Vital cog: Stokes’ contribution with the bat might be essential for CSK.
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Chennai Super Kings, returning to its fortress at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium for the first time since 2019, will hope to get the higher of Lucknow Super Giants right here on Monday.
CSK misplaced the season opener in Ahmedabad to Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets and can want to provide you with an improved total efficiency to sort out the Super Giants’ problem.
While Ruturaj Gaikwad laid the platform with a superb 92, none of the different batters complemented him, and Super Kings ended up with a sub-par whole which proved pricey in the finish.
Similarly, demise bowling is an space of concern with an inexperienced tempo assault.
However, the pitch at Chepauk, which has historically assisted spin, should favour the residence workforce and paper over the cracks in its bowling division. Loads rides on left-arm spinners Mitchell Santner and Ravindra Jadeja to give breakthroughs throughout the center overs.
On the different hand, Super Giants come into the sport on the again of a thumping 50-run win over the Delhi Capitals in its first match.
Fiery tempo
The West Indian contingent of Kyle Mayers and Nicholas Pooran led LSG’s cost with the bat earlier than Mark Wood sealed it with a superb five-wicket haul. Wood’s fiery tempo might pose a giant problem for the Super Kings’ prime order.
But earlier than no matter occurs over 40 overs on Monday, count on the largest cheers reverberating throughout the stadium when M.S. Dhoni walks to the centre for the toss. It is the second followers in the metropolis have been ready patiently for the previous few years. A CSK win will simply be the icing on the cake.
