LSG vs CSK, IPL 2024: Chennai Super Kings starts favourites in away game against Lucknow Super Giants

While LSG lost its last two matches, CSK won comes into this contest with two wins. So, it isn’t difficult to figure out which team is in better form ahead of their IPL 2024 match at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium on Friday.

Published : Apr 18, 2024 20:52 IST , LUCKNOW - 2 MINS READ

CSK’s Matheesha Pathirana celebrates with Ruturaj Gaikwad after taking a wicket.
CSK’s Matheesha Pathirana celebrates with Ruturaj Gaikwad after taking a wicket. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI/ The Hindu
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CSK’s Matheesha Pathirana celebrates with Ruturaj Gaikwad after taking a wicket. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI/ The Hindu

Lucknow Super Giants lost both its last matches. Chennai Super Kings won both its last matches.

So, it isn’t difficult to figure out which team is in better form ahead of their IPL 2024 match at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Stadium on Friday. CSK looked rather impressive in the wins against Kolkata Knight Riders at home and then against Mumbai Indians away.

LSG, on the other hand, has had a couple of disappointing matches, as it struggled with both bat and ball against Delhi Capitals and KKR.

Before those two defeats, K.L. Rahul’s men had recorded three wins in a row. The man who won them the first two then got injured.

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Mayank Yadav, the find of the season, was missed in the last two games. When LSG’s assistant coach Lance Klusener was asked about the availability of the fast bowler for Thursday’s match, he said the decision on the eleven had not yet been taken.

LSG could take just six wickets in all from the last two matches. The new West Indian star fast bowler Shamar Joseph’s debut didn’t go that well either – none for 47 against KKR.

KL Rahul of Lucknow Super Giants during practice session on the eve of the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings.
KL Rahul of Lucknow Super Giants during practice session on the eve of the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA/ The Hindu
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KL Rahul of Lucknow Super Giants during practice session on the eve of the IPL match against Chennai Super Kings. | Photo Credit: SANDEEP SAXENA/ The Hindu

Batting needs to click too, though it cannot be easy against a strong CSK attack featuring bowlers like Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana and Ravindra Jadeja. More is expected from the top order, featuring the likes of Rahul and Quinton de Kock, and there should be less dependence on Nicholas Pooran.

CSK doesn’t have as many worries with batting, given the form Shivam Dube and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad are in.

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