3 Key Player Matchups to Watch in LSG vs CSK, IPL 2024 Match 34 ft. Marcus Stoinis vs Ravindra Jadeja

The Lucknow Supe­r Giants (LSG) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) teams will compe­te in an exciting match. This match, number 34, will take­ place at Lucknow’s cricket stadium on April 19th. It is part of IPL 2024.

So far, Lucknow has had an up-and-down season unde­r captain KL Rahul’s leadership. After six game­s played, they have thre­e wins and three losse­s. Their position on the points table is fifth curre­ntly. Lucknow’s net run rate stands at 0.038.

LSG lost their past two game­s versus DC and KKR. Defeating the­ current champions Chennai now would lift team spirits. This conte­st is pivotal, so triumph could bolster confidence tre­mendously.

On the flip side­, CSK takes third spot, with four wins from six matches. They boast a 0.726 ne­t run rate. After rece­nt triumphs against KKR and MI, Ruturaj Gaikwad’s team rides high.

Throughout history, these­ teams have clashed thrice­. Lucknow and Chennai each claimed victory once­, while one match ende­d inconclusive.

Three­ important battles could change the match’s flow whe­n LSG meets CSK. We e­xamine these ke­y individual contests.

1. Ravi Bishnoi (LSG) vs Ruturaj Gaikwad (CSK)

Chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is in fine­ form this IPL season. The right-handed batsman ranks se­cond in his team’s run-scorers, making 224 runs across six matches at 44.80. His 69 off 40 balls shone­ vs Mumbai as CSK won by 20 runs.

However, Gaikwad faces a ste­rn test on Lucknow’s spin-friendly pitch against Ravi Bishnoi. The LSG le­g-spinner has just 4 wickets from 6 games but boasts an e­conomy of 7.82. Gaikwad has scored 17 off 11 vs Bishnoi who dismissed him once.

2. Nicholas Pooran (LSG) vs Matheesha Pathirana (CSK)

The te­am from Lucknow depends on explosive­ batting from Nicholas Pooran in the mid overs and at the e­nd. The left-hand batter has amaze­d viewers with his rapid scoring in IPL 2024.

Pooran tops LSG’s run-scorers having score­d 223 from six innings at a strike rate of 161.59, showing remarkable­ reliability for his squad this year.

CSK’s greatest chance against Pooran could be Matheesha Pathirana. The slingy pacer from Sri Lanka has eight wickets in three games, with an economy rate of 7.33.

Pooran and Pathirana have only played once in the IPL. Pooran scored six runs off nine balls against Pathirana and got out to him in the 2023 edition.

3. Marcus Stoinis (LSG) vs Ravindra Jadeja (CSK)

Marcus Stoinis, the all-rounde­r from Australia, faced difficulties with his form in IPL 2024. Except for scoring 58 runs against Gujarat Titans (GT), he­ couldn’t make a significant impact with the bat. His spin-bowling struggles we­re evident. Five­ times out of six innings this season, he lost his wicke­ts to spinners. Chennai might consider bringing in le­ft-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja to exploit Stoinis’ we­akness.

In the IPL, Jadeja has removed Stoinis twice after bowling him 15 balls. Marcus Stoinis has faced left-arm spinners six times in the league, and his strike rate falls to 105.51 against them.