OC's IPL Match Prediction Today: IPL 2024 LSG vs CSK, Who Will Win Today's Match?

KL Rahul and Ruturaj Gaikwad will be in charge of LSG and CSK respectively in this match [AP Photos]KL Rahul and Ruturaj Gaikwad will be in charge of LSG and CSK respectively in this match [AP Photos]

The Lucknow Super Giants will cross swords with the Chennai Super Kings in the 34th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2024). This game will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 19th at 7:30 PM IST. 

The Super Giants have won three and lost three of their six games. They are currently hovering around the top four and will be looking to win this game and climb up the points table. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings have won four of their three games and are currently in the top four. They will want to win this game and solidify their claim to the top four. 


How the has the Ekana pitch behaved?

The wicket at the Ekana looked good for batting in the first match, but after that, it was traditional slow and sluggish in the next two games. The team defending the target has had the advantage at this venue, and both skippers will keep that in mind while going out for the coin flip.

Phase
Avg. 1st Innings Score
Avg Dismissals
Avg. 2nd Innings Score
Avg. Dismissals
Powerplay532591
Middle Overs803724
Death Overs431282


Today IPL Match: Predicted Toss Result

The average first innings total on this wicket in IPL 2024 has been 176, while that in the second innings is 159. Two times the defending team has been able to keep the chasing team short of the target. It could be expected the captain winning the toss decides to bat first.


Today IPL Match: Predicted Score

Predicted First Innings Score: 170-180
Predicted Second Innings Score: 175-190

Predicted Result: Team batting first to win the game. 


Today IPL Match: Player Battles 

Nicholas Pooran vs Matheesha Pathirana

Runs
Balls
Dismissals
Strike Rate
31303
103.34

Nicholas Pooran is the most dangerous towards the end of the innings and it exactly at this stage that Pathirana operates for CSK. If these two face each other in the game, Pathirana might emerge victorious.

Shivam Dube vs Ravi Bishnoi

Runs
Balls
Dismissals
Strike Rate
33
20
1165

Shivam Dube has been used as the spin basher by CSK and he has done the job pretty successfully. It is expected that Dube will have to face Bishnoi, if it happens, Shivam Dube will probably once again walk away as the winner. 


Today IPL Match: Weakness of the teams

Lucknow Super Giants

The LSG batting order depends a lot on the top-order. In the middle-order, the team has suffered due to Marcus Stoinis' lack of form. Nicholas Pooran has been the only player showing some resolution in the middle-order. If CSK can pick up Pooran early, LSG will come under great pressure. 

Chennai Super Kings

The seamers have struggled a bit with the new ball. CSK is currently using Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman and Shardul Thakur in the powerplay. All three of these bowlers have conceded leaked runs in the initial stages. The duo of Quinton De Kock and KL Rahul will be looking to take the advantage of this factor and put LSG ahead in the game early. 


Today IPL Match: Strengths of the teams

Lucknow Super Giants 

The biggest strenth of the LSG team that each day a bowler has put up their hands and led the team to a victory. The responsibility has not been only on one guy to carry the team ahead. In the games that they have lost, they have underperformed as a team in most of the departments. So, the team game by LSG is their biggest strength. 

Chennai Super Kings

CSK's strength has been the powerpacked performance by the middle-order. In most cases, Shivam Dube has played a huge role in increasing the team's scoring rate in the middle overs. Dube has found Rahane, Dhoni, Mitchell or Jadeja as his company in most of the game. The compactness of the CSK middle-order is one of their biggest strength.