Preview:

The 34th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings on April 19 at Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow. In the points table, Chennai Super Kings are at third position with four wins and 8 points from 6 matches. CSK had defeated Mumbai Indians by 20 runs in the last match. Batting first, Chennai scored 206 runs on the board at the loss of 4 wickets. In reply, Mumbai Indians were able to score only 186 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs.

Lucknow Super Giants are fifth in the points table with three wins and 6 points from 6 matches. LSG had to face defeat by 8 wickets against Kolkata Knight Riders in the last match. Batting first, Lucknow scored 161 runs at the loss of 7 wickets. In response, KKR chased the target with 26 balls remaining.

Match Details:

Pitch Report:

The pitch at Ekana is usually quite dry. This helps the spin bowlers and makes chasing difficult. The batsmen will get help in the initial overs but later the spinners will get help from the pitch. The captain can decide to bat first after winning the toss here. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 152 runs.

Head to Head Records:

Probable Playing XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG):

Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Yash Thakur.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK):

Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Shivam Dubey, Daryl Mitchell, Mahendra Singh Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Sameer Rizvi, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Mathisha Pathirana.

Probable Best Batter of the Match:

In the last match against Mumbai Indians, Shivam Dubey had played an unbeaten inning of 66 runs with the help of 10 fours and 2 sixes in 38 balls. Shivam Dubey can bat brilliantly against Lucknow Super Giants.

possible best bowler (Probable Best Bowler of the Match):

Mathisha Pathirana took 4 wickets for 28 runs in 4 overs against Mumbai Indians in the last match. Pathirana can also bowl brilliantly in the match against Lucknow.

Who will win today’s match (Today’s Match Prediction): Chennai Super Kings will win the match against Lucknow Super Giants.

Scenario 1

Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and chose to bat

Parvplay Score- 45-55

Score of first innings- 160-170

Chennai Super Kings won

Scenario 2

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and chose to bat

Powerplay Score- 50-60

Score of first innings- 180-190

Chennai Super Kings won