Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants played in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium. The Lucknow Super Giants chose to go on the pitch after winning the toss and forcing the five-time winners to bat first. While Ruturaj Gaikwad declared that the team had chosen to start Daryl Mitchell in place of Rachin Ravindra, KL Rahul clarified that they were still playing for the same squad.
CSK: 49/2 Powerplay
Ajinkya Rahane was removed by Matt Henry in the opening over; therefore, the new opening combination of Gaikwad and Rahane was unable to establish a strong partnership. Daryl Mitchell did not contribute much, although he did join the captain at the crease. Having scored 11 runs off his ten deliveries, he was removed in the last over of the powerplay.
First Strategic Timeout, CSK – 75/2
In order for Ravindra Jadeja to form a combination with Gaikwad, the team management made the decision to promote him once more. The innings was ended after nine overs, and the reigning champions were down to 75 runs and two wickets. After reaching another IPL fifty, Gaikwad probably wanted to make it a significant one.
Second Strategic Timeout: CSK: 135/3 in the middle overs
While the captain on the other end was doing the majority of the scoring, Ravindra Jadeja was filling the role of anchor. Mohsin Khan sent the all-rounder back to the pavilion after he scored 16 runs off of 19 balls, ending his meek innings. When Shivam Dube took the crease, he immediately intended to attack. After 15 overs, the Chennai-based team was comfortably ahead and on course for a score of more than 200.
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Final score: CSK: 210/4
Dube hit Yash Thakur for an incredible 19 runs in the first over of the last innings. The captain, who was aiming for his second IPL hundred today, also struck a six in the seventeenth over. After reaching his century in the following years, he was determined to cause the opposition even more suffering. The southpaw carried on his assault, reaching fifty runs in just 22 deliveries. Against Lucknow Super Giants, the Chennai Super Kings were able to put up a formidable score of 210/4 at the end of the innings.
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