The 7th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 will see Chennai Super Kings (CSK) facing off against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on 31st March at the Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
Both teams started their IPL 2022 campaign with setbacks. While the Super Kings lost the tournament opener against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by six wickets, the KL Rahul-led side suffered a five-wicket loss at the hands of Gujarat Titans (GT) in their debut match.
Both teams faced the same issues in their respective opening game, which was the performance of their top-order batters. Unfortunately, both LSG and CSK were off to a terrible start in the powerplay and failed to post a competitive total at the scorecard.
The onus will be more on their top order for the men in yellow, featuring Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway and Robin Uthappa. Moeen Ali being available for selection in the Playing XI will be a huge boost for the Yellow army. Also, the new CSK skipper Ravindra Jadeja will be expected to do better in the upcoming clash.
LSG, despite their defeat against the Titans, have got a few positives from it. An all-around performance from Deepak Hooda and excellent power-hitting from Ayush Badoni in the middle overs have given the Rahul-led side a lot of options to the team.
With both sides looking for the first win in the IPL 2022, an exciting clash beckons in Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai.
Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 7
Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Date & Time: 31st March at 7:30 PM IST and local time
Live Streaming: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar
The surface at Brabourne Stadium is expected to offer more assistance to the bowlers. The quick bowlers might get an early swing, while the spinners will have to work on their line and length to get some purchase from the pitch. As a result, we can expect a high score contest on Thursday.
Matches Played: 8
Matches Won Batting First: 2
Matches Won Bowling First: 6
Average 1st Inning Score: 157
Average 2nd Inning Score: 147
Team News
Chennai Super Kings
Moeen Ali and Dwaine Pretorius, who missed the first game against Kolkata Knight Riders due to isolation, will be available for the selection against Lucknow Super Giants on Thursday.
Lucknow Super Giants
Marcus Stoinis is yet to join Lucknow Super Giants, and he will not be available for selection for the second game.
Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers have joined LSG camp but are currently under quarantine and will miss the second game.
Squads
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul (c), Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Andrew Tye, Avesh Khan, Ankit Rajput, K Gowtham, Dushmanta Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav, Kyle Mayers
Chennai Super Kings
Ravindra Jadeja (C), MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, KM Asif, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Mahesh Theekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Subhranshu Senapati, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Varma
Probable Playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne
Crex XI
Wicket-Keeper: Quinton de Kock, Lokesh Rahul
Batters: Robin Uthappa, Deepak Hooda, Ruturaj Gaikwad
All-Rounders: Moeen Ali, Krunal Pandya, Ayush Badoni
Bowlers: Dushmantha Chameera, Avesh Khan, Dwayne Bravo
Captain: KL Rahul
Vice-Captain: Moeen Ali