucknow on Friday but there is no possibility of rain. The wind will also be strong. The wind speed will be 22 km per hour. On the day of the match the temperature here will be between 39 to 25 degrees Celsius.
Possible playing 11 of both the teams
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (Captain & Wicketkeeper), Quinton de Kock, Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Shamar Joseph and Mohsin Khan.
Impact Player: Inspirational Mankad.
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Captain), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dubey, Sameer Rizvi, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande.
Impact Player: Mathish Pathirana.