After defeating Mumbai Indians in their last match, Chennai Super Kings will play another away match against Lucknow Super Giants. The LSG vs CSK match will be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. Ruturaj Gaikwad leads CSK in IPL 2024.
The defending champions have put up a brilliant performance so far in IPL 2024. They have won 4 games and lost 2 out of 6. They have 8 points. CSK seem quite stronger than LSG in both the batting and bowling department. Below we look at Chennai’s scheduled game 11 against LSG for match 34 of IPL 2024.
CSK Playing 11 vs LSG – IPL 2024, Match 34
Rachin Ravindra
Rachin Ravindra has largely failed in the last few matches. He has scored 133 runs in 6 games with a maximum of 46 in a game. He has a good strike rate of 166+ but needs to pack a big punch for the team.
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)
Ruturaj Gaikwad was dropped as an opener in the last match to make way for Ajinkya Rahane. However, the plan did not work as Rahane came cheap. Therefore, Gaikwad could open the batting in the next match. Ruturaj Gaikwad is the captain of CSK in IPL 2024 and has hit 2 fifties in the league.
Ajinkya Rahane
Ajinkya Rahane could move to a one-down spot for CSK in the next clash. The right-handed batsman made a good knock of 45 in one game but failed to capitalize in the other matches.
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Daryl Mitchell
Daryl Mitchell will be in the middle for CSK in the match against LSG. The right-handed batsman has 135 runs in 6 games in IPL 2024. However, the New Zealand batsman has failed to reach a half-century so far, with a maximum of 34 in a game. Mitchell has picked 1 wicket.
Shivam Dubey
Shivam Dube played another brilliant knock of 66 runs in the previous match. With 242 runs in 6 matches, the left-handed batsman is Chennai’s leading run-getter in IPL 2024. With a strike rate of 163+, Dube has also smashed 2 half-centuries.
Ravindra Jadeja
Ravindra Jadeja is the crucial all-rounder for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024 and the team will not risk benching him in any match. The left-arm spinner picked 4 wickets with an economy of 7.45 and batted at a strike rate of 140+.
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MS Dhoni (WK)
MS Dhoni will bat in the lower order and play the role of wicketkeeper. Dhoni played a wonderful knock of 20 runs off 4 balls in the last match. He is a crucial lower order batsman for the team.
Shardul Thakur
Shardul Thakur had a decent performance in the last match. He failed to get a wicket, but he bowled with a decent economy of 8.80, giving away 35 runs in 4 overs from him.
Tushar Deshpande
Tushar Deshpande also bowled a decent spell in the last match, conceding just 29 runs in his 4 overs. He also got a wicket. With 6 wickets in 6 games at an economy of 7.90, the right-arm pacer has done an impressive job for the team.
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Mahesh Theekshana
Maheesh Theekshana could be included as a spinner in the next game due to the spin-friendly nature of the Lucknow stadium. The right-arm spinner has captured 2 wickets in 3 games with an economy of 7.58.
Matheesha Pathirana
Matheesha Pathirana gave a wonderful performance in the previous game. His 4-wicket haul helped CSK overcome Mumbai Indians. The right-arm pacer also won the player of the match award. Pathirana has 8 wickets in 3 games with an economy of 7.33.
Impact players
Sameer Rizvi could play as an additional batsman while batting for CSK. Mustafizur Rahman, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali and Shaik Rasheed can be other members of the list of impact players in the LSG vs CSK match.