Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports
Chennai Super Kings have won four out of six matches while Lucknow Super Giants have won three out of six matches this season
Lucknow Super Giants have played six matches in the series and are ranked fifth on the points table, while Chennai Super Kings have also played six matches and are ranked third on the points table. In the last match played by Lucknow Super Giants against Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Lucknow Super Giants by eight wickets. The top fantasy player for Lucknow Super Giants was Nicholas Pooran who scored 65 fantasy points. The other top point-getters are KL Rahul with 64 match fantasy points and Ayush Badoni with 37 match fantasy points.
In their last match in this series against Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 20 runs. The top fantasy player for Chennai Super Kings was Matheesha Pathirana who scored 122 fantasy points. The other top point-getters are Ruturaj Gaikwad with 102 match fantasy points, Shivam Dube with 98 match fantasy points and Rachin Ravindra with 39 match fantasy points.
LSG vs CSK, Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
The pitch at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, will allow for good stroke play and the batters will find it easy to bat on the surface. The surface will not allow a lot of assistance to the bowlers and wicket-taking is going to be difficult. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 131 runs. The pitch is a sporting one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.
Pace or Spin?
The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.
Weather Report
The temperature is expected to be around 37 degree C and humidity is expected to be around 13%. Winds at a speed of 6.31 m/s are expected.
LSG vs CSK, Head-to-Head
In the three matches played between these two teams, Chennai Super Kings' all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while the bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for Lucknow Super Giants.
Both teams last played against each other in the Match 6 of the Indian Premier League, 2023, where Mark Wood scored the highest fantasy points for Lucknow Super Giants with 106 match fantasy points while Moeen Ali topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Chennai Super Kings with 146 match fantasy points.
LSG vs CSK, Fantasy XI Top Captain & Vice-Captain Picks
Matheesha Pathirana
Matheesha Pathirana is a bowler with an average of 74 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.6 and is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy Team. He bowls right-arm fast and in the recent three matches, he has taken eight wickets at an average of 11.
Shivam Dube
Shivam Dube is a good-to-have player for your Fantasy XI Team. He has an average of 67 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.1. He is a top-order, left-handed batter. In the recently played six matches, Dube has scored 242 runs at an average of 60.5 per match.
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ruturaj Gaikwad is a batter with an average of 65 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.9 and can be a good pick for your Fantasy XI Team. He is a top-order batter who bats right-handed. In the recent six matches, he has scored 224 runs averaging 44.8 per match.
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran is a wicket-keeper with an average of 59 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and can be a good safe pick for your Fantasy XI Team. He is a batter who bats left-handed and also keeps wickets. In the recently played six matches, Pooran has scored 223 runs at an average of 74.3 per match.
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja can be a good safe pick for your Fantasy XI Team. He has an average of 53 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 8.2. He is a left-handed batter. In the last six matches, Jadeja has scored 84 runs. He can also give you some bowling fantasy points, bowling slow left-arm orthodox and in recent matches, he has taken four wickets at an average of 41 per match.
Yash Thakur
Yash Thakur is a bowler with an average of 46 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 7.5 and can be a differential pick for your Fantasy XI Team. He bowls right-arm medium and in the recently played five matches, Yash has taken seven wickets at an average of 23.9.
Ayush Badoni
Ayush Badoni is a batter with an average of 45 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.1 and is a very inconsistent player in terms of fantasy points and can be a differential pick in your team. Badoni is a batter who bats right-handed. In the recent six matches, he has scored 113 runs averaging 22.6 per match.
Mustafizur Rahman
Mustafizur Rahman is a fairly consistent player in terms of fantasy points. He has an average of 45 match fantasy points in the last 10 games and a fantasy rating of 7.5. Mustafizur is a left-arm fast-medium bowler and in the recent five matches, he has taken 10 wickets at an average of 18.3.
Krunal Pandya
Krunal Pandya is an all-rounder with an average of 39 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.2 and can be a good pick for your Fantasy XI Team. He bowls slow left-arm orthodox and in the recent six matches, Krunal has taken three wickets at an average of 41.7.
LSG vs CSK, Squad Information
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Squad: KL Rahul (c), Amit Mishra, Marcus Stoinis, Quinton de Kock, Kyle Mayers, Ashton Turner, Krishnappa Gowtham, Nicholas Pooran, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Naveen-ul-Haq, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Shivam Mavi, M. Siddharth, Devdutt Padikkal, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Singh, Arshad Khan, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, David Willey and Shamar Joseph.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Rachin Ravindra, Ajay Mandal, Mukesh Choudhary, Simarjeet Singh, Maheesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Sameer Rizvi, Prashant Solanki, Matheesha Pathirana, Aravelly Avanish, Nishant Sindhu and Shaik Rasheed.
LSG vs CSK, Fantasy XI Team
Wicket-Keeper: Quinton de Kock and Nicholas Pooran
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube and KL Rahul
All-Rounders: Ravindra Jadeja and Marcus Stoinis
Bowlers: Matheesha Pathirana, Ravi Bishnoi, Mustafizur Rahman and Yash Thakur
Captain: Nicholas Pooran
Vice-Captain: Ravindra Jadeja
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul
Quinton de Kock