Lucknow, April 19: Will it be a close contest? Or, will it be yet another one-sided affair for Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024?
As of past history, both sides have equal records against each other. Obviously, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will be keen to do well at their home ground (Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium), here.
On the other hand, CSK despite a change in leadership this season (Ruturaj Gaikwad succeeding MS Dhoni) have not disheartened their supporters as well. They appear to be on the right track of their title defence. Needless to remind that CSK won their fifth IPL title in 2023.
IPL followers might be keen to watch yet another close contest on Friday between LSG and CSK in the 34th match of this season, Lucknow fans definitely would love to see K L Rahul & Co win the match on their home turf.
Five-time champions CSK are currently third on the points table with eight points from six games. On the other hand, LSG are fifth with three wins.
The two teams have met three times in the tournament with both teams winning each and one match was washed out.
LSG v CSK head-to-head: 3
Lucknow Super Giants: 1
Chennai Super Kings: 1
Abandoned: 1
LSG v CSK match time: The match starts at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT) with the toss taking place half an hour before the match i.e., 7:00 PM (1:30 PM GMT)
LSG v CSK match venue: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Live broadcast of LSG v CSK match on television in India: LSG v CSK match will be broadcast live via Star Sports Network.
Live stream in India: The live streaming of LSG v CSK will be available on JioCinema.
Squads:
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni(w), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana, Nishant Sindhu, Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner, Shaik Rasheed, Aravelly Avanish, Maheesh Theekshana, RS Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Richard Gleeson, Deepak Chahar.
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur, Manimaran Siddharth, Prerak Mankad, Arshad Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Amit Mishra, Kyle Mayers, Ashton Turner, Matt Henry, Naveen-ul-Haq, Devdutt Padikkal, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mayank Yadav, Arshin Kulkarni. (With IANS support)
