Chennai Super Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants, IPL 2024: Match Preview, Fantasy Picks, Pitch And Weather Reports

Match 39 of the Indian Premier League, 2024, will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants (CSK vs LSG). The match will be played at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Tuesday. Chennai Super Kings have played seven matches this season and are ranked fourth on the points table with eight points, while Lucknow Super Giants have also played seven matches and are ranked fifth on the points table, also with eight points.

Pitch Report and Weather Conditions

The pitch at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, is a balanced wicket. The average first-innings score at this venue in the last 20 matches is 152 runs. The pitch is a balanced one with decent assistance for both batters and bowlers on offer. The team winning the toss may decide to bat or bowl depending on the ground conditions.

Pace or Spin?

The venue is suited for both pacers and spinners alike.

Weather Report

The temperature will hover around 29 degree C with 74% humidity. 5.79 m/s winds are expected. Cloud cover is expected, so expect some movement to aid the pace bowlers.

Head-to-Head

In the four matches played between these two teams, CSK all-rounders have earned the most fantasy points for their team, while the bowlers have earned the most fantasy points for LSG.

In their previous encounter in this series, KL Rahul was the Man of the Match. Ravindra Jadeja scored the highest fantasy points for Chennai with 84 match fantasy points while KL Rahul topped the fantasy points leaderboard for Lucknow with 141 match fantasy points.

Fantasy Top Captain and Vice-Captain Picks

Matheesha Pathirana

Matheesha Pathirana is a bowler with an average of 73 match fantasy points in the last 10 games, a fantasy rating of 8.8 and is a good-to-have