Deepak Chahar | Source: X.com
The 39th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is poised for a thrilling showdown between the Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings, scheduled at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on April 23, Wednesday.
Chennai Super Kings, in their last two games, has shuffled their batting order where batters come out to bat against their positive matchups.
Rahane Opens, Ruturaj at Three
Ruturaj Gaikwad | Source: X.com
Ajinkya Rahane and Ruturaj Gaikwad have swapped their positions, with Ruturaj now coming in at three while Rahane opens. This is a good move which helps them to take maximum benefit of Rahane’s power play value.
Rachin Ravindra will be Rahane’s opening partner who will hope to regain his lost touch in this match.
A middle order of Shivam Dube, Moeen Ali, and Ravindra Jadeja gives them insane hitting against spin, but three southpaws stacked together also makes it easier for the opposition skipper to counter it with off-spin.
And another thing is all three of them have some serious issues in hitting fast bowling, which makes their middle order a bit one-dimensional.
MS Dhoni will again come in the late overs to give his team a boost at the end while keeping; he has been safe and secure as always.
Shardul Thakur to Replace Deepak Chahar for Mumbai’s Bowling Boost
Shardul Thakur | Source: X.com
Deepak Chahar played in the last match, but his bowling lacked penetration and control, which suggests he may make way for Shardul Thakur.
Tushar Deshpande and Mateesha Pathirana have been great with their bowling, especially Pathirana who has been exceptional with his Yorkers and Bouncers.
The middle order of Lucknow Super Giants has three left-handers which may tempt Chennai to have Maheesh Theekshana in place of Mustafizur Rahman.
Chennai Super Kings Probable Playing 11 vs Lucknow Super Giants:
Rachin Ravindra
Ajinkya Rahane
Ruturaj Gaikwad (C)
Shivam Dube
Moeen Ali
MS Dhoni (WK)
Ravindra Jadeja
Shardul Thakur/Deepak Chahar
Tushar Deshpande
Maheesh Theekshana/Mustafizur Rahman
Mateesha Pathirana
