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Matheesha Pathirana To Dismiss KL Rahul; 3 Player Battles To Watch Out For In CSK Vs LSG

Pathirana celebrating KL Rahul's wicket (AP)Pathirana celebrating KL Rahul's wicket (AP)

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will go up against each other again on Tuesday (April 23) in Match 39 of IPL 2024 at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium. The two sides last met on April 19 at Ekana Cricket Stadium, where the KL Rahul-led side enjoyed a thumping eight-wicket victory against the five-time champions.

Both CSK and LSG have won four matches and lost three, resulting in them placing in the middle of the points table. While CSK are placed fourth on the points table, LSG are fifth due to net-run-rate woes.

Before two teams colide two times in five days, let's take a look at which match-ups are interesting to watch out for.

KL Rahul Vs Matheesha Pathirana

Runs
Balls
Outs
Dots
Average
Strike Rate
13111413118.2

Last week, Lokesh Rahul and Matheesha Pathirana went head-to-head for the first time. There, the LSG skipper fell to the ace speedster, while scoring only 13 runs off 11 balls. This should be one cracking of a battle again.


Ruturaj Gaikwad Vs Ravi Bishnoi

Runs
Balls
Outs
DotsAverage
Strike Rate
17111317
154.5

Although Gaikwad's strike rate against Bishnoi stands at 154.5, he was dismissed by the leg-spinner on the very first ball of their face-off last year. Since taking over CSK's captaincy, Gaikwad has been taking his time to settle in, and who better than Bishnoi to rattle him while the batter's defensive approach is in place?


Nicholas Pooran Vs Shardul Thakur

Runs
Balls
Outs
Dots
Average
Strike Rate
3213458246.2

Ah, such numbers. The strike rate of Pooran against Shardul reads 246.2, yet the West Indian wicketkeeper batter has been removed four times in 13 balls. Bring back Shardul Thakur, CSK! This could be the battle of the contest if Shardul gets game time.