IPL 2024: Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings Preview, Probable Playing XI And More

LSG vs CSK: Match 34 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 will witness a clash between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). While CSK emerged victorious in their recent match against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) by a margin of 20 runs, LSG suffered an eight-wicket loss to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Chennai would be hoping to get off another win away from home to strengthen their title defense even further in the tournament with the likes of Matheesha Pathirana back with a bang for the team.

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Despite their differing outcomes in the previous matches, both teams have performed reasonably well in the tournament and have secured favorable positions in the points table. With four wins and eight points from six matches, the defending champions, CSK, currently occupy the third spot in the standings. Meanwhile, KL Rahul's LSG holds the fifth position with three wins and six points from an equal number of games.

Pitch Report

Anticipate an exciting showdown on Friday, April 19, at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow as these two formidable teams face off. LSG boasts a strong record at their home ground, although they recently experienced a setback when Delhi Capitals (DC) ended their winning streak.

LSG Probable Playing XI

Q de Kock, KL Rahul (C), Deepak Hooda, A Badoni, MP Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, KH Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, YS Thakur

CSK Probable Playing XI

Ajinkya Rahane, Rachin Ravindra, RD Gaikwad (C), S Dubey, DJ Mitchell, MS Dhoni (wk), RA Jadeja, DL Chahar, Shardul Thakur, TU Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman

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