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Lucknow Super Giants
Chennai Super Kings
Lucknow Super Giants will take on Chennai Super Kings in the 30th match of IPL 2025 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. LSG will come into this game with back-to-back wins and a solid start to the season after winning 3 out of their first 5 matches under Rishabh Pantβs leadership. They have played two games at home so far, winning one and losing one.
CSK will arrive in Lucknow on a poor run of form. They have lost 4 of their 5 matches this season and are on a 4-match losing streak. Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the season due to a hairline fracture, and MS Dhoni will take over the captaincy for the rest of the season.
In head-to-head encounters, LSG have won 3 out of 5 matches, with one match ending in a no result. All of LSGβs wins have come while chasing against CSK.
LSG have multiple in-form batters like Pooran and Marsh, who have scored consistent runs this season, which CSK batters have been unable to do.
The betting tip is...
Top Batter Team - Lucknow Super Giants
64 %
36 %
Lucknow Super GiantsChennai Super KingsLucknow will rely on their strong batting unit led by Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh. Pooran will come into this match as the highest run-scorer of the season with 288 runs at a strike rate of 225 and 3 fifties. Marsh is third on the list with 265 runs at a strike rate of 180.27 and 4 fifties. Aiden Markram has scored 144 runs, which includes one fifty.
Both Markram and David Miller have strike rates above 14,0 while other batters havenβt got many opportunities to bat longer.
Shardul Thakur will lead the bowling attack with 9 wickets so far. Digvesh Rathi follows with 7 wickets. Ravi Bishnoi has 4 wickets to his name, while Akash Deep and Avesh Khan have picked up 3 wickets each.
Marsh, Markram and Pooran are the key batters.
Predicted Lineup: Mitch Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c, wk), Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, David Miller, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi
Chennai will play under MS Dhoniβs captaincy for the rest of the season as Ruturaj Gaikwad is ruled out due to a hairline fracture. In the batting department, Rachin Ravindra has scored 145 runs in 5 matches at a strike rate of 133. Shivam Dube has scored 106 runs at 143.24, while MS Dhoni has contributed 103 runs at 153.73 SR in the lower order.Β
Devon Conway has batted at a strike rate of 130.15 and will need to lift his scoring rate. Dube has a strong record against LSG, with 145 runs in previous seasons at a strike rate of 179.
Noor Ahmad will lead the bowling charts for CSK with 11 wickets. Khaleel Ahmed follows with 10 wickets. Pathirana and Ashwin have taken 5 each. Ravindra Jadeja has taken just 2 wickets this season.
Dube, Noor and Khaleel are the key players.
Predicted Lineup: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c, wk), R Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Matheesha Pathirana, Khaleel Ahmed
Lucknow Super Giants have an in-form batting lineup. Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh have been scoring consistently at high strike rates, and Aiden Markram has also looked good in recent games. With Abdul Samad striking over 200 and Pant in the sid,e too, LSGβs batting unit will be tough to contain.
Chennai Super Kings will be stronger under MS Dhoniβs leadership, and their bowling unit has done well with Noor Ahmad and Khaleel Ahmed striking consistently. However, their top order has struggled with strike rates, and that could hurt them again in a high-scoring contest.
At home, LSGβs batting firepower gives them a strong chance to dominate with the bat, even if CSK pushes them close in the match.
