Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings IPL Highlights: Ayush Badoni stood tall amidst the ruins with a classy half-century on a poor surface before a sharp downpour forced Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings to split points as their IPL match was called off on Wednesday.
This is the first game in the 16th edition of IPL that had to be called off midway due to rain.
Rain stopped play in the 20th over but by then Badoni, who came in at 44 for 5 had put his team in a position of respectability on a very difficult surface.
Badoni, smashed two fours and four sixes in his 33-ball-59 and his temperament on a surface conducive for slow bowlers was worth its weight in gold as it didn’t seem at one point that LSG could cross the 125-run mark.
With 11 points from 10 games, LSG and CSK are placed second and third on the points table respectively. LSG (+0.639) have a better net run rate compared to CSK (+0.329). It was a good toss to win for Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the CSK skipper’s decision to bowl first was vindicated by his bowlers on a surface that is certainly not good enough for an absorbing T20 contest.
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Indian Premier League, 2023
Lucknow Super Giants
125/7 (19.2)
Chennai Super Kings
Match Abandoned ( Day – Match 45 )
Match Abandoned
Heavy rain in Lucknow has resulted in no result for the match. The game was called off and both the teams will be awarded one point each for it. This turn of event has made the playoffs race more interesting.
According to an ESPN's report, the rain is continuing in Lucknow currently and "showing no signs of slowing down". If the rain carries on, then the following are the scores that CSK will look to chase:
42 runs for a 5 over game
76 runs for 10 overs
106 runs for 15 overs
122 runs for 18 overs
127 runs for 19 overs
Rain plays a spoilsport once again. The game had to be stopped with last 4 balls of the last over remaining. More updates to follow. LSG 125/7 (19.2)
It's Ayush Badoni vs Deepak Chahar! Badoni hits two sixers and boundary in the over, completing his half-century and taking team's total to 125/6 (19)
Pathirana sends Nicholas Pooran back to pavilion for 20 runs. Lucknow's batting woes continue! LSG 105/6 (18)
Ayush Badoni starts the over with another sixer. And then a boundary on the third delivery. A 50-run partnership off 44 balls comes up for Badoni and Pooran. LSG 98/5 (17)
Ayush Badoni hits the first maximum of the game. The Lucknow batters are struggling to find big shots since the start of the match. LSG 73/5 (15)
Lucknow batters on the crease struggle to hit big since the last few overs. It has been 8 overs since the last boundary was hit. A stellar performance of Chennai bowlers has kept the batters on the edge. LSG 62/5 (14)
Moeen bags his second of the day by dismissing Karan Sharma. Another early loss halfway through the inning leave LSG at 44/5 (10)
Ravindra Jadeja takes big wicket by dismissing Marcus Stoinis for 6 in the 7th over. Moeen Ali bowls a tight 8th over by giving just four runs. LSG 38/4 (8)
Maheesh Theekshana takes out Manan Vohra and then Krunal Pandya in the same over. LSG has lost 3 wickets within the powerplay. Stoinis comes in to play. Lucknow 31/3 (6)
Lucknow suffer first loss. Ace spinner Moeen Ali has taken down Kyle Mayers for the second time this season. LSG 19/1 (4)
Tushar Deshpande bowls a tight second over by just giving 1 run. LSG 6/0 (1)
Deepak Chahar is back in the team and throws the first over to LSG openers Kyle Mayers and Manan Vohra. Mayers hit a boundary in the last delivery. LSG 5/0 (1)
Lucknow Super Giants: Manan Vohra, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya (Captain), Karan Sharma, Nicholas Pooran (WK), Ayush Badoni, K Gowtham, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan
Chennai Super Kings XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (Captain & WK), Deepak Chahar, Matheesha Pathirana, Tushar Deshpande, Maheesh Theekshana
CSK has won the toss and opted to bowl first. The toss was delayed by 30 minutes due to bad weather in Lucknow. Krunal Pandya will be leading LSG today in the absence of KL Rahul.
The toss has been delayed due to rain. The drizzle is expected to pass in sometime. Stay tuned for more updates.
Rain might delay the start of the game in Lucknow today. The pitch is still covered up.
The pitch at Ekana is expected to offer a fair contest between bat and ball, but it may not result in a high-scoring game today. Previous data reveals that in three out of five instances, the team batting first has emerged victorious, making the toss a vital factor in deciding the outcome. On this pitch, the typical score in the first innings ranges from 150 to 160.
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni (C/WK), Akash Singh, Moeen Ali, Bhagath Varma, Deepak Chahar, Devon Conway, Tushar Deshpande, Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Ravindra Jadeja, Sisanda Magala, Ajay Mandal, Matheesha Pathirana, Dwaine Pretorius, Ajinkya Rahane, Shaik Rasheed, Ambati Rayudu, Mitchell Santner, Subhranshu Senapati, Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu, Prashant Solanki, Ben Stokes, Maheesh Theekshana
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (C), Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Quinton de Kock, Krishnappa Gowtham, Arpit Guleria, Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Kyle Mayers, Amit Mishra, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Daniel Sams, Karan Sharma, Romario Shepherd, Marcus Stoinis, Swapnil Singh, Jaydev Unadkat, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of this IPL season's 45th match. LSG will get the homeground benefit as the match will be played at Lucknow's Ekana Stadium. The match will begin at 3.30 pm IST and the toss will take place at 3 pm IST. Stay tuned to catch all the updates from the ground!