CSK vs LSG match live score, IPL 2026: Five-time Indian Premier League champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the toss and decided to play against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 53rd match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 on Sunday afternoon.
The high-voltage clash between the Super Kings and Super Giants will be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said during the toss that the decision to bowl was influenced by the pitch conditions after it rained overnight and there was moisture under the covers. Gaikwad confirmed that the Super Kings fielded an unchanged lineup for the match.
“We will bowl first. The wicket was under the covers, and there was rain around. The pitch behaves differently in day-to-day matches, but we need to adapt well and then restrict them to a low score,” Gaikwad said. Very positive with the way the last 7-8 games have gone for us. It’s been a good turnaround, and we’ll look to stay positive. We play the same team.”
Speaking during the toss, Pant said the team would also bowl first and stressed the need to improve their finishing in crucial moments of matches. The LSG captain added that his team must give its best in every match and confirmed two changes to the starting lineup.
“We were going to bowl first as well. We need to win all the games, but we have to be consistent and play some good cricket. We had our moments and our chances, but we didn’t finish it. We have to give 200% in every game – two changes, Inglis comes in, Avesh comes in for Mayank,” the LSG captain said.
the difference:
Chennai Super Kings (playing in the squad): Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Orvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Preves, Shivam Dubey, Jimmy Overton, Akhil Hossain, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Mukesh Choudhury.
Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Gurjapanet Singh, Prashant Vir, Mathew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Akash Madwal.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant, Aiden Markram, Akshat Rajwanshi, Himat Singh, Shehbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav.
Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Mukul Choudhary, Avish Khan, Abdul Samad, Manimaran Siddharth, Mayank Yadav.
