(Cricket news) Ruturaj Gaikwad is in blazing form and could hold the key again but their other CSK batters need to step up, as coach Stephen Fleming hinted at the fact that Gaikwad had laid a good foundation by powering them to 114 for 3 in 12 overs, but in the middle they managed just 64 runs in eight overs. The Super Kings return to their den after four long years as they have predominantly always picked their spinners based on conditions at Chepauk. CSK have always batted well at home and have won a whopping 40 of their 56 matches at Chepauk.
Lucknow SuperGiants players will be unfamiliar with the ground condition,as their confidence will be high after how their power hitters smashed 16 sixes on a challenging pitch where they got an above-par 193 in Lucknow. They now have to adapt smartly on a turning pitch. Quinton de Kock will fly to Chennai on Sunday evening,as it is highly unlikely he will play today. Super Giants won’t sweat it as Kyle Mayers played a blinder of a 38-ball 73 in their first game.
Supergiants nailed the use of the impact player as they brought in K Gowtham after 19.5 overs when Ayush Badoni got out and Gowtham got a six on the only ball he faced. Gowtham then bowled four overs for just 23 runs as he could do the same today. They may even pick an extra spinner in place of Jaydev Unadkat.
LSG:
Probable bat-first XI: 1 KL Rahul (capt & wk), 2 Kyle Mayers, 3 Deepak Hooda, 4 Nicholas Pooran, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Ayush Badoni, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Avesh Khan, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Amit Mishra, 11 Mark Wood
Probable bowl-first XI: 1 KL Rahul (capt & wk), 2 Kyle Mayers, 3 Deepak Hooda, 4 Nicholas Pooran, 5 Marcus Stoinis, 6 Krunal Pandya, 7 K Gowtham, 8 Avesh Khan, 9 Ravi Bishnoi, 10 Amit Mishra, 11 Mark Wood
Super Kings may want to rethink their strategy as they brought Tushar Deshpande for Ambati Rayudu after they finished batting, but he leaked 51 runs in just 3.2 overs. Without Magala, Theekshana and Pathirana are the options instead of Deshpande. Dwaine Pretorius can’t be brought in if they start with four overseas players.
Possible bat-first XI: 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2 Devon Conway, 3 Ben Stokes, 4 Moeen Ali, 5 Ambati Rayudu, 6 Ravindra Jadeja, 7 Shivam Dube, 8 MS Dhoni (capt, wk), 9 Mitchell Santner, 10 Deepak Chahar, 11 Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Possible bowl-first XI: 1 Ruturaj Gaikwad, 2 Devon Conway, 3 Ben Stokes, 4 Moeen Ali, 5 Ravindra Jadeja, 6 Shivam Dube, 7 MS Dhoni (capt, wk), 8 Mitchell Santner, 9 Rajvardhan Hangargekar, 10 Deepak Chahar, 11 Simarjeet Singh/Tushar Deshpande
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