In the 34th match of IPL 2024, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) won the toss and chose to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings (CSK). The game is hosted at Ekana Sports City stadium in Lucknow. The pitch, made of red soil, appears drier than usual which is expected to favor bowlers who pitch the ball up to exploit movement. Cricket experts Kevin Pietersen and Aaron Finch recommend bowling first under these conditions.
Match Lineups and Substitutes
Chennai Super Kings Lineup:
- Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain)
- Rachin Ravindra
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Moeen Ali
- Shivam Dube
- Ravindra Jadeja
- MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper)
- Deepak Chahar
- Tushar Deshpande
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Substitutes:
- Sameer Rizvi
- Shardul Thakur
- Shaik Rasheed
- Nishant Sindhu
- Mitchell Santner
Lucknow Super Giants Lineup:
- Quinton de Kock
- KL Rahul (wicketkeeper/captain)
- Deepak Hooda
- Marcus Stoinis
- Nicholas Pooran
- Ayush Badoni
- Krunal Pandya
- Matt Henry
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Mohsin Khan
- Yash Thakur
Impact Substitutes:
- Arshin Kulkarni
- Krishnappa Gowtham
- Yudhvir Singh
- Manimaran Siddharth
- Arshad Khan
IPL 2024 Toss and Match Outcomes
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- After winning the toss: 2 Wins, 1 Loss (WWL)
- After losing the toss: 1 Win, 2 Losses (LWL)
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- After winning the toss: 1 Win, 0 Losses (W)
- After losing the toss: 3 Wins, 2 Losses (WWLLW)
Ekana Sports City Stadium (Last 10 IPL Games)
- Team winning the toss: 5 Wins, 4 Losses, 1 No Result
- Team batting first: 6 Wins, 3 Losses, 1 No Result
Probable Lineups for Lucknow Super Giants
Batting First:
- Quinton de Kock
- KL Rahul (wicketkeeper/captain)
- Deepak Hooda
- Ayush Badoni
- Marcus Stoinis
- Nicholas Pooran
- Krunal Pandya
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Mohsin Khan
- Shamar Joseph
- Yash Thakur
Bowling First:
- Quinton de Kock
- KL Rahul (wicketkeeper/captain)
- Deepak Hooda
- Marcus Stoinis
- Nicholas Pooran
- Krunal Pandya
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Mohsin Khan
- Shamar Joseph
- Yash Thakur
- Mayank Yadav/Arshad Khan
Predicted Chennai Super Kings Line-Up
Batting First: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman.
Bowling First: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana.
IPL Team Squads Overview: Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants
Chennai Super Kings Squad:
- Players: Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana, Nishant Sindhu, Moeen Ali, Mitchell Santner, Shaik Rasheed, Aravelly Avanish, Maheesh Theekshana, RS Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Richard Gleeson, Deepak Chahar.
Lucknow Super Giants Squad:
- Players: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper/captain), Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Shamar Joseph, Yash Thakur, Manimaran Siddharth, Prerak Mankad, Arshad Khan, Krishnappa Gowtham, Amit Mishra, Kyle Mayers, Ashton Turner, Matt Henry, Naveen-ul-Haq, Devdutt Padikkal, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Mayank Yadav, Arshin Kulkarni.
