In the match 39 of the TATA IPL 2024 the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will lock horns with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The match is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 23 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Chennai Super Kings is led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, while Lucknow Super Giants is captained by KL Rahul.
Super Kings and Super Giants are heading into this game after losing and winning their respective last games. In the head to head encounters, Lucknow has dominated by winning 2 games out of 4 matches. In this article, we will take a look at the 3 key player battles to watch out for in the match 39 of the TATA IPL 2024 between CSK and LSG.
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Here are the three key player battles to watch out for during the CSK vs LSG match:
1) Shivam Dube vs Ravi Bishnoi
Shivam Dube vs Ravi Bishnoi is one of the exciting battle in CSK vs LSG match. Shivam Dube is in good form and has been consistently performing for CSK this season. Ravi Bishnoi, on the other hand has been best bowler for LSG this season. Therefore, this battle between the two will set the tone for the upcoming match between PBKS and GT.
2) Marcus Stoinis vs Ravindra Jadeja
Marcus Stoinis is not having a good time with the bat this season for Lucknow. Stoinis has lost wickets to spinners five times in six innings this season, showing his weakness against spin bowling. Chennai will try to exploit his weakness and will use Ravindra Jadeja against him in the middle overs. Therefore, it will be interesting to see that who gets upper hand in this battle.
3) Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Krunal Pandya
Ruturaj Gaikwad has scored 241 runs in 7 matches, after starting this season as an opener, Ruturaj is now batting at 3 for CSK to help get through spinners easily in the middle overs. On the other hand, Krunal Pandya is a clever bowler and is consistently doing well for LSG. The left-arm spinner bowled three overs giving away 16 runs and picking two wickets.