LKN vs CHE Dream11 Prediction: CSK are expected to win this match as the track at Lucknow will suit their spinners and their batters are pretty adept at playing on such surfaces as well. Lucknow, on the other hand, suffered an embarrasing loss at the hands of RCB at home in the last match.
Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings, Match 45
Venue: Ekana Stadium, Lucknow
Time: 3:30 PM IST
Both Lucknow and Chennai are coming on the back of a defeat.
Lucknow failed to chase 127 on the same ground where these two sides will play in this match.
Ravi Bishnoi took three wickets against Chennai in the previous fixture in Chennai earlier this season.
Bishnoi is Lucknow’s highest wicket taker and Chennai have second most dismissals (18) against right arm leg spin this season.
Devon Conway is currently the third highest run scorer )414 runs) in the tournament and is coming on the back of an unbeaten 92. The best position to score runs in Lucknow is at the top of the order.
Naveen-ul-Haq has taken three wickets each in his last two outings.
Kyle Mayers scored a 22-ball 53 against Chennai last time and also the second highest run-scorer in Lucknow after KL Rahul.
Ruturaj Gaikwad has played three T20 innings at Ekana Stadium and scored half centuries in two of them, followed by an overall strike rate of around 148.
Moeen Ali took four wickets against Lucknow when these two sides met earlier this season. Moreover, Lucknow has the lowest batting average (18.25) against right arm off spinners this season and also has the highest dismissals (4) against them.
Chennai Super Kings have the lowest dismissals (1) in the tournament against left arm spin. Krunal Pandya went wicket-less in the last game in Lucknow and overall has only 7 wickets against CHE in 10 games.
Average 1st innings score: 136
Highest run-chase in last three years: 160
Average 1st innings: wickets: 6
Average 2nd innings wickets: 6
Win % of team batting first: 54%
Win % of team batting second: 46%
Last three matches at the venue:
Most runs: KL Rahul (185 runs), Kyle Mayers (139 runs)
Most wickets: Mark Wood (7), Ravi Bishnoi (7), Krunal Pandya (6 wkts)
Poor with bat: Deepak Hooda (5 innings, 29 runs), Ayush Badoni (4 inns 35 runs),
Poor with ball: NA
Powerplay:
1st inns: 3 wickets lost in 5 innings
2nd inns: 11 wickets lost in 5 innings
Middle overs:
1st inns: 17 wickets lost in 5 innings
2nd inns: 14 wickets lost in 5 innings
Death overs:
1st inns: 17 wickets lost in 5 innings
2nd inns: 14 wickets lost in 5 innings
Bat first runs: Conway (279), Gaikwad (224), Dube (176), Rahane (108)
Bat second runs: Conway (135), Gaikwad (130), Rahane (116)
Bowl first wickets: Jadeja (9), Deshpande (6), Theekshana (2)
Bowl second wickets: Deshpande (11), Moeen (6), Jadeja (4), Theekshana (4)
Bat first runs: Mayers (207), Rahul (133), Stoinis (120), Pooran (110)
Bat second runs: Rahul (141), Pooran (115), Stoinis (109), Mayers (90)
Bowl first wickets: Mishra (6), Bishnoi (12), Krunal (5)
Bowl second wickets: Wood (7), Bishnoi (6), Avesh (5), Thakur (4)
Most runs: Conway (233), Gaikwad (154), Dube (130), Rahane (95)
Most wickets: Deshpande (7), Jadeja (7), Theekshana (4), Pathirana (3)
Most runs: Mayers (129), Rahul (119), Stoinis (106), Pooran (84)
Most wickets: Naveen (7), Stoinis (4), Bishnoi (4), Tahkur (4)
Hooda has only 16 runs in last four matches
Krunal has 2 wickets in last 3 matches
Ayush Badoni has 35 runs in four innings at Ekana Stadium.
Nicholas Pooran has 57 runs at an average of 14.25 in Lucknow with HS of 36.
Stoinis has 13 runs at 65 SR in the last two games at Ekana Stadium.
Akash 2 wickets in last 4 matches
MS Dhoni has come to bat only for seven balls across four games.
Pathirana has 3 wicket in last 16 overs he bowled across 4 games
Ambati Rayudu has just 83 runs this season at an average of 16.6.
Despite having the best IPL season of his career, Shivam Dube can be a risky choice against Lucknow in this match.
Lucknow is the most successful team against left handed batters this season as they have 24 dismissals against them at a strike rate of 14.67.
Moreover, Dube’s role is to play in the middle overs and that is the period where the highest wickets have fallen at the Ekana Stadium this season.
However, Dube still can be a worth keeping in the XI considering his good record against Bishnoi, the premier spinner of Lucknow and of course his good run of form this season.
Krunal Pandya too has been quiet for the last few games, taking only two wickets in the last three games.
Chennai has an average of 66 against left arm spinners with only one dismissal so far.
However, Krunal becomes a lethal option at the Ekana Stadium where he has taken each of his wickets (6) this season.
He will be worth taking a risk if Lucknow bowls first where he has five of his six wickets this season.
Devon Conway
Ruturaj Gaikwad
Ajinkya Rahane
Shivam Dube
Moeen Ali
MS Dhoni
Ravindra Jadeja
Matheesha Pathirana
Tushar Deshpande
Akash Singh
Maheesh Theekshana
Probable Impact Sub: Ambati Rayudu
Ayush Badoni
Kyle Mayers
Krunal Pandya
Marcus Stoinis
Deepak Hooda
Nicholas Pooran
Prerak Mankad
Ravi Bishnoi
Krishnappa Gowtham
Amit Mishra
Naveen-ul-Haq
Probable Impact Sub: Yash Thakur
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Spots left: 3
Highest ownerships from outside base team: Rahane, Dube, Krunal, Stoinis, Dhoni, Pooran
Dube vs Rahane
Rahane against spin on the Ekana wicket is not a good idea. In addition, openers do not give away their wicket easily in the beginning and Dhoni might send Dube at three after the powerplay.
Dube has been in great form lately and will play a crucial role during the middle overs where wickets have fallen like bunches in the Ekana Stadium. Moreover, Dube has a good record against LKN’s premier spinner Bishnoi.
Stoinis vs Krunal
Stoinis has been very poor in all the five innings he played at the Ekana Stadium. He has scored 50 off 54 balls in total and has a HS of 15.
Krunal Pandya has been quiet in the recent games, taking just two wickets in 3 games. However, he will be worth taking a risk at Ekana where he has taken each of his six wickets this season..
Dhoni vs Pooran
Dhoni does not come early to face many balls but make sure he makes his presence felt in the numbers of deliveries he faces in the death overs.
Nicholas Pooran has an average of around 14 in Ekana Stadium this season. He will be a risky choice despite being one of the first names in most of the XIs.
If CSK bat first
Complete team with three of inclusion of Dube, Rahane, Krunal, Dhoni
Captaincy choices: Conway, Ruturaj, Krunal
Do not captain: Jadeja
If LKN bat first
Complete team with three of of Krunal, Stoinis, Dube, Dhoni
Captaincy choices: Conway, Mayers, Jadeja,
Do not captain: Ruturaj
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Spots left: 4
CHE bat first
Include Rahane
Pick Rahane, Dube both and Krunal
Pick one of Mishra, Theekshana, Gowtham
Captaincy picks: Conway, Ruturaj, Bishnoi
LKN bat first
Pick Gaikwad, leave out Rahane and Krunal
Pick Moeen, Thakur, Pathirana
Captaincy picks: Jadeja, Conway, Mayers
Try to fit in 7 players with more than 70% ownership leaving 2 big players out who have potential risks
Have three differential picks with ownership less than 25%
Join with more than 5 teams and alternate differentials
Change 2 out of the 7 players with 70% ownership (in team 6 onwards)
Pick one player who was brought in for this game
Leave Moeen out in T1-T5, pick him from T6 onwards
Make Krunal c/vc in at least one teams
Make Ruturaj + Conway c/vc in 1 team
Captain Mayers in 1 team
Captain Bishnoi in 2 teams
Have one team with all CHE bowlers if they bat first.
Captain Conway + Deshpande c/vc in at least one team
Conway, Ruturaj, Dube, Jadeja, Mayers, Deshpande, Naveen-ul-Haq, Bishnoi
Other picks in order: Theekshana (3 teams at least), Pooran (2 teams), Rahane (3 teams if CHE bat first), Stoinis (3 teams at least), Pathirana (if CHE bowl second in 3 teams), Mishra (in 3 teams), Gowtham (in 2 teams)
One major differential pick: Akash Singh (if CSK bowls second in 2 teams), Thakur (if LKN bowls second in 3 teams), Badoni (in 2 teams in LKN bat first)
CSK are expected to win this match as the track at Lucknow will suit their spinners and their batters are pretty adept at playing on such surfaces as well. Lucknow, on the other hand, suffered an embarrasing loss at the hands of RCB at home in the last match.
