Toss & Conditions

Ek red-soil pitch use hogi jisne CSK ko season ki pehli win di thi (vs Delhi Capitals). Ye kaafi time covers ke neeche rahi hai aur likely hai fast bowlers ko assist kare.

Head-to-Head

Last teen meetings me LSG 2-1 se lead karta hai. Sabse recent clash me CSK ne LSG ka total chase karke jeeta, 3 balls remaining the. Finish late decide hua, aur CSK ne tight chase me five wickets se match nikaal liya. In teen games me results dono taraf swing hue hain, aisa nahi ki har baar ek hi team dominate kare.

LSLucknow Super Giants 166/7

CSChennai Super Kings 168/5

2025-04-14 · CSK won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

CSChennai Super Kings 210/4

LSLucknow Super Giants 213/4

2024-04-23 · LSG won by 6 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)

LSLucknow Super Giants 180/2

CSChennai Super Kings 176/6

2024-04-19 · LSG won by 8 wickets (with 6 balls remaining)

Chennai Super Kings

CSK IPL regular season me 10 points aur 5W-5L record ke saath 6th hai. Unke last do matches dono 8-wicket wins rahe, including Delhi Capitals ke against ek chase jo 15 balls remaining ke saath finish hua. Sabse telling recent result Gujarat Titans ke against loss hai, jahan CSK 8 wickets se haare aur 20 balls remaining the.

CSChennai Super Kings 159/2

DCDelhi Capitals 155/7

2026-05-05 · CSK won by 8 wickets (with 15 balls remaining)

CSChennai Super Kings 160/2

MIMumbai Indians 159/7

2026-05-02 · CSK won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

CSChennai Super Kings 158/7

GTGujarat Titans 162/2

2026-04-26 · GT won by 8 wickets (with 20 balls remaining)

Lucknow Super Giants

LSG IPL regular season me 6 points aur 3W-7L record ke saath 10th hai. Unka latest result Royal Challengers Bengaluru ke against DLS method se 9-run win tha, 209/3 score karne ke baad. Sabse telling recent match Kolkata Knight Riders ke against tie tha, jo LSG Super Over me haar gaya.

LSLucknow Super Giants 209/3

RCRoyal Challengers Bengaluru 203/6

2026-05-07 · LSG won by 9 runs (DLS method)

LSLucknow Super Giants 228/5

MIMumbai Indians 229/4

2026-05-04 · MI won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

LSLucknow Super Giants 155/8

KKKolkata Knight Riders 155/7

2026-04-26 · Match tied (KKR won the Super Over)

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Prediction

Chaaro models CSK ko favour karte hain: CSK 59% se 72% projected hai, average 65%. Bookmakers bhi agree karte hain—CSK 58% (1.65) vs LSG 42% (2.25). Key-stats scoring CSK ko 4-3 se edge deta hai, points, NRR, Elo, aur death-overs economy advantage ki wajah se. Data me jo swing factors flag hue hain wo hain CSK ka home vs LSG ka away economy split, aur recent H2H edge jo LSG ke paas hai.

Urvil Patel’s powerplay blitz

Urvil Patel didn’t just launch the chase — he rewired it, tearing into the new ball to make 209 feel gettable from the first six overs. CSK still had to absorb a wobble later, but the early damage meant they could afford a quieter patch and then kick again. In the end, Chennai Super Kings got home by 5 wickets with 4 balls remaining, surviving the kind of late-match squeeze that can flip big chases.

Powerplay set the chase up

The match was effectively shaped in the first phase of CSK’s reply: 97/1 in the powerplay, a run-rate advantage that proved decisive when the middle overs slowed. After that flying start, CSK managed only 72/3 through the middle (RR 7.2), allowing LSG’s bowlers to drag the game back into a contest. But with the platform already built, CSK only needed one clean finishing passage — 39/1 at the death — to stay in front of the required rate and close it out.

Inglis spark, Overton’s dents

Josh Inglis was the standout individual, hammering 86 off 33 to turn LSG’s innings into a 200-plus statement, and his 77-run stand with Mitchell Marsh gave them real momentum. CSK’s pullback came through Jamie Overton’s 3/36, key strikes that helped force LSG into that five-wicket middle-overs slide. Patel’s 65 off 23, plus the 81-run partnership with Ruturaj Gaikwad, ensured CSK never had to chase the game — only the target.

Pre-match edges played out

The pre-game read leaned CSK because of their home comfort and the expectation that LSG would leak at the death. That script largely held: LSG’s innings had a similar shape — 91/1 in the powerplay, then a mid-overs stall to 68/5 — and once CSK got a head start, the chase became a question of holding nerve rather than finding miracles. LSG’s recent head-to-head edge mattered less when CSK’s top order dictated tempo early.