PremiumIPL 2024 - CSK suffers defeat at home as Marcus Stoinis' 124 propels LSG to victory; 2nd win for Lucknow over Chennai
They have now secured a double victory over CSK this season, previously defeating them at the Ekana Sports Stadium just days back.
Last Updated: 11.57 PM, Apr 23, 2024
In Match 39 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) faced defeat at their den against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as all-rounder Marcus Stoinis' unbeaten 124 guided his side to victory at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.
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This marks a historic run-chase at Chepauk, propelling LSG to the 4th spot and displacing CSK to 5th in the points table. They have now secured a double victory over CSK this season, previously defeating them at the Ekana Sports Stadium just days back.
Successful 200-plus run-chases at Chepauk in the IPL
211 - LSG vs CSK, 2024
206 - CSK vs RCB, 2012
203 - CSK vs KKR, 2018
201 - PBKS vs CSK, 2023
The entire credit goes to Stoinis, who had to come in early following the departures of Quinton de Kock (0 off 3), skipper KL Rahul (16 off 14), and Devdutt Padikkal (13 off 19). Stoinis, who smashed 13 fours and 6 sixes, formed partnerships first with Nicholas Pooran (34 off 15) and later with Deepak Hooda, who remained unbeaten on 17 off 6. Among the CSK bowlers, Matheesha Pathirana claimed two wickets, while Deepak Chahar and Mustafizur Rahman took one each.
Highest individual scores in IPL run-chases
124* - Marcus Stoinis (LSG) vs CSK, Chennai, 2024
120* - Paul Valthaty (PBKS) vs CSK, Mohali, 2011
119 - Virender Sehwag (DC) vs Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad, 2011
119 - Sanju Samson (RR) vs PBKS, Mumbai WS, 2021
117* - Shane Watson (CSK) vs SRH, Mumbai WS, 2018 final
Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane (1 off 3), Daryl Mitchell (11 off 10), and Ravindra Jadeja (16 off 19) departed early, while skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad led from the front, scoring an unbeaten 108 off 60 balls. Shivam Dube also played a commendable innings, contributing 66 runs off 27 balls. MS Dhoni, too, came to the crease and faced just one ball, scoring 4 runs. For LSG, Matt Henry, Mohsin Khan, and Yash Thakur took one wicket each.
Teams:
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Subs: Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Mitchell Santner
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Manimaran Siddharth.