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The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are approaching a stretch of home games at the Chidambaram stadium in Chennai. CSK's success over the years has been largely attributed to their supremacy at home. They have won each of their first three home games in the IPL 2024, continuing that tradition. It is even more crucial for them to win at home because they have only managed one victory in their last four away games. Thankfully, they can attend three straight games in Chepauk beginning on Tuesday. They will have a shot at making the playoffs if they can win all three.
Perhaps their most difficult task will arise in the opening matchup with LSG. When necessary, like for the match against KKR, Chepauk may create a sluggish, spinning surface; nevertheless, LSG has used such pitches in their home ground in Lucknow. Furthermore, LSG will be confident after defeating CSK in their most recent meeting, which took place on Friday. What kind of pitch CSK prepares will be interesting to watch. Do they strive to deny LSG what they are accustomed to, or do they play to their strengths?
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Thanks to a half-century from Ravindra Jadeja and another cameo from MS Dhoni, CSK scored 176 for 6 in Lucknow. MS Dhoni who is often referred to as the baap of ipl captain might not be the captain anymore but still boasts possibly the most fan-following any player has received so far in this season. KL Rahul responded by hitting an incredible 82 off 53 to take his team to victory by eight wickets. Payback would be on the minds of the CSK players and would like to keep their winning streak at home.
After starting the innings in the last two games, Ajinkya Rahane may shift down the order now that he has recovered from his calf ailment. If CSK bowls first, this might also imply that Shivam Dube plays as an impact player once more. Matheesha Pathirana could bat first if they choose to do so.
While Mayank Yadav is still not fully recovered, Devdutt Padikkal could return for LSG. Despite being out of the game in each of his five IPL 2024 innings, he has a strong record against the majority of CSK bowlers. Mohsin Khan and Padikkal, depending on whether they are batting or bowling first, can be LSG's Impact Players.
Rachin Ravindra has been leading the innings for Chennai Super Kings in Devon Conway's absence. He got off to scorching starts in the first two games for them, but after that his form faltered as he only managed to score 50 runs at a strike rate of 108.69 in the next five innings. Although CSK usually supports their players, and Ravindra is probably going to get a few more games, they might not be able to sustain a slow start for very long in a tournament with historically high scoring rates.
KL Rahul has made the opposite move. He had a poor start, but in the last three games, he has really picked up the pace. He scored with a strike rate of 125.49 during the powerplay in the first four games of the season. He has since crushed it at 185.11, something he has always been able to accomplish. For LSG, this is quite encouraging; not so much for the other teams.
- Deepak Chahar– vs. Rahul has been a one-sided match. Rahul has hit 157 runs off of 96 balls against Chahar without conceding a single wicket.
- Similar results were achieved by Nicholas Pooran against Mustafizur Rahman: 88 runs off 45 balls and one wicket.
- In his 33 runs off of 22 balls (strike rate of 150.00) against Ravi Bishnoi, Moeen Ali has been out three times.
- Jadeja (24 off 22, two dismissals) and Dhoni (17 off 24, no dismissal) have been kept quiet by Krunal Pandya. However, Ruturaj Gaikwad has destroyed him for 22 off 12 without being dismissed.
- Against Bishnoi, Dube had a strike rate of 157.14, scoring 33 runs off of 21 with one wicket lost.
In conclusion, the Chennai Super Kings' performance at Chepauk becomes critical to their hopes of making the IPL 2024 playoffs as they prepare for an important run of home games at the Chidambaram stadium. After a mediocre performance away, CSK looks to build on their home edge with a strong heritage of domination. The impending matchup with LSG is a formidable obstacle that calls for strategic pitch preparation to neutralise LSG's advantages. The match between CSK and LSG is expected to be an exciting one on the pitch because important players from both teams are looking for impact and atonement.
