Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will be aiming for the top spot when they play host to current bottom-dwellers Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Monday evening. This is the match no-30 of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) season and will be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium Ground.
Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings Preview
Chennai are a mere shadow of themselves at the moment. For a team of their profile, so accustomed to winning in the past, seeing them struggle and sit at the bottom of the table is a hard watch—even for fans of other teams. But this is the unfortunate reality. The team management didn’t make the most of the IPL auction. The batting looks weak, and the bowlers are lacking confidence.
Lucknow, on the other hand, are doing everything right at the moment. With four wins in six games, LSG are sitting fourth on the points table. But they have a chance to improve their position, as a win in this game could potentially take them to the top of the power rankings. So it’s all to play for both teams, but only one can come out on top in this match.
LSG vs CSK Today IPL Match Details
Date: Monday, April 14, 2025
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Venue: Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
LSG vs CSK Dream11 Prediction: Pitch Report and Weather Conditions
Pitch Report: The pitch at Ekana Cricket Stadium has exhibited varied behavior over recent IPL seasons. In 2023, it was generally slow, favoring spin bowlers, while in the following season, it leaned towards being more batting-friendly. So far in IPL 2025, the surface has behaved differently in each of the two matches—slowing down during the second game, unlike the first.
The average first innings score at this venue tends to hover around 166. However, based on how the first three games of IPL 2025 have played out at this venue, teams batting first will likely need somewhere between 190 and 200 to feel like they’ve got enough.
Weather Report: The weather in Lucknow on match day is expected to be clear, with temperatures around 29.8°C and humidity at 33%. There is no rain forecasted, ensuring uninterrupted play.
LSG vs CSK Team News
Lucknow Super Giants Team News-
- Mitchell Marsh missed the last game due to a personal issue. The Australian star is likely to miss this game as well as he is away with his family.
- Other than Marsh, Lucknow Super Giants have no injury concerns ahead of this game. They have all the players available for this game.
- With Marsh likely to miss this match, that means, Aiden Markram and Rishabh Pant should open the innings for LSG, followed by Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni at no-3 and no-4 respectively.
- Himmat Singh should get opportunity as an Impact Player.
- Lucknow Super Giants Full Squads: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahamad, Shamar Joseph, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Arshin Kulkarni, Matthew Breetzke
Chennai Super Kings Team News-
- Not only CSK are languishing at the bottom of the table, but they also suffered a big blow as their captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is ruled out of the tournament due to an injury. MS Dhoni led the team in the last match and the veteran former Indian captain will continue to lead the five-time champions in this tournament.
- Also, CSK roped in Mumbai opener Ayush Mhatre as Gaikwad’s replacement for the remainder of IPL 2025.
- Deepak Hooda and Rahul Tripathi might lose their spot in CSK’s Playing XI.
- Chennai Super Kings Full Squad: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Matheesha Pathirana, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Rachin Ravindra, Ravichandran Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Vijay Shankar, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Deepak Hooda, Gurjapneet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Jamie Overton, Shreyas Gopal, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth
Related Today IPL Match LSG vs CSK Betting Tips
LSG vs CSK Playing 11
Lucknow Super Giants Playing 11
- Aiden Markram
- Rishabh Pant (C / WK)
- Nicholas Pooran
- Ayush Badoni
- David Miller
- Abdul Samad
- Himmat Singh
- Shardul Thakur
- Avesh Khan
- Digvesh Singh
- Akash Deep
Impact Player: Ravi Bishnoi
Chennai Super Kings Expected Playing 11
- Rachin Ravindra
- Devon Conway
- Rahul Tripathi / Deepak Hooda
- Shivam Dube
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Vijay Shankar
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- MS Dhoni (WK)
- Noor Ahmad
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Mukesh Choudhary
Impact Player: Matheesha Pathirana
LSG vs GT Dream11 Fantasy Cricket Team
- WICKET-KEEPER: N Pooran (C), D Conway, R Pant
- BATSMEN: R Ravindra (VC)
- ALL–ROUNDERS: R Jadeja, A Markram
- BOWLERS: S Thakur, K Ahmed, R Bishnoi, N Ahmed, D Singh
Captain/Vice-Captain options: Nicholas Pooran, Devon Conway, Rishabh Pant, Aiden Markram, Ravindra Jadeja, Noor Ahmed
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