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Lucknow Super Giants batsman Josh Inglis returned to the playing XI for the important IPL 2026 match against Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday, and made an immediate impact with the bat.The Australian wicket-keeper-batsman has joined the IPL season midway through. Inglis played against Mumbai Indians earlier in the season but failed to make an impact and later suffered an injury during that match, forcing him to miss the next match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
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After recovering from the injury, Inglis made his comeback against CSK and played one of the best knocks for LSG this season. He attacked from the start, taking full advantage of the fielding restrictions and reached his half-century in just 17 balls.
His reverse shots stood out when he faced CSK and he also used his feet well against Akhil Hossain.The fifty was LSG’s third-fastest ever in IPL history.LSG’s fastest 50s (by facing balls):
- 15- Nicholas Pooran vs. RCB, Bengaluru, 2023
- 16- Nicholas Pooran vs. MI, Mumbai, 2026
- 17- Josh Inglis vs. CSK, Chennai, 2026
- 18- Nicholas Pooran vs. SRH, Hyderabad, 2025
- 19- Nicholas Pooran v. MI, Mumbai, 2024
Inglis smashed 85 off 33 balls as LSG raced to a 91-point powerplay. He signaled his intent in the first over himself by taking 16 runs from Akhil Hossain, including a four and a six.Even after last-match captain Mitchell Marsh went off early, Inglis continued to attack and kept the scoring rate high.LSG also reached the 50-run mark in just 3.4 overs against CSK, matching their previous fastest record fifty set against Chennai in 2023.Earlier, CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and chose to bowl first.Highest powerplay scores for LSG:
- 91/1 v. CSK, Chennai, 2026
- 90/1 vs. Michigan, Mumbai, 2026
- 80/1 v. CSK, Chennai, 2023
- 77/1 v. SRH, Hyderabad, 2025
- 74/2 v. BBKS, Mohali, 2023
