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IPL updates: CSK beat Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs

Mon, 03 April 2023

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23:45

Moeen Ali takes 4 wickets

LSG 205-7 (20 ovs) vs CSK 217-7 | Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings register their first win of IPL 2023 with a 12-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in Chennai on Monday.

Chasing 218 for victory, Mayers and Rahul gave LSG a rollicking start before Moeen Ali took out Mayers in the 6th over. Lucknow were sitting pretty at 80 for 1 after the Powerplay overs.

But once Moeen got into the act -- he also got good help from Santner who also picked a wicket and kept it tight -- LSG lost wickets quickly.

Pooran played a good hand of 32 off 18 to provide Lucknow some hope but once Deshpande had him caught in the deep, it was all downhill from there on end.

Earlier, the opening pair of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway shared a scintillating century stand to power Chennai Super Kings to 217 for seven.

After the initial blitz by Gaikwad (57 off 37 balls; 3 fours, 4 sixes) and Devon Conway (47 off 29 balls; 5 fours, 2 sixes), there were valuable contributions from Shivam Dube (27 off 16 balls; 1 four, 3 sixes) and Moeen Ali (19).

Wood is the new man in and after a dot, Wood gets off the mark with a four over the off side.

Wood hits a six off the last ball of the innings. LSG fall short by 12 runs.

28 needed off the final over as Deshpande bowls the crucial over.

Signs of nervousness as he starts with a wide and then he oversteps.

Free-hit ball and Badoni gets a couple to mid-wicket.

A dot later, Badoni is beaten by the slower ball as he tries to go big, miscues and is caught by Dhoni. He is out for 23 off 18.

Hangargekar back in the attack. Badoni starts the over with a single.

A wide later, Hangargekar bowls full and wide and Gowtham is beaten.

He bowls another wide next and a dot and follows that with another wide.

Gowtham only gets a single next ball as a fielder puts in a brilliant stop at the third man boundary.

Badoni then takes a couple to long-off before ending the over with two as 9 come off it.

That over from Chahar has brought the equation down drastically and 44 off 18 looks very gettable.

Deshpande continues and he keeps it tight and Badoni and Gowtham can only manage seven runs in the over.

Chahar back in the attack as K Gowtham walks in to bat.

Badoni and Gowtham start with three runs off the first two balls.

Chahar is then poor with three wides before Gowtham clobbers the bowler for a six!

Gowtham then takes 3 twos and gets a lifeline as 18 come off the over.

23:12

LSG now in trouble

LSG 156-6 (16 ovs) vs CSK 217-7 | Scorecard

Deshpande is back in the attack and he starts full and wide before mixing up the lengths as the batters take 6 runs off the first five balls of the over.

Full and wide again and this time he has his man as Pooran takes swipe at it, only to smash it straight to the long-off fielder.

He is out for 32 off 18. LSG lose their 6th wicket.

Jadeja is brought in the attack and Badoni starts the over with a single. A dot later, Pooran smashes a six over extra cover!

A dot later, Pooran goes bigger and in the stands on the off side.

A single to end the over as 14 come off it.

23:01

Stoinis out for 21

LSG 136-5 (14 ovs) vs CSK 217-7 | Scorecard

Just when it seemed like Mayers and Rahul were taking the game away from CSK, Moeen Ali makes the first strike before Santner took out the other opener Rahul.

Pooran is LSG's hope now that Moeen has dismissed Hooda, Krunal and Stoinis to tally four wickets thus far.

Badoni is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a couple to the leg side.

A wide later, Badoni and Pooran take three singles to end the over as 8 runs and a wicket come off it.

Moeen is back in the attack and Stoinis starts the over with a couple.

Moeen is on song here as he picks his 4th wicket and Stoinis is bowled out for 21.

Santner continues and he gives just three singles in the over.

22:49

He smashes Hangargekar for 15 runs

LSG 125-4 (12 ovs) vs CSK 217-7 | Scorecard

Medium pacer Hangargekar in the attack now and Stonis starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Pooran smashes the ball over mid-wicket for a SIX.

Pooran follows that up with consecutive fours through the off side as 15 come off the over.

Pooran is the new man in while Santner continues and the batters take 5 runs in the over.

22:42

Takes out Krunal to swing momentum towards CSK

LSG 105-4 (10 ovs) vs CSK 217-7 | Scorecard

Moeen continues and that is a loopy delivery, Stoinis spots it and hits it over long-on for a six!

The batters then rotate the strike before Moeen strikes again.

Krunal comes down the track but miscues the shot and he is caught out in the deep for 9.

LSG now four down.

9 runs and a wicket come off it.

Santner continues and Krunal and Stoinis take a single off the first two balls before Krunal comes down the track and smashes it over long-on for a six!

The batters then rotate the strike as 12 come off the over.

22:31

Moeen strikes twice

LSG 84-3 (8 ovs) vs CSK 217-7 | Scorecard

Stoinis is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

Two dots later, Pandya gets a single to long-on as 2 runs and a wicket come in the over.

Krunal is the new man in as Moeen continues.

And after a dot, Moeen strikes again! He tosses it, Rahul is tempted into the slog sweep, he doesn't middle it and he is caught in the deep. Rahul out for 20.

Santner in the attack now and Hooda starts the over with a single.

Two dots later, Rahul takes a single to the off side.

A dot later, Santner strikes as Hooda's attempted slog sweep doesn't come off and he is caught at long-on as Stokes times his jump well to grab the ball. LSG lose wicket number 2.

22:22

Mayers out for 53

LSG 80-0 (6 ovs) vs CSK 217-7 | Scorecard

Hooda is the new man in and after two dots he gets off the mark with a single as 7 runs and a wicket come off it.

Offie Moeen in the attack now and Mayers starts with a single to cover but a needless throw sends the ball to the boundary, giving the batter his 2nd fifty in as many matches.

Rahul takes a single to mid-off next ball.

Moeen strikes next ball as Mayers goes for the slog sweep only to hit it straight to mid-wicket. He is out for 53.

Chahar continues and he starts with a short ball and Rahul cuts it past backward point for a couple.

He then takes a single.

Short ball next and Mayers pulls it for a four.

A wide ball next before Chahar bowls another short one that Mayers slaps over covers for a four.

A single later, Rahul ends the over with a four over mid-wicket. Poor over by Chahar and 17 come off it.

22:08

CSK's impact player proving expensive

LSG 56-0 (4 ovs) vs CSK 217-7 (20 ovs) | Scorecard

Impact player Tushar Deshpande is brought into the attack now and he starts with a good ball that moves late and Rahul is beaten on the outside edge.

Rahul then takes a single next ball.

Mayers then gets a couple to the off side.

Deshpande then bowls a no ball. Free-hit ball is then a wide. He bowls another no ball and follows that up with a wide.

Mayers then hits it over mid-off for a four!

Deshpande bowls another wide to help LSG get to their 50.

Mayers then gets across the stumps and whacks the ball over long-on for a six!

A dot to end the over as 18 come off it.

Chahar continues and after a dot, he bowls a widish ball and Mayers punches it through covers for a four!

A dot and a wide later, Mayers hits back-to-back fours! Chahar bowls badly and Mayers first pulls the slower, short ball through square leg and then plays the next boundary through covers.

A dot to end the over as 13 come off it.

21:54

Stokes taken to the cleaners

LSG 25-0 (2 ovs) vs CSK 217-7 (20 ovs) | Scorecard

Stokes in the attack from the other end and Rahul starts the over with a couple to the leg side.

He then takes a single before Mayers takes on the Englishman.

Mayers first cuts the short ball past backward point for a four.

Fuller ball next and Mayers slaps it down the ground for back-to-back fours.

Mayers then hits a six over long-off before he ends the over with a single as 18 come off it.

As the players step back on to the field for Lucknow's chase, CSK bring in Tushar Deshpande as impact player for Rayudu.

And Rahul and Mayers open the batting as Deepak Chahar opens the bowling for CSK.

And Rahul plays out two dots before getting off the mark with a couple.

Rahul then gets the first boundary of the innings as he pulls it over square leg. He takes a single next ball before Mayers plays a dot.

7 come off the opening over.

21:31

Dhoni logs 5000 IPL runs

CSK 217-7 (20 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings made 217 for 7 in their 20 overs against Lucknow Super Giants in Chennai on Monday.

Gaikwad and Conway laid the platform for CSK, making 79 in the powerplay overs.

After the fall of the openers, Dube went on the attack but was out for 27.

CSK then lost a few quick wickets in the middle but that didn't deter Ambati Rayudu who played a stellar cameo, smashing 27 off just 14 balls before Dhoni's two lusty blows in the last over took Chennai to 217.

Santner is the new man in and he takes a single to get off the mark.

Rayudu ends the innings with a single as 14 come off it, including two wickets. CSK make 217 for 7.

Dhoni is the new man in and he gets into the act smashing back-to-back sixes on either side of the wicket.

Wood then bowls a real lethal, quick one, Dhoni tries to smash the ball only to hole out to deep cover.

He is out for 12 off 3.

Badoni replaces Avesh as LSG's Impact Player in the last over.

Wood continues and strikes first ball as Jadeja is caught at mid-wicket. He is out for 3 off 6.

Yash Thakur is back in the attack and Jadeja and Rayudu take three singles before Rayudu cuts the short ball over short third man for a four!

Rayudu and Jadeja then take a single each as 9 come off the over.

21:13

Avesh takes out Stokes

CSK 194-5 (18 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Jadeja comes in to bat as Wood is back in the attack. Rayudu welcomes him with a six, a whip over backward square leg!

Rayudu and Jadeja then take a single each before Rayudu comes down the track and smacks the half volley for a six!

Rayudu and Jadeja then take a single each as 16 come off the over.

CSK losing wickets in a heap here since the fall of Gaikwad.

Avesh continues and Stokes and Rayudu happy to rotate the strike as the bowler mixes his lengths.

Stokes then makes the most of the full toss, an attempted yorker gone wrong, as he just smashes the ball over mid-off for a four!

Avesh strikes next ball as Stokes is done in by the slower one. He tries to slog, only to get an edge and the ball is caught at backward point. Stokes out for 8.

21:03

Moeen stumped out for 19

CSK 170-4 (16 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Rayudu is the new man and he starts with two dots before he goes down on one knee and slog sweeps the ball for a four through the leg side.

6 runs and a wicket come in the over as Bishnoi finishes with three wickets.

Bishnoi continues and he starts with a wide down the leg side.

Stokes then takes a single to deep point.

Bishnoi strikes again as he lures the batsman forward, Moeen comes down the track and is stumped by Pooran for 19.

Avesh back in the attack and Moeen starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Stokes takes a single before Moeen clobbers the bowler for three fours in a row as 14 come off the over.

20:54

150 up for CSK

CSK 150-2 (14 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Stokes is the new man in and he plays out a dot. 13 runs and a wicket come in the over.

Bishnoi continues and Moeen starts the over with a single.

Dube then latches on to the short ball and slogs it over the leg side for a six!

Fuller and wide next and Dube slaps it over long on for six!

Dube is then caught at mid-wicket as he mis-hits the next ball. Bishnoi gets his second wicket.

Yash Thakur is back in the attack and he bowls it nice and tight, short balls in good areas as the batters take just two runs off the first two balls.

Two dots later, Dube smashes the ball straight over the bowler for a maximum.

He ends the over with a four as he pulls the ball over mid-wicket.

12 come off the over.

20:41

Wood gets his first wicket, LSG their second

CSK 125-2 (12 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Bishnoi continues and the batters rotate the strike as 5 come off the over.

Moeen Ali is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single.

A dot later, Dube gets a single before a dot to end the over as 6 runs and a wicket come off it.

Wood back in the attack and Conway starts the over with a four straight down the ground.

Conway is out next ball as Krunal takes stunning, diving catch in the deep. Conway mistimes the short ball and the pull is false, as the ball only manages to fly in the air without any distance and Krunal takes a good catch for LSG's second wicket.

20:35

Gaikwad out for 57

CSK 114-1 (10 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Shivam Dube is the new man in and he gets off the mark with a single after playing two dots. Conway ends the over with three as a wicket and 4 runs come off it.

Bishnoi in the attack and he strikes first ball. Gaikwad goes after a flighted delivery, only to get a leading edge and is caught by short third man.

He is out for 57 and LSG get the first breakthrough.

Yash continues and Gaikwad starts the over with a four before the batters take 5 singles as 9 come off the over.

20:24

Openers take to the attack

CSK 101-0 (8 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Krunal back in the attack and Gaikwad starts the over with a single to get to his 50.

Conway and Gaikwad then take a single each before a dot ball.

Conway then sends Krunal to the cleaners with sixes off alternate deliveries to bring up the 100-run opening stand.

15 come off the over.

Medium pacer Yash Thakur and he starts nicely, mixing his deliveries and bowling just the one no ball as 7 runs come in the over.

20:14

Gaikwad, Conway on the attack

CSK 79-0 (6 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Paceman Mark Wood in the attack now and Conway comes to the party as he starts the over with a four through covers.

Short ball next and it flies over the keeper for four byes.

Quick, length ball next and Conway pulls it through the leg side for a four.

Conway continues the assault as he flicks a leg side ball over backward square leg for a six!

A dot to end the over as 19 come off it.

K Gowtham in the attack now and after a dot, Gaikwad goes on the attack and smashes three sixes in the over to take 20 runs off the bowler.

Krunal Pandya comes into the attack now and Gaikwad starts the over with a single.

A dot later, Conway takes a single to the leg side.

Gaikwad then pulls the short ball for a four before ending the over with a dot as 7 come off it.

Mayers continues and Conway starts the over with a single before Gaikwad hits a great square drive past point for a four!

The batters then rotate the strike as 10 come off the over.

19:49

Conway starts well

CSK 23-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG | Scorecard

Avesh opens from the other end and it's drifting down the leg side and past keeper Pooran for a four. Umpire calls it wide but the wide has been reviewed by Rahul. LSG lose their review.

Avesh then oversteps while bowling fuller ball that is hit through the off side, Gaikwad gets 3 thanks to a misfield.

A dot later, a full and wide ball is cut through cover point for a four.

Conway then leans into the cover drive and creams the ball to the boundary.

A dot later, a single to end the over as 17 come off it.

Ruturaj Gaikwad and Denvon Conway walk out to bat while Kyle Mayers opens the attack for Lucknow.

And Gaikwad is off the mark off the first ball with a single to mid-off.

A wide and a dot later, Conway gets off the mark with a single to point.

Gaikwad then takes a single to the on-side.

The batters take two more singles as 6 come off the opening over.

19:30

LSG riding high on opening win

Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul was has won the toss and elected to field against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram stadium in Chennai on Monday.

Playing XIs:

Chennai Super Kings: R Gaikwad, D Conway, B Stokes, A Rayudu, M Ali, R Jadeja, M Dhoni (c/wk), S Dube, D Chahar, M Santner, R Hangargekar.

Lucknow Super Giants: K L Rahul (c), K Mayers, N Pooran (wk), D Hooda, M Stoinis, A Badoni, K Pandya, R Bishnoi, Y Thakur, A Khan, M Wood.

Chennai Super Kings subs: Tushar Deshpande, Dwaine Pretorius, Subhranshu Senapati, Shaik Rasheed, Ajinkya Rahane.

Lucknow Super Giants subs: Ayush Badoni, Jaydev Unadkat, Daniel Sams, Prerak Mankad, Amit Mishra.

Chennai Super Kings will look to get back to winning ways when they face Lucknow Super Giants in Chennai on Monday.

When Mahendra Singh Dhoni leads his team in Chennai, the four-time champion will, without a doubt, receive a rapturous welcome as CSK return to the Chepauk after nearly four years.

Despite a superb knock from the classy Ruturaj Gaikwad, the rest of the batters could not capitalise and help CSK post a big total. The team's fans will be hoping that the strong batting line-up rises to the occasion.

Gaikwad toyed with the Gujarat Titans bowlers and made batting look easy. His exit slowed things down and CSK could only make a modest score, which was chased down by the defending champions.

England superstar Ben Stokes, bought for Rs 16.25 crore, would be eager to show his worth in the team's opening home game and set the pace for the long season ahead.

If the batters' inability to force the pace in the middle overs is a cause for concern, the bowling could be a bigger problem.

The comforting factor for CSK would be the return to familiar conditions at the Chidambaram stadium, where the spinners are expected to have a big say as seen in the India-Australia third ODI played here 10 days ago.

Up against the four-time champions are the KL Rahul-led LSG, who must have been buoyed by the comprehensive win over Delhi Capitals on Saturday night.

Kyle Mayers launched a furious assault at the top for the Super Giants and his performance would be crucial on a wicket not so conducive for over-the-top aggression.

Skipper Rahul, who has been under scrutiny in recent times for an extended run of below-par scores, Nicholas Pooras and Marcus Stoinis would be the other key batters for LSG.

IPL updates: CSK beat Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs

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