Lucknow Super Giants complete their double over Chennai Super Kings as they secure a scintillating six-wicket victory against CSK at the MA Chidamabaram Stadium in Chennai. Batting first, Ruturaj Gaikwad’s century and Shivam Dube’s power-packed knock helped CSK reach 210/4. Chasing it. LSG suffered early loss of wickets but Marcus Stoinis scored a scintillating century powering the visitors over the winning line with three balls remaining. CSK vs LSG Memes Go Viral After Chennai Super Kings Lose to Lucknow Super Giants by Six Wickets in IPL 2024.
Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and opted to bowl first anticipating dew. CSK got off to a poor start with Ajinkya Rahane losing his wicket to Matt Henry. Daryl Mitchell didn’t get going and lost his wicket too. Ravindra Jadeja struggled the most and failed to get momentum in his innings. Ruturaj Gaikwad kept the innings going from one end and after he was joined by Shivam Dube, the duo picked up the momentum guiding CSK to a big total of 210/4.
Chasing it, Quinton de Kock was dismissed by Deepak Chahar in no time. Things further got worse when KL Rahul got dismissed and Devdutt Padikkal got stuck at one end. When the game looked like slipping from the hands of LSG, Marcus Stoinis started striking and single handedly took the game deeper. He was helped by short cameos from Nicholas Pooran and Deepak Hooda, With 17 needed of the last over, Stoinis finished the chase in three balls and also completed his century by remaining unbeaten on 124 runs off 63 balls.
CSK vs LSG Stat Highlights
# Marcus Stoinis is now the highest run scorer (124*) in a successful chase in IPL history
# Ruturaj Gaikwad now has two hundreds in losing cause
# Ruturaj Gaikwad now is the record holder of joint second-most centuries in losing cause
# This is the seventh time, two centuries has been scored in an IPL match
# This is the third time this season, two centuries have been scored in an IPL match
# Marcus Stoinis now has the second highest individual score for LSG (124*)
# This is the fourth highest target successfully chased in last six overs in IPL
# This is the fourth successful 200-plus run-chased at Chepauk in the IPL
# This is the third highest successful run-chases for LSG (by targets)
# This is the third highest successful 200-plus run-chases against CSK (by targets)
# CSK now has most 200-plus totals in Men’s T20 cricket
# Ruturaj Gaikwad now has the fifth highest individual score for CSK in IPL (108*)
# This is the sixth and third highest century partnerships for 4th wicket or below for CSK (104)
# Of the 13 batters to have aggregated 1,000-plus runs for CSK, only Dube boasts a 140-plus strike-rate, and his average is bettered only by Michael Hussey (42.09), Ruturaj Gaikwad (41.26) and MS Dhoni (40.69)
# Ruturaj Gaikwad is the third player to have two IPL hundreds for CSK
# Ruturaj Gaikwad now has the most 50-plus scores as an opener for CSK in IPL (17*)
# Gaikwad also becomes the 21st player to aggregate 2,000-plus runs as an opener in the IPL, first for CSK
# 37* off 19 is Gaikwad’s second highest score in the powerplay in the IPL, only behind 46* off 20 against the same team at the same venue last year. Suresh Raina Urges BCCI Chief Selector Ajit Agarkar to Pick Shivam Dube in India’s T20 World Cup Squad After His Heroics In The CSK vs LSG IPL 2024 (See Post).
In a match that could potentially decide which one among the two teams would make it to playoffs this season saw LSG come out with the upper hand. For them it is a big step as they can now look forward rather than being introspective and unsure. For CSK, it is a big blow as they have lost a game they should have won at their fortress Chepauk.
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