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Chennai Super Kings will welcome the return of the star all-rounder! Moeen Ali As they keep an eye on a much better batting performance IPL The clash against Lucknow Super Giants here on Thursday.
Both teams come into the game after losing their respective opening matches. A common factor in their defeat was the failure of the top-order and they would like to correct it at the Brabourne Stadium.
It is still very early days in the two-month long IPL but the toss is already playing an important role in the outcome of the game. Keeping the dew of the second innings in mind, the teams are choosing to bring in the opposition.
CSK and LSG lost after batting first at Wankhede. The situation is not expected to be much different at the nearby CCI ground as heavy dew is expected in the second half of the game.
Lucknow Captain KL Rahul and star opener quinton de kock Monday was a forgettable outing and they would be keen to have some runs under their belt. Rahul needs to lead from the front with the IPL presenting a major test to his captaincy skills.
seasoned campaigner Manish Pandey And Evin LewisWho is a tough batsman, anyone can attack the cleaners on his day, was a forgettable outing and the team management will be hoping that he will come to the party.
Lucknow will be glad that their middle order includes Deepak Hooda, debutant Ayush Badoni and Kunal Pandya Clicked when their top-order collapsed and the trio would need to shoulder the responsibility again. But it was Lucknow’s bowling, which would have to be quickly forgotten by the swashbuckling innings at the hands of Gujarat. while the fast bowler dusmantha chimera Right on the money, co-pacer Avesh Khan conceded 33 runs in 3.4 overs.
Also the role of the spin trio of Ravi Bishnoi, Hooda and Krunal can decide the fate of the match. After scoring just 131 runs in the first game, CSK would like to do better with the bat. With Moeen Ali, Dwayne Pretorius a pinch-hitter available for selection, they will indeed breathe a sigh of relief.
In the first game, save an old Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the other batsmen stumbled – be it Ruturaj Gaikwad, Robin Uthappa, Devon Conway or Ambati Rayudu. new captain Ravindra Jadeja Shivam would be keen to score a big score personally even for Dubey, who is running against time to prove his worth on the IPL stage. But it remains to be seen who leaves CSK to include Moeen, who could come at number three.
while the all-rounder dwayne bravo Took three wickets against KKR, others scored runs and would need to fire them all together.
Teams (from):
Chennai Super Kings: M S DhoniRavindra Jadeja (Captain), Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa, Michelle SantnerChris Jordan, Adam MilneDevon Conway, Shivam Dubey, Dwayne Pretorius, Mahesh Thekshana, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Tushar Deshpande, KM Asif, C Hari Nishant, N Jagadeesan, Subanshu Senapati, K Bhagat Verma, Prashant Solanki, Simarjit Singh, Mukesh Choudhary.
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (Captain), Manan Vohra, Evin Lewis, Manish Pandey, Quinton de Kock, Ravi Bishnoi, Dushmantha Chamira, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Ankit Rajput, Avesh Khan, Andrew Tye, Marcus StoinisKyle Meyers, Karan Sharma, Krishnappa Gautam, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya. Jason Holder,