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The current direction of Chennai Super Kings in this season remains uncertain. A win at season start against an expected opponent became the beginning of their five-match losing streak. The current situation becomes more concerning because of the limited quality shown in batting and the excessive leaking by the bowling department. A sure sign of improvement should happen in this season for Chennai Super Kings. The venue for the turning point of their season might be the Ekana Stadium during their match against Lucknow Super Giants.
Nicholas Pooran delivers the strength that has secured four games in this season alongside his Orange Cap status. The Sunrisers batting order performs poorly as the team starts every match with three or more absent front-line seamers while being without their intended fast-bowling leader Mayank Yadav. The hybrid bowling line-up consisting of Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan together with rising star Digvesh Rathi has turned out successfully for Lucknow Super Giants.
Lucknow intends to continue their position as one of the leading teams in the table while fighting for a spot in the playoff bracket. During his time as captain Rishabh Pant has struggled at the start of season 16 allowing his team to lean heavily on core batting strength. The current success of LSG does not prevent them from losing matches that reveal their visible shortcomings. Should CSK possess the required number of contributors who can convert their team’s weaknesses into victory?
The team problems at CSK have received extensive attention throughout this IPL season. The team would benefit more by concentrating on their existing strong capabilities to construct their operations.
Avesh Khan to Shivam Dube, FOUR, carved away through extra cover as CSK get back to winning ways! Full outside off, slightly short of the yorker and it's enough for Dube as he gets a good piece of it, driving it to the boundary. A much needed win for the men in yellow after losing five in a row
Thakur to Dhoni, FOUR, full toss outside off, too easy for Dhoni who belts it over midwicket. Fifty of the partnership comes up in quick time and CSK are almost there
Thakur to Shivam Dube, no ball, SIX, to deep backward point
Thakur to Dhoni, SIX, one-handed six after being slightly deceived by the lack of pace!
Avesh Khan to Dhoni, FOUR, between extra cover and long-off
Digvesh Rathi to Shankar, out Caught by Avesh Khan!! Digvesh showing what he's made of! Under pressure he delivers a cracking over and finishes it with a wicket. Fuller than a length just outside off, Shankar looks to loft down the ground but this is the one that turns away. It grips a touch, takes a thick edge and balloons to short third.
Ravi Bishnoi to Jadeja, out Caught by Markram!! Right in the slot for Jadeja but he holes out in the deep! Oh that was there to be hammered! Full outside off, he gets forward to launch it down the ground but fails to get under it. Goes flat and hard to long-on where Markram hangs on at the edge of the boundary.
Markram to Shivam Dube, SIX, oh that's a drag-down! Quite short on off, Dube rocks back and wallops it over midwicket with a cracking pull shot
Digvesh Rathi to Shivam Dube, 1 run, 97.3kph, googly across off, slightly fuller than a good length, Dube gets forward and taps it wide of cover
Ravi Bishnoi to Tripathi, out Caught&Bowled!!
Markram to Ravindra, out Lbw!! Ravindra is given out LBW and he reviews! This looked pretty adjacent. Around the wicket, good length ball on off, he goes for the sweep but misses. It hits him on the back leg and ball-tracking says it would've crashed into middle and leg. Ravindra was already walking off even before ball-tracking came up on the big screen. Waste of a review.
Markram to Ravindra, 2 runs, between mid-wicket and long-on
Avesh Khan to Shaik Rasheed, out Caught by Pooran!! That's the end of a decent knock from Shaik Rasheed. Not a bad first knock. Avesh Khan bowls the chane of pace and keeps it well wide of the batter. 125ks short ball into the pitch, Rasheed pulls and skews it high into the night sky off the cue end. Pooran at mid-wicket jogs to his right to complete the catch.
Avesh Khan to Ravindra, 1 run, full and just outside off at 138ks, Rachin punches into the ground and gets it over the leaping bowler. A sliding stop from mid-on to keep it down to a single
Thakur to Ravindra, FOUR, what a start this for CSK. Thakur serves a 136ks full ball outside off, Rachin crunches it off the front foot and beats the diving effort of the fielder at extra cover to his right
Thakur to Ravindra, FOUR, full on the pads, easy pickings for Rachin Ravindra as he flicks this 129ks delivery square on the leg-side, beating the fielder in the deep to his right
Pathirana to Thakur, out Caught by Shaik Rasheed!! Slower full delivery outside off, Thakur looks to go straight and ends up chipping a leading edge straight to mid-off. Regulation take for Rasheed.
Pathirana to Pant, out Caught by Dhoni!! And now a fine catch from the CSK skipper. Pant throws the kitchen sink at a full delivery that was wide of off stump, Ends up dragging it off the thick top-edge and Dhoni catches the high ball behind the stumps
Khaleel Ahmed to Abdul Samad, SIX, to fine leg, the partnership between Abdul Samad and Pant is now
Khaleel Ahmed to Pant, SIX, to long-on
Pathirana to Pant, SIX, fifty up for Rishabh Pant. He gets a fiery short ball just outside off, Pant plays the one-handed pull and times it incredibly well to bring up his 19th half-century in IPL. Went all the way for an 88-metre maximum
Pathirana to Abdul Samad, SIX, to deep extra cover
Jadeja to Ayush Badoni, out Stumped!! Too easy for MSD. No telly umpire required for this one. Safe to say that Ayush Badoni has thrown it away
Pathirana to Pant, FOUR, Pant plays a glorious cover drive to greet Pathirana. Full and wide outside off, Pant drills it through covers by lunging forward and adds four runs to the tally
Jamie Overton to Ayush Badoni, SIX, full and wide outside off, Ayush Badoni throws his hands it,
Jamie Overton to Ayush Badoni, no run
Jadeja to Mitchell Marsh, out Bowled!! You miss, I hit! Flatter through the air, skids along the deck and the batsman gets beaten as he plays across the line.
Most balls left (no shot offered) in Overs 1-6 since IPL 20227 - RCB vs SRH, Brabourne, 20226 - RCB vs KKR, Mumbai DYP, 20226 - LSG vs CSK, Lucknow, 2025
Jamie Overton to Pant, SIX, 50 up for LSG! A length delivery by Jamie Overton and the batsman plays a reverse scoop. Connects it to perfection as the ball clears the third man fence. Marsh has a smile on his face, gives his partner as fist bump
Anshul Kamboj to Pant, 1 run, pitched up by the bowler on off, Pant squeezes it in front of mid-off and takes a single
Khaleel Ahmed to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, flicked away! A length delivery on the pads and Mitchell Marsh flicks it over deep mid-wicket. Goes miles up in the air and clears the deep mid-wicket boundary. Lovely timing by the batsman
Anshul Kamboj to Pooran, out Lbw!! Three reds and with that the dangerous batsman in gone. Looked like clipping leg at first glance, but hawkeye suggests it's crashing into the leg-stump. Was pitched up by the bowler around middle and the batsman got beaten and rapped on the pads. No bat involved, impact is in line and it's crashing into the leg-stump. Pooran lbw b Anshul Kamboj 8(9) [4s-2]
Anshul Kamboj to Pooran, FOUR, Pooran joins the act now. Back of a length delivery around middle and leg, Pooran whips it towards the deep backward square leg boundary. Just a couple of bounces and over the fence
Anshul Kamboj to Mitchell Marsh, SIX, lovely shot! On a length around off, Mitchell Marsh stands tall and lofts it over long-off for the first maximum of the day.
Khaleel Ahmed to Pooran, FOUR, in the air, but safe! Banged in short by Khaleel Ahmed,
Khaleel Ahmed to Markram, out Caught by Tripathi!! Khaleel Ahmed strikes in the first over! That's a fantastic catch by Rahul Tripathi! Back of a length delivery by Khaleel Ahmed, Markram looks to whip across the line and the leading edge flies over cover-point. Tripathi sprints back, keeps his eyes on the ball and takes it with a dive. Superb take. Markram c Tripathi b Khaleel Ahmed 6(6) [4s-1]
Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and have opted to field
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