Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul won the all-important toss and elected to field in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on April 19 (Friday). LSG made one change with Matt Henry replacing Shamar Joseph. CSK made two changes with Moeen Ali and Deepak Chahar replacing Daryl Mitchell and Shardul Thakur.
Lucknow Super Giants Playing XIs: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
Chennai Super Kings Playing XIs: Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana
So far in the tournament, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), led by KL Rahul, have participated in six matches, securing three wins and suffering three losses. They currently hold the fifth position on the points table. Conversely, Chennai Super Kings (CSK), led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, have amassed eight points and are in third place in the standings, having won four of their six matches.
In terms of their direct encounters, CSK and LSG have faced each other three times in the IPL. Each team has claimed victory in one match, while one game ended without a result.
Squads
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, K. Gowtham, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, Matt Henry, Mohd Arshad Khan.
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Aravelly Avanish, Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, RS Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Ajay Jadav Mandal, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner, Nishant Sindhu, Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mukesh Choudhary, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana, Simarjeet Singh, Prashant Solanki, Shardul Thakur, Maheesh Theekshana and Sameer Rizvi.
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