Today (April 23) in IPL 2024, Chennai Super Kings will host Lucknow Super Giants – here is the predicted XI for the match, team news and today’s IPL match prediction for CSK vs LSG.
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CSK vs LSG, live score: Follow the live scorecard here
The match will begin at 7:30 pm IST.
CSK vs LSG: Toss updates
LSG won the toss and elected to field first.
CSK vs LSG: IPL 2024 team news
Both teams have won four matches from seven games each, with CSK sitting fourth on the points table, a position in front, due to their superior Net Run Rate (NRR) of 0.529 compared to LSG’s 0.123.
Ajinkya Rahane, who played as an opener in the last two matches, has recovered from the calf niggle, meaning he could continue to bat in his usual position in the middle. The move would lead to Shivam Dube once again playing as an Impact Player if CSK bowl fast. If they bat first, Matheesha Pathirana could come in as a substitute.
For Lucknow, Mayank Yadav has still not fully recovered. They could bring in Devdutt Padikal despite his poor showing in each of his five innings so far due to his matchups with most of the CSK bowlers.
Padikkal and Mohsin Khan can be LSG’s Impact Players.
IPL 2024: Upcoming matches
DC vs GT – 7:30 pm IST
IPL 2024: Yesterday’s IPL match
RR vs MI, Match 38 – RR won by 9 wickets with 8 balls left
CSK vs LSG: Possible playing XIs for today’s IPL match
CSK: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Daryl Mitchell, Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana.
Impact substitutes: Sameer Rizvi, Mitchell Santner, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra
LSG: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c)(wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Matt Henry, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
Impact substitutes: Devdutt Padikkal, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh, M Siddharth
CSK vs LSG: Prediction for today’s IPL match
CSK are playing at their fortress Cheapuk and have won three out of three this season here. However, they should be wary of LSG, who are well suited to this sluggish pitch from their experience on slow home wicket. It’s an even-steven affair.
