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Lucknow Super Giants
Chennai Super Kings
In the 34th fixture of IPL 2024, we will witness Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings on Friday at Ekana Sports City, Lucknow. Both teams have met thrice in the past and have won a single fixture each. The previous encounter, which took place in the last year, ended up without any result.
Lucknow Super Giants are currently at the 5th spot in the point table with 3 wins and 3 losses. Their net run rate stands at +0.038.
Chennai Super Kings are currently in the 3rd spot in the point table with 4 wins and 2 losses. Their net run rate stands at +0.726.
Rahman has picked up 10 wickets in 5 matches at an average of 18.30 and an economy of 6.08.
The betting tip is...
Mustafizur Rahman will be the top bowler on Friday.
73 %
27 %
Lucknow Super GiantsChennai Super KingsLucknow Super Giants are coming home after witnessing a loss against Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous fixture. The primary reason for the loss was the weak bowling. Shamar Joseph, Krunal Pandya, Yash Thakur, and Arshad Khan were costly during their spells and failed to pick any wickets.
It was only Mohsin Khan who was able to pick 2 wickets and maintain a decent economy of 7.25. Lucknow Super Giants have their weakness in the bowling unit. The bowlers have been inconsistent and expensive.
At the start, Lucknowβs struggle with the top order is still ongoing. Quinton de Kock and Deepak Hooda were back to the pavilion at a score of 39/2. It was skipper KL Rahul (39 off 27) who provided the scoring momentum to the team. Nicholas Pooran again came to the rescue of the team in the middle order and scored 45 off 32 at a strike rate of 140.53.
Mayank Yadav is still out of action due to soreness in the lower abdominal area.
Predicted Lineup: Shamar Joseph, Deepak Hooda, Lokesh Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
Chennai Super Kings scored a huge win over their arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in the previous fixture. A slow start from the opening partnership of Ajinkye Rahane (5 for 8) and Rachin Ravindra (21 of 16).
However, skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad provided the momentum and scored 69 off 40 at a strike rate of 172.50. His partner was Shivam Dube who was playing at the same pace and scored 66 off 38 at a strike rate of 173.68. Chennai Super Kings have a strong depth in their batting unit and it goes on till the lower order where MS Dhoni looking in his old form.
Since it was a high score, the bowlers were not under pressure and started attacking with confidence. Matheesha Pathiranaβs pace was the highlight of the day as he scalped 4 wickets in 4 overs at an economy of 7. Tushar Deshpande and Mustafizur Rahman also picked up a single wicket each
Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Matheesha Pathirana (impact player) are the key players for the team.
Predicted Lineup: Shardul Thakur, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Sameer Rizvi, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman
Lucknow Super Giants are clearly at a major disadvantage. Their batters have not shown consistency in scoring runs and even bowlers have displayed a higher economy.
Chennai Super Kings are much more disciplined with a higher net run rate i.e. their batters can punish a weak bowling lineup at any given time. We predict a win for the Chennai Super Kings on Friday.
