IPL 2023, Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants: In IPL 2023, on April 3, the teams of Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants will be face to face. This match will be held at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. CSK got defeated by 5 wickets against Gujarat Titans in the first match. While the Lucknow team was successful in winning their opener match against Delhi Capitals by 50 runs. In this match, the Chennai team would like to counterattack. This will be the first time after four years that the CSK team will play in front of their home crowd. There is doubt on MS Dhoni’s playing in this match.
Doubt on Dhoni’s play
In the match against Lucknow Super Giants, there is a doubt about Dhoni playing on his home ground. He had injured his knee before the start of IPL 2023. After which Dhoni was finding it difficult to play in the first match. But despite this Dhoni played. But in the match against Gujarat Titans, Dhoni took mostly single runs. It seemed that he has not yet fully recovered from the injury. But no official statement has come yet on his not playing against Lucknow. Overall, Dhoni can be seen leading the team in Chepauk.
Got defeated in the last match
Chennai Super Kings were defeated in the match played against Gujarat Titans on 31 March. CSK scored 178 runs in this match. Gujarat had completed the target of 179 runs at the loss of five wickets. For Chennai, Rituraj Gaikwad played an excellent inning of 92 runs. Fans hope that he will play similar innings against Lucknow Super Giants. Rituraj had hit 9 sixes and four fours in that match. At the same time, Ben Stokes will get a chance to prove his worth in the second match. In the IPL mini auction, CSK bought him for Rs 16.25 crore. Chennai’s pitch helps spin, so CSK will have to give an extra spinner a chance.
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