- Date- 31st March 2022
- Time- 07:30 PM IST
- Venue- Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
- Match format- T20
- Weather Forecast- Clear, 29-30 °C
Lucknow Super Giants will take on Chennai Super Kings in the 7th Match of IPL 2022. Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai will host this fixture on Thursday, March 31. KKR defeated the defending champions, Chennai Super Kings in the season opener match by 6 Wickets. Meanwhile, LSG was defeated by Gujarat Titans by 5 Wickets.
Chennai were two dismissals early on, later Uthappa and Rayudu tried to anchor the innings. They were 61/5 until MS Dhoni proved to be their saviour again. He hammered a 38-ball fifty in the death overs taking Chennai to a respectable total of 131. But the strudy batting lineup of Kolkata chased down the target with nine balls to spare. Dwayne Bravo stood apart in CSK bowling, bagging three scalps while Mitchell Santner got one.
Talking about Lucknow, they face Gujarat in their first match of IPL. Batting first, LSG scored 158 with the loss of six wickets. After early dismissal of the top 4, Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni scored their fifties. In the chase, Rahul Tewatia and Abhinav Manohar shone for Gujarat Titans taking the match away from Lucknow. LSG bowlers also leaked plenty of runs in the final overs. Dushmantha Chameera bagged two scalps. Meanwhile, Avesh Khan, Krunal Pandya, and Deepak Hooda picked a wicket apiece.
Top Batsmen for LSG vs CSK
KL Rahul (LSG)- 626 Runs in 13 Matches, 138.80 Strike rate (IPL 2021)
Quinton de Kock (LSG)- 297 Runs in 11 Matches, 116.01 Strike Rate (IPL 2021)
Manish Pandey (LSG)- 292 Runs in 8 Matches, 123.72 Strike Rate (IPL 2021)
Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)- 635 Runs in 16 Matches, 136.26 Strike Rate (IPL 2021)
Devon Conway (CSK)- 602 Runs in 20 Matches, 139.35 Strike Rate (IPL 2021)
Moeen Ali (CSK)– 666 Runs in 34 Matches, 146.37 Strike Rate (Overall IPL)
Top Bowlers for LSG vs CSK
Avesh Khan (LSG)- 24 Wickets in 16 Matches, 18.75 Economy (IPL 2021)
Ravi Bishnoi (LSG)- 12 Wickets in 9 Matches, 6.38 Economy (IPL 2021)
Dushmantha Chameera (LSG)- 2 Wickets in 1 Match, 7.33 Economy (IPL 2022)
Dwayne Bravo (CSK)- 14 Wickets in 11 Matches, 7.81 Economy (IPL 2021)
Ravindra Jadeja (CSK)- 13 Wickets in 16 Matches, 7.06 Economy (IPL 2021)
Tushar Deshpande (CSK)- 7 Wickets in 10 Matches, 9.62 Economy ()
LSG vs CSK Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If LSG bats first
First Innings score prediction- LSG is expected to score 185.
Result prediction- LSG will win the match by 10 runs.
Scenario 2- If CSK bats first
First Innings score prediction- CSK is expected to score 170.
Result prediction- LSG will win the match by 2 wickets.
Who Will Win?
LSG to win.
Both teams are coming off from a bad start to their campaign and would be eager for their first win. players. LSG looks a bit more well-settled lineup and will start as favorites against CSK.
LSG vs CSK Probable Playing 11
Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11
KL Rahul (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Dushmantha Chameera
Chennai Super Kings Playing 11
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Adam Milne, Tushar Deshpande
Squad for LSG vs CSK, Match 7, IPL 2022
CSK
Batters and WKs: C Hari Nishaanth, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu (WK), Devon Conway (WK), MS Dhoni (C&WK), N Jagadeesan (WK), Robin Uthappa (WK) & Subranshu Senapati.
All-rounders: Bhagath Varma, Dwaine Pretorious, Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner, Moeen Ali, Ravindra Jadeja & Shivam Dube
Bowlers: Adam Milne, Chris Jordan, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Mukesh Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Tushar Deshpande, M Theekshana & Prashant Solanki
LSG
Batters and WKs: Evin Lewis, Manan Vohra, Manish Pandey, KL Rahul (C&WK) & Quinton de Kock (WK)
All-rounders: Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Jason Holder, Karan Sharma, Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers & Marcus Stoinis
Bowlers: Ankit Rajpoot, Avesh Khan, Dushmantha Chameera, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi & Shahbaaz Nadeem
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
- Moeen Ali finished his 3-days quarantine and is most likely to play in this match.
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