KL Rahul and his troops will lock horns with the reigning champions CSK in the Brabourne Stadium on Thursday. Both the teams had a forgettable start to their campaigns. While KKR crushed CSK in the season opener, LSG succumbed to GT in Wankhede. Interestingly, both sides faced a similar fate in their opening clashes as they failed to post an above-par total after a top-order batting collapse.
CSK will rejoice in the return of Moeen Ali in their XI, one of the unsung heroes of their triumphant last season. LSG will look up to their skipper KL Rahul to lead the team from the front. Ahead of the IPL, LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir had stated that the team is eager to face CSK not just once but 3-4 times this season. Well, for now, the teams are set to square off once in the league stage and surely the match is set to be a cracker of a game.
Match Details
| Match | LSG vs CSK, 7th Match, Indian Premier League 2022 |
| Date | Thursday, March 31, 2022 |
| Time | 7:30 PM |
| Venue | Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai |
| Where To Watch | Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar |
LSG vs CSK: Brabourne Stadium Pitch Report
The pitch will offer seam movement early on and pacers will look to benefit from it. The par score on this ground is around 150 and therefore teams fielding first seem to have the edge as per the numbers.
Weather Forecast
Clear skies with no chances of precipitation are expected. The mean temperature will be close to 29‎°C with humidity of about 59%.
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LSG vs CSK: Head to Head
For the first time, LSG will be up against CSK for the first time in IPL. With top-quality players on both teams, the contest might be the beginning of a neck-to-neck rivalry in the world’s toughest T20 league.
LSG vs CSK Dream 11 Top Picks
Ruturaj Gaikwad
The orange cap winner of IPL 2021 departed without troubling the scorers in the first match against KKR. The youngster is a reckoning force for CSK at the top who can score briskly even in the middle overs. Gaikwad will be geared up to be back in the colors of 2021 so that the yellow army gets back on track to retain their title.
KL Rahul
The flamboyant opener has been in blistering form in the past 2 seasons of the IPL with the bat. A batter who is hungry for big knocks, KL Rahul brings in the balance of attack-anchor-counter-attack in the middle. In LSG’s first match against GT, the skipper was dismissed for a golden duck. Rahul will be upbeat to start afresh and lead the side from the front.
Moeen Ali
The English star all-rounder was instrumental in CSK’s revival as a strong unit in the last season. A swashbuckling batter in the middle order and a wicket-taker with the ball, Moeen Ali is a bona fide matchwinner in crunch situations. All eyes will be on him when he returns to play his first match of IPL 2022.
Dream 11 Fantasy Team 1 For LSG vs CSK
- Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, MS Dhoni
- Batters: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ambati Rayudu
- All-rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali
- Bowlers: Dwayne Bravo, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice For Today’s Match
- Captain: KL Rahul
- Vice-Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
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Dream 11 Fantasy Team 2 For LSG vs CSK
- Wicketkeepers: Lokesh Rahul, Quinton de Kock
- Batters: Ruturaj Gaikawad, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Hooda
- All-rounders: Moeen Ali, Krunal Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja
- Bowlers: Dwayne Bravo, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Dream11 Captain & Vice-Captain Choice For Today’s Match
- Captain: Moeen Ali
- Vice-Captain: KL Rahul
LSG vs CSK Probable XI
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Dushmantha Chameera, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Robin Uthappa, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (c), MS Dhoni (wk), Shivam Dube, Dwayne Bravo, Tushar Deshpande, Adam Milne
Match Prediction: Who Will Win?
Both the teams are desperate to find their 1st victory of the season. KL Rahul and his brigade are a stronger outfit on paper while the experienced campaigners in the CSK camp will put up a stiff challenge for LSG. Fans might witness a nailbiter but for now, CSK seems to have the upper hand over LSG.