The Lucknow Super Giants will face the Chennai Super Kings in the 30th match of the 2025 Indian Premier League. This match will be played at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will play against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 30th game of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.

The Lucknow Super Giants are placed third in the points table with four victories and two defeats in six games. They defeated the Gujarat Titans by six wickets in their last game and will be hoping to carry on with their good performance. They have the home ground advantage, which is a major plus point.

The Chennai Super Kings, however, are at the bottom of the table with one victory and five defeats in six games. They were beaten by the Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets. They would have to bounce back quickly to remain in the playoff hunt. It is going to be a gritty contest.

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Lucknow Super Giants

LSG has a level record of four wins and two losses at the moment. They have been in good form in recent games, and even the loss of Mitchell Marsh has not hindered them. The batting is spearheaded by Nicholas Pooran, the world's best T20 batsman at the moment.

Not only is Pooran exceptionally consistent, he still remains a very close-to-the-crease batsman, scoring more sixes than anyone else! The batting is also greatly supported by the likes of Markram, Miller, Badoni, and Samad. Pant has been out of nick until now, but he should never be dismissed.

The spin bowling is headed by Digvesh Rathi and Ravi Bishnoi, who have done very well. Pace bowling talent is limited and can be under stress.

Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings have been the worst team of IPL till date. No other team has ever played so old cricket or appeared so misplaced. The management is to blame for putting together a team with players who are way over their prime. Even the support of keeping the 43-year-old MS Dhoni behind hasn't worked. But Dhoni is still one of CSK's top batsmen in the last overs.

The bowling has not been effective, with Jadeja and Ashwin making very little contribution. Only Noor Ahmad has been effective with the ball and keeps on taking wickets in nearly every single one of his matches.

The absence of power form from their batsmen, such as Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, and Shivam Dube, has been a massive letdown for CSK. It will be extremely tough for CSK to recover with players like Ashwin, Jadeja, Hooda, Tripathi, and Shankar forming the nucleus.

Pitch Report 

The pitch at Ekana Stadium typically offers a balanced playing field, but it seems the home team has requested the curator to prepare flatter wickets that will favor the batters. We’re anticipating a high-scoring game here. Plus, the weather looks promising for a great day of cricket.

Toss Prediction

In two out of the three matches played in Lucknow, the team batting first has come out on top. We anticipate that trend will continue with the favored bowl first in this match as well.

Weather Report

The heat and humidity in Lucknow will definitely have an impact, but thankfully, the weather forecast doesn’t predict any rain.

Head to Head

LSG has come out on top in three out of their four encounters with CSK, and when it comes to home games, they haven't dropped a single match against them.

Venue Details

The average first innings score at the Ekana Cricket Stadium usually sits around 166. Last season, the Kolkata Knight Riders hit their highest score here with 235 runs for 6 against the Lucknow Super Giants, winning that match by a whopping 98 runs. Looking at the first three matches of IPL 2025 at this venue, it seems that teams batting first will need to aim for a score between 190 and 200 to feel secure.

Match Prediction

The Lucknow Super Giants have been holding their own this season, even if they aren't the top favorites. Their biggest challenge, though, is their heavy reliance on Mitchell Marsh and Nicholas Pooran to save the day with the bat. They’ll also have to contend with a Chennai Super Kings team that has been a bit sluggish lately. The absence of Ruturaj Gaikwad for the season has only added to CSK's struggles. Unless their bowlers can pull off something extraordinary and keep LSG's score down, it looks like this game might swing in Lucknow's favor.

We're leaning towards the Lucknow Super Giants to take this match.

Betting Tips

Right now, LSG is clearly the stronger side and in much better form. On the other hand, CSK is struggling, having lost their last five matches. We’re planning to bet against CSK whenever we can, as this approach has worked well for us so far, and we believe it will keep paying off throughout the season. LSG's chances of winning against CSK stand at 56%, giving them the edge in this matchup.

Bet on LSG.

Probable Playing XI

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI

Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Himmat Singh, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi.

Chennai Super Kings Playing XI

Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed.

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Lucknow Super Giants Key Players

Nicholas Pooran made 349 runs in the six games at a strike rate of 225. He scored 61 runs in the last game against GT and is a suitable option to lead the side in this game.

Abdul Samad A hard-hitting batsman who played well for SRH in the last season. Samad can be employed as a second-innings replacement if batting conditions are agreeable.

Aiden Markram has also scored two half-centuries out of six games played this season. He will be a nice choice for this game.

Chennai Super Kings Key Players

Noor Ahmad is an excellent spinner, and the pitch will favor him. He is a must-choice against this rival team. He has already picked 12 wickets in six games this season.

Devon Conway scored a fifty against the Punjab Kings some games back and will be looking for a huge score in this match too.

Shivam Dube has been the go-to man until now this season. If CSK is to bat first, he will probably be employed as a big hitter in the second innings. He has already scored 137 runs in six games.