LSG IPL regular season me 6 points ke saath 10th par hai, jabki CSK 12 points ke saath 5th par hai aur abhi playoff zone ke andar. CSK three-match winning run ke saath aa rahi hai, jisme unka last game LSG ke against 5-wicket win bhi tha. LSG ne apne last 3 matches me se 1 jeeta hai, aur unka latest outing CSK ke against 5-wicket loss par khatam hua. CSK ko LSG ke against previous game me Player-of-the-Match performance ke baad Jamie Overton ki thigh injury ka issue face karna pad raha hai.
Toss & Conditions
Match Pitch No. 4 par hai, jahan IPL 2026 me do low-scoring games aaye hain, aur LSG is surface par defeats me 141 aur 119 par bowled out hui thi. Un do games me fast bowlers ne 30 me se 23 wickets liye, jabki 2024 se is pitch par IPL matches me spinners sirf marginally quicks se zyada economical rahe hain (9.35 vs 9.51).
Head-to-Head
Last three meetings me CSK 2-1 se lead karti hai. Most recent clash me CSK ne five wickets se jeeta, ek chase me jo final 4 balls tak gaya. Game ka decision tight finish me CSK ke over the line jaane se hua, jabki LSG apni innings 8 down par end hui. Last three ka pattern mixed raha hai, dono teams ne close games jeete hain.
Lucknow Super Giants
LSG IPL regular season me 6 points ke saath 10th par hai. Unke last three matches me do defeats aur ek win hai, aur latest CSK ke against five-wicket loss tha, ek chase me jo 4 balls remaining ke saath finish hua. Unka most recent win DLS method se aaya, Royal Challengers Bengaluru ke against 9 runs se.
Chennai Super Kings
CSK IPL regular season me 12 points ke saath 5th par hai aur abhi playoff zone ke andar. Unhone apne last three matches jeete hain, including Delhi Capitals ke against eight-wicket win aur Mumbai Indians ke against eight-wicket win. Unka latest win LSG ke against five-wicket chase tha, jisme 4 balls remaining the.
Playing XI
News & Facts
- Jamie Overton ko CSK ke LSG ke against previous game me Player-of-the-Match performance ke baad thigh injury ho gayi hai.
- CSK ne South African allrounder Dian Forrester ko Overton ke replacement ke taur par sign kiya hai, lekin woh Friday ke game ke liye available nahi honge.
- Nathan Ellis IPL 2026 start hone se pehle injured the; Dewald Brevis ne start me three games miss kiye; Khaleel Ahmed ruled out ho gaye; aur Overton is season me CSK ke liye latest injury issue hai.
- Pitch No. 4 par IPL 2026 me LSG do matches me 141 aur 119 par bowled out hui, aur dono defeats me end hue; un games me fast bowlers ne 30 me se 23 wickets liye.
- Noor Ahmad ne Nicholas Pooran ko 4 IPL meetings me 3 baar dismiss kiya hai, including unke previous game me, aur in dismissals me Pooran ne total 2 runs banaye.
Key Stats
Prediction
All four models CSK ko favour karte hain, model average CSK 68% vs LSG 32% hai. Bookmakers kaafi zyada coin-flip ke close hain, LSG ko 49% (1.91) aur CSK ko 51% (1.90) price kar rahe hain. Key stats overall CSK ki taraf heavy lean karte hain (7-1), jo points gap, better NRR, stronger Elo, last three games me 3-0 run, aur death-overs economy me clear edge se driven hai. Swing factor yeh hai ki CSK ko injured Jamie Overton ko bina like-for-like option ke replace karna padega.
Marsh blows the chase open
Mitchell Marsh didn’t just pace a chase — he detonated it. After CSK posted 187/5, Marsh’s 90 off 38 set the tone for a ruthless reply, and Lucknow Super Giants cruised home by seven wickets with 20 balls remaining. Even when three wickets fell in the middle overs, the damage had already been done: the required rate never felt like it belonged to the bowling side.
Powerplay blitz flips the script
The match was effectively won in the first six overs. LSG rocketed to 86/0 in the powerplay, turning a par-looking target into a chase that demanded only containment. CSK’s bowlers briefly found a grip through the middle as LSG went 78/3, but the early surge meant those strikes arrived too late to create real scoreboard pressure. By the time the death overs began, LSG needed just 24, and they closed it out in 16.4.
Marsh, Maharaj set the frame
Marsh was the headline act, mixing clean hitting with smart targeting to keep the chase ahead of the curve. Josh Inglis’ 36 off 32 played the stabiliser in their 129-run partnership, ensuring the early momentum didn’t leak away. With the ball, Akash Maharaj Singh’s 3/26 was the key restraint that stopped CSK from pushing beyond 200 — a ceiling that might have finally tested LSG’s middle-overs wobble.
CSK’s edges never showed up
Pre-match numbers leaned CSK: better recent form, a sizeable Elo gap, and a projected death-overs economy advantage. None of that mattered once their top order stumbled to 37/2 in the powerplay, forcing a catch-up innings. Kartik Sharma’s 71 off 42 and a 70-run stand with Dewald Brevis repaired the total, but 187 felt defendable only if CSK could win the new-ball phase — and they lost it heavily.









