Lucknow lost even after scoring 203 runs, Chennai Super Kings moved towards playoffs by winning by 5 wickets

CSK VS LSG: The 53rd match of IPL 2026 was played between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants. In this match played at Chepauk Stadium, LSG came to bat first after losing the toss and set a target of 204 runs. To achieve this target, CSK team batted aggressively and won the thrilling match by 5 wickets in the last over. With this victory, Chennai Super Kings has moved one step ahead in the race for the playoffs.

CSK won the match by 5 wickets

Chennai Super Kings got a strong start to chase the target of 204 runs given by Lucknow Super Giants. Urvil Patel played a stormy innings for Chennai, who came to bat at number-3. Urvil scored a half-century in just 13 balls and then got out after scoring 65 runs in 23 balls.

Rituraj Gaikwad was out after scoring 42 runs on 28 balls. Whereas, Sanju Samson scored 28 runs on 14 balls. Karthik Sharma was out after scoring 20 runs in 20 balls, Dewald Brevis was out after scoring 10 runs in 12 balls. In the end, Shivam Dubey returned unbeaten after scoring 15 runs on 7 balls and Prashant Veer scored 18 runs on 12 balls, leading their team to victory.

CSK took steps towards playoffs

Chennai Super Kings have achieved 2 important points by defeating Lucknow Super Giants. With this victory of CSK, they have now improved their position in the points table. Chennai Super Kings has reached fifth position in the points table with 12 points. This is the team’s third consecutive win. It is worth noting that Chennai, RCB and RR have 12-12 points. In such a situation, the race for the playoffs has now become very interesting. It remains to be seen which teams can qualify for the playoffs.

Lucknow Super Giants scored 203/5 runs

Josh Inglis played the biggest innings for Lucknow Super Giants, who came to bat first after losing the toss. Inglis played an inning of 85 runs in 33 balls and set the stage for his team to cross 200. English hit 10 fours and 6 sixes in his innings. Apart from him, Shahbaz Ahmed played the second highest innings and he returned unbeaten after scoring 43 runs. Mitchell Marsh 10, Nicholas Pooran 1, Rishabh Pant 15, Aiden Markram 6, Akshat Raghuvanshi 18, Himmat Singh were out after scoring 17 runs. In this way, Lucknow team scored 203 runs on the board after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs.

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