Ravichandran Ashwin and Devon Conway will not be featuring in the upcoming IPL 2025 clash between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Ekana Cricket Stadium on Monday, April 14.
CSK are coming into this clash after suffering a humiliating defeat in front of their home fans at Chepauk against Kolkata Knight Riders. The Knights registered a thumping eight-wicket win with 59 balls to spare. The Men in Yellow are on a five-match losing streak, and they would want to bring that to an end on Monday, April 14.
Meanwhile, Lucknow have won three games on the trot. In their last encounter, they defeated Gujarat Titans by six wickets at home. Rishabh Pant and Co. have a chance to climb to the top of the table with a win against the five-time champions.
Toss Update
MS Dhoni won the toss and opted to field first. He opined that there could be dew in the second innings, and the surface would get better for batting. The former India captain also spoke about being consistent with the bat and having a positive mindset. Meanwhile, Pant also said that he would have bowled first had he won the toss. The wicketkeeper-batter said that his team would be wary not to give CSK an opening.
CSK leave out two veterans
At the toss, Dhoni stated that Ashwin and Conway would not be playing the game and that Jamie Overton and Shaik Rasheed have come into the side. Meanwhile, Pant announced that Mitchell Marsh, who missed the last game due to his daughter’s illness, is back in place of Himmat Singh.
What did the captains say?
MS Dhoni, CSK skipper, said:
We are blessed, we get good support wherever we go. ‘Thank you’, to all the fans. We want to bowl first, there’s chances of dew here. The wicket gets better in the second innings. It’s important to set the right temperament. We haven’t been consistent with our batting. With the ball we have strong back strong. It’s important to have a positive mindset, play those big shots. It’s a matter of time. We have a couple of changes. Overton and Rasheed come in for Ashwin and Conway.
Rishabh Pant, LSG skipper, said:
It’s just amazing. We would have bowled first. In Lucknow it’s slower in the first innings, gets better gradually. The only thing we talked about CSK is that we don’t want to give them an opening, just need to give our 100%. We want to go out there and play good cricket. Only one change – Marsh comes back in for Himmat Singh.
Playing 11s
Lucknow Super Giants
Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (WK & C), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan.
Impact Substitutes: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh
Chennai Super Kings
Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (WK/C), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
Impact Substitutes: Shivam Dube, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, Deepak Hooda
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