IPL 2024 Match 34 | LSG vs CSK | Fantasy Tips, Prediction & Preview

Lucknow Super Giants will lock horns with Chennai Super Kings in match 34 of IPL 2024. The Super Giants have won three matches and also lost three matches as well so far. They are currently in fifth place in the points table.  Whereas, the Super Kings have won four matches and lost two matches so far. They are currently at fourth position. 

Lucknow Super Giants, skipper KL Rahul played superb innings in the last game with a healthier strike rate but failed to convert the good start into a big one. In the end, Nicholas Pooran magnificent finishing innings helped Super Giants to post a respectable total of 161. But they didn't get support from other batters. However, the batters are not helping their bowlers out by posting huge totals on board. Though Mohsin Khan bowled brilliantly but didn't receive support from other bowlers. The Giants would like to come back to their winning momentum.

On the other hand, in the last match of Chennai Super Kings, Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad played superb innings. Shivam Dube also had a blistering innings, the duo stitched a fantastic partnership which helped Super Kings to post a huge total. In the end MS Dhoni 20*(4) who played magnificent finishing innings scored a hat-trick of sixes against Hardik. In bowling, Matheesha Pathirana gave an outstanding performance and bowled to his merits. Tushar Deshpande also bowled beautifully and gave good support to Pathirana, which helped the visitors defend the target. Thus, Chennai would like to continue their winning momentum.

Match Timings

Match Toss Time - 07:00 PM IST (01:30 PM GMT)

Match Start Time - 07:30 PM IST (02:00 PM GMT)

Match Venue -  Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow

Head to Head

Matches Played - 3

LSG won - 1      CSK won - 1

No Result - 1

Last 5 meetings

LSG won - 1       CSK won - 1

No Result - 1

Pitch Report

The surface at Ekana Stadium offers a balanced surface where batters have a good time with the new ball but bowlers take the upper hand as the pitch deteriorates. The average innings score is around 165. The toss winner is likely to go for batting first.

Weather Report

The weather conditions for this fixture are expected to be partially cloudy. However, there are no chances of rain throughout the game. The temperature is expected to be around 32°C on the match day with 40% humidity and 8.3 km/h wind speed. 

Probable Playing XI  

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) - KL Rahul(c & wk), Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Shamar Joseph, Mohsin Khan

Impact Player : Arshad Khan

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Daryl Mitchell, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Sameer Rizvi, MS Dhoni(wk), Shardul Thakur, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman 

Impact Player - Matheesha Pathirana

Must Picks

LSG - KL Rahul, Nicolas Pooran

CSK - Shivam Dube, Ruturaj Gaikwad

LSG vs CSK Fantasy Team

Wicket-Keeper : Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul, Nicolas Pooran

Batters : Shivam Dube, Rachin Ravindra, Ruturaj Gaikwad

All-rounder : Ravindra Jadeja

Bowlers : Mustafizur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Matheesha Pathirana

Captain and Vice-Captain picks

Captain : Shivam Dube

Vice-Captain : KL Rahul

Prediction

CSK should prevail over LSG in this encounter, after having bounced back from two losses to post back to back victories. They’ve got the depth and variety to trouble LSG batter, and the power and finesse to dominate LSG bowlers. Thus, the visitor CSK are favorites to win this clash.

Sportco predicts Chennai Super Kings to beat Lucknow Super Giants in match 34 of IPL 2024.

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