In pursuit of the 167-run target, MS Dhoni played a quickfire knock of unbeaten 26 during his 11-ball stay, hitting at a strike rate of 236.36.
Chennai clinched a five-wicket win against LSG, riding on the unbeaten 57-run stand between Dube and Dhoni for the sixth wicket.
After the match, Dhoni took a swipe at the MA Chidambaram Stadium’s pitch curator for providing the slow pitch to CSK in Chennai.
After the match, Shivam Dube reflected on win over LSG and said that CSK is not a team that loses five matches in a row.
Following CSK’s five-wicket win, Dhoni became the oldest IPL player to win the POTM award.
CSK defeated Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets in match number 30 of the season at Ekana Cricket Stadium.
The main highlights of the match include Rishabh Pant coming back in form with his hafl-century, along with MS Dhoni’s epic finish to guide CSK to their second win of the season
LSG skipper and wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant did look good with the bat, scoring 63 off 49, but his efforts went in vain as CSK won by five wickets.
Running backwards, Rahul Tripathi took an stunning catch near long off as Khaleel Ahmed dismissed Aiden Markram to give CSK a first breakthrough.
MS Dhoni-led CSK won the toss and elected to field first vs LSG in IPL 2025.
Nicholas Pooran’s explosive batting has come in handy for the Lucknow Super Giants on multiple occasions as the team has secured four wins out of six games so far.
Let’s have a look at fantasy cricket tips, pitch report, probable XIs, captain, vice captain and more ahead of the Lucknow Super Giants versus Chennai Super Kings IPL 2025 30th match.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in match number 30 of IPL 2025 at Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 14
The match between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings will be played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 14, 2025, at 7:30 P.M.
After the match against GT, Thakur appeared in a post-match press conference and attacked commentators for their constant criticism of bowlers.
During the match, an unexpected incident took place when UP Police caught a fan who was trying to steal the match ball.
The KL Rahul-led LSG will now travel to Chennai to play in the reverse fixture, scheduled for Tuesday, April 23.
With this win, the KL Rahul-led side, LSG consolidated their position in the first half of the IPL points table.
Talking of MSD’s batting in the penultimate over, the former CSK skipper has scored 772 runs off 313 balls at a strike rate of 246.64.
Earlier in the match, it was the home skipper, KL Rahul who won the toss and invited the visitors to bat first.
The game between Lucknow and Chennai was called off after heavy rain fall.
After a poor batting performance, Lucknow Super Giants managed to score 125 runs in 19.2 overs.
The turning point of the match came when Lewis and Badoni smashed Shivam Dube for 25 runs in the penultimate over to take the match away from CSK.
Here’s all the stats you need to know ahead of the game.