IPL 2023, 6th Match | CSK vs LSG, Dream11 Prediction - Team for Grand League

Probuddha Bhattacharjee

image-lfz8hfmqLSG started their IPL 2023 campaign with a win against DC (Source: AP Photos)

The 16th Season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2023) is slowly gathering pace. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be taking on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the sixth match (CSK vs LSG) of the tournament. The match will be taking place at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday, 3rd Aril at 7:30 PM IST. Before the match starts let us have a look at the history, team form, player stats and the best suggested Dream11 team for the match. 

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CSK vs LSG, Head-to-Head

Lucknow Super Giants made their debut in the tournament in IPL 2022. Hence, these two teams have met just once before in the history of the tournament. The balance is in favour of the Super Giants as they emerged victorious in the lone face-off. 

Head-to-Head (Last Season)

Matches: 1
Chennai Super Kings Won: 0
Lucknow Super Giants Won: 1



CSK vs LSG, Pitch Report: MA Chidambaram Stadium

Let us first take a look at the numbers for the venue.

Numbers at the Venue (Overall IPL)

Matches: 67
Matches won batting first: 41
Matches won batting second: 26

Average first innings score: 162
Average second innings score: 149
Average first innings winning total: 173

Spinners' Record at MA Chidambaram Stadium

Bowling Average: 27.30
Bowling Strike Rate: 23.70
Economy Rate: 6.9

Pacers' Record at MA Chidambaram Stadium

Bowling Average: 29.10
Bowling Strike Rate: 21.99
Economy Rate: 8.0

Conclusion

The pitch as has traditionally favoured the spinners and the same can be expected in this match. CSK have decorated their team for this season with a plethora of quality spinners and will be looking to trap the opposition in the spin-web. The team batting has had the advantage on the strip and we might see something similar in this contest. 

CSK vs LSG, Match 6: Playing XIs

CSK Team News

No major updates.

Chennai Super Kings Predicted playing XI

Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c and wk), Mitchell Santner, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, and Deepak Chahar.

LSG Team News

No major updates. 

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing XI

KL Rahul (c), Kyler Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, and Ravi Bishnoi.

CSK vs LSG, Match 6: Three must picks as per venue performance

  1. MS Dhoni (CSK) - 1431 Runs in 59 Matches at a strike rate of 138.80 and an average of 42.09
  2. Ravindra Jadeja (CSK) - 278 Runs and 19 Wickets in 34 Matches
  3. Avesh Khan (LSG) - 5 Wickets in 2 Matches

CSK vs LSG, Match 6: Three must picks as number against the opposition

  1. KL Rahul (LSG): 40 Runs in 1 Match
  2. Shivam Dube (CSK): 49 Runs in 1 Match 
  3. Ravi Bishnoi (for LSG): 2 Wickets in 1 Match (Eco: 6.00)

CSK vs LSG, Match 6: Team for Grand League

image-lfz85fmnCSK vs LSG, Team for Grand League

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Nicholas Pooran, Devon Conway
Batters: Deepak Hooda, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad
All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali
Bowlers: Deepak Chahar, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi

Captain: Devon Conway
Vice-captain: KL Rahul

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CSK: 6 Players; LSG: 5 Players

CSK vs LSG, Match 6: Expert Suggestions

Some of these picks are a bit risky as the aim is to win the Grand League with this team. So, if you want to make a safer team and go for the small leagues or Head-to-Head contests we can go with the following changes.