Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2024 Match 39

Defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in match 39 of the IPL 2024 season at the MA Chidambaram Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, April 23. In the IPL 2024 season, the Super Kings have won four and lost three matches so far. CSK are currently in the fourth position in the points table and would like to come back to their winning momentum. On the other hand, the Lucknow Super Giants are coming on the back of a massive victory against Chennai Super Kings in Lucknow. LSG have won four and lost three matches and are currently in the fifth position in the points table, just behind CSK due to net run rate. Coming back to their fortress, Chepauk, the Chennai Super Kings would be looking to take revenge and grab the all-important 2 points on offer.

CSK vs LSG: Battle of the Supers - Round 2 at the Lions Den Chepauk

Five-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants are all set to face off for the second time this IPL season, with the KL Rahul-led Super Giants having the bragging rights in the recent encounter after a dominating 8-wicket win in Lucknow. Both CSK and LSG have won four out of seven matches so far and are fourth (CSK) and fifth (LSG) in the points table, respectively, with net run rate separating them. The iconic Chepauk stadium is all set to host its fourth match of the IPL 2024 season when Ruturaj Gaikwad and his troops take on Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday, April 23. Overall, in the history of the Indian Premier League, 79 matches have been played at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK are right at the top when it comes to taking advantage of the home conditions. With 48 wins and only 18 losses in 67 games, CSK has a good win percentage playing in front of their passionate Chennai crowd.

After the top order collapse in the last game against Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai's beloved 'Thalapathy' Ravindra Jadeja 57(40) played a superb innings that helped the Chennai Super Kings to post a decent total. Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane 36(24) tried his level best at the top but couldn't convert his good start. In the end, former captain MS Dhoni had to take matters into his own hands, smashing 28*(9), which guided the Super Kings to post a decent total of 176. Krunal Pandya (3-0-16-2) was excellent for the Lucknow Super Giants. Marcus Stionis (2-0-7-1) also bowled to the field and gave fantastic support to Krunal. On the flip side, while chasing a tricky target, captain KL Rahul 82(53) played magnificent innings on the slow two-paced wicket that guided the Super Giants to get close to the target. Quinton De Kock 54(43) played a supporting role to Rahul. The Lucknow openers stitched a fantastic partnership of 134 off just 90 deliveries, which is also the highest partnership for any wicket in the IPL 2024 season. Despite not getting enough support from other CSK bowlers, Matheesha Pathirana (4-0-29-1) bowled beautifully to drag the game to the 19th over.

Meanwhile, here's a look at the stats and numbers game ahead of the Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants clash:

Head-to-Head:

CSK and LSG have met each other 4 times in the Indian Premier League's history, with the Chennai Super Kings winning on 1 occasion and the Lucknow Super Giants clinching two victories. One game resulted in No Result.

Pitch Report

The surface at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium is excellent for batting, with plenty of grip and turn on offer for the spinners once the ball gets a bit older. Dew might be a factor later on, so captains might decide to field first after winning the toss.

Chennai Super Kings Probable Playing XI:

Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (WK), Sameer Rizvi, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman

Impact Players: Matheesha Pathirana, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner, Shaik Rasheed, Shardul Thakur

Lucknow Super Giants Probable Playing XI:

Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (C, WK), Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur, Matt Henry

Impact Players: Arshin Kulkarni, M Siddharth, Arshad Khan, K Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh

Approaching Milestones:

1 - Daryl Mitchell (99) needs one catch to reach 100 catches in T20.

1 - Moeen Ali (99) needs one catch to reach 100 catches in T20.

2 - KL Rahul (48) needs two more catches to reach 50 catches as a wicketkeeper in the IPL.

3 - MS Dhoni (247) needs another three sixes to reach 250 sixes in the IPL.

4 - Deepak Hooda (96) needs four catches to reach a 100-catch milestone in T20s.

5 - Devdutt Padikkal (95) needs another five sixes to reach 100 sixes in T20s.

6 - Krunal Pandya (44) needs another six catches to reach 50 catches in IPL.

51 - KL Rahul (4449) needs 51 runs to reach 4500 runs in IPL.