CSK vs LSG IPL 2024 Match 39 Match-Ups: Top 5 Player Battles to Watch Out For

Chennai Super Kings will face off against Lucknow Super Giants in the 39th match of IPL 2024 (April 23, 2024, at 7:30 pm) at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.

LSG, who have four wins in seven games this season, aim to maintain their winning streak. Lucknow Super Giants are coming into the game after their huge win to Chennai Super Kings over the weekend.

The Super Kings have also played the same number of matches and have the same number of victories. CSK the defending Indian Premier League 2024 champions failed to defend a total of 176 against LSG in an away match. They are in their home match right now and are looking to come back on the winning ways

Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings have faced each other four times in IPL contests; LSG have a lead of 2-1, while one match ended with no result.

1. Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Yash Thakur

Gaikwad lost his wicket to Yash Thakur in the last head-to-head this tournament. Till Now, the batter has scored 14 runs off 10 balls and lost his wicket once against the bowler. The CSK skipper has fallen to left-arm fast bowlers thrice across five meetings this season. Mohsin Khan would be a threat to him either way.

2. KL Rahul vs Deepak Chahar

KL Rahul scored a brilliant 82 against CSK in the last match. LSG’s victory does depend on him. On the other hand, CSK’s Deepak Chahar will come along to bowl against him in the powerplay. The batter has a tremendous face-off record against the bowler, scoring 157 runs off 96 (0 dismissals) balls with a strike rate of 163.5.

3. Shivam Dube vs Ravi Bishnoi

Shivam Dube has been a different beast in CSK colours. However, he became a flop in the last match against LSG, giving his wicket to Marcus Stoinis. His proficiency against spinners makes him face-off against Ravi Bishnoi interesting. Though Bishnoi has dismissed Dube once across four IPL meetings, the latter has a strike rate of 157.1 in this regard.

4. Nicholas Pooran vs Matheesha Pathirana (IPL + ILT20)

Nicholas Pooran will be the one player to watch out for. The left-hander is one of the most destructive batters in IPL 2024 and scored an unbeaten  12-ball 23 in the last match against CSK. He will be up against Matheesha Pathirana, who has good numbers against him. The CSK pacer has bowled 21 balls to Pooran and dismissed him twice in other T20s and the batter has scored 25 runs. In IPL, Pooran faced the pacer for 14 balls and scored 15 runs with one dismissal.

5. Quinton de Kock vs Mustafizur Rahman

The protean left-handed batter scored a half-century in the previous match but lost his wicket to Mustafizur Rahman. It will again be a very prolific battle to watch out for. Fizz has dismissed De Kock twice in the IPL in 35 balls and the batter has scored 53 runs. The bowler has dismissed the batter thrice in international matches.

Ravindra Jadeja was unbeaten in the last match against LSG and scored a very important knock of 62 for CSK at number 4. However, he was dropped on 46, facing Mohsin Khan. Again in this match, we can see a good battle against these two cricketers.