Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2023, Today Match Prediction

csk vs lsg Match Prediction & Analysis

Chennai Super Kings will look to bounce back after facing a close defeat to Gujarat Titans in the opening match of this season’s IPL.They just lacked the bowling prowess and experience to close out the match. CSK will want to improve their performances this year after a poor run in the previous IPL.

Lucknow Super Giants started off their season with a huge win over the Delhi Capitals. They won the match by a whopping 50-run margin to crush their opponents. They continued their good form from the previous season to begin the 2023 season with a bang.

TEAMS PREVIEW

Chennai Super Kings Preview

Chennai Super Kings are actively looking for a win after a defeat in their first match. They lost the contest in a close encounter by 5 wickets and 4 balls. Batting first they put up a decent total of 178 runs on board, however, were short by 15-20 runs after the brilliant start provided to them by Ruturaj Gaikwad. He scored 92 runs off 50 balls. Nobody else really stood by him as he scored more than 50% of the teams’ total runs.

In the bowling, Rajvardhan Hangargekar was the pick of the bowlers as he claimed 3 wickets on debut for his team. Ravindra Jadeja was economical too as he gave away only 28 runs in his 4 over while taking one wicket. This was however too little as they failed to defend the target.

Key players:Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar.

Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:

MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ben Stokes, Mitchell Santner, Devon Convay, Ambati Rayudu, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Deepak Chahar.

Chennai Super Kings Actual Playing XI:

Ben Stokes, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Deepak Chahar, Ravindra Jadeja, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Devon Conway, Ambati Rayudu, MS Dhoni, Rajvardhan Hangargekar

Lucknow Super Giants Preview

Lucknow Super Giants had a dream start to the 2023 IPL after crushing their opponents by 50 runs. LSG batted first and posted a massive target 0f 194 for the opposition to chase down. Kyle Mayers was the star with the bat as he scored 73 off 38 balls. Nicholas Pooran scored 38 runs coming down the order to help LSG post this big total.

In the bowling department, Mark Wood bowled magnificently as he dismantled the opposition's batting. He produced the spell of a lifetime as he gave away only 14 runs in his 4 overs while picking up 5 wickets. Avesh Khan too picked up 2 crucial wickets while being economical.

Key players: Avesh Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Kyle Mayers, Mark Wood.

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing XI:

Avesh Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Kyle Mayers, KL Rahul, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Jaydev Unadkat.

Lucknow Super Giants Actual Playing XI:

Marcus Stoinis, Yash Thakur, Krunal Pandya, Lokesh Rahul, Avesh Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Mark Wood, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

The ground is often dry and hard, and it deteriorates with time. This field's grass will not be green at all. It's a dry, hard pitch that's easy to strike in the opening two innings.

The weather looks perfect for a game of cricket in Chennai. There is very less chance of rain interrupting the match. The humidity percentage is at 74 with moderate winds.

Venue Details

Chennai Super Kings VS Lucknow Super Giants will take place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, India.

Toss: To Bowl

It is an easy decision during the night matches at the Chepauk stadium after winning the toss. The team winning the toss will bowl first and look to chase down the target. This is because of the due factor coming into play.

CSK vs LSG
Winning Prediction

This will be a very difficult match to predict as both the team have terrific squads. Both have some of the strongest players playing in the IPL in their disposal. However, going with the current form and confidence rate of the players, we predict that Lucknow Super Giants will defeat the Chennai Super Kings in this great match.

We predict that Lucknow Super Giants will defeat the Chennai Super Kings.

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