Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings LIVE Scorecard, IPL 2025 LIVE Updates: MS Dhoni’s CSK Drop Devon Conway And Star With 765 Wickets vs LSG

LSG vs CSK LIVE: Huge stars dropped

Chennai Super Kings have dropped Devon Conway and R Ashwin! Two stalwarts of the franchise have been left aside, Shaikh Rasheed and Jamie Overton replace them. Massive call taken by CSK, specially to drop Ashwin who has 765 international wickets and for whom they’d paid Rs 9.75 crore!

LSG vs CSK LIVE: CSK WIN TOSS

MS Dhoni wins the toss and decides to bowl vs LSG! So it will be the home team who come out to bat first. Dhoni wins a toss for the first time in IPL 2025, having lost it in their previous match. “Blessed” he says, at the amount of yellow in the crowd.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: Here come the captains

Rishabh Pant and MS Dhoni are at the pitch for the toss! The duo share an embrace. This will be interesting to see, who wins the toss and what they decide.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: What changes can be expected?

LSG are set to bring back Mitch Marsh back in their playing XI today. He should take the place of Himmat Singh, who did not bat in their last game. On the other hand, CSK could choose to bring middle-order power-hitter Vansh Bedi in place of Rahul Tripathi.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: 10 minutes to toss!

We are 10 minutes away from toss time at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. MS Dhoni and Rishabh Pant will be leading CSK and LSG respectively. Win the toss, bowl first, is the decision expected to be taken by the toss-winning captain.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: CSK Predicted XI

Chennai Super Kings probable XII vs LSG: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Shivam Dube, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (c/wk), R Ashwin, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: LSG Predicted XI

Lucknow Super Giants probable XII vs CSK: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi, Digvesh Rathi.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: Nicholas Pooran’s record vs CSK

Nicholas Pooran has been in the form of his life in IPL 2025. Pooran has smashed 349 runs in six games at a strike rate of 215 this year, sparing no bowling attack. However, Pooran has only 249 runs in 10 previous encounters against CSK, with a best of 64*.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: H2H record

What is the head-to-head record between LSG and CSK? In 5 matches, LSG have won three while CSK have won one. One match between the two franchises also finished as a no-result, but that is unlikely today.

CSK vs LSG LIVE: Mixed soil pitch

The pitch at the Ekana Stadium today is expected to be a mix of red soil and black soil. As a result, it should equally favour spinners and pacers, and we should get a balanced game between bat and ball.

IPL 2025 LIVE: Onus on CSK openers

For Chennai Super Kings to do well, their Kiwi opening pair needs to succeed. Rachin Ravindra has failed to fire ever since he slammed a half-century in their first game, while Devon Conway hasn’t been able to accelerate freely.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: Rishabh Pant’s concern

LSG captain Rishabh Pant has led his team to three victories on the trot, but somehow, he has scored only 40 runs with the bat in IPL 2025 so far. Pant tried opening the batting in their previous match, but couldn’t strike well, making 21 off 18 balls. Can today finally be the day he comes good with the willow in hand?

LSG vs CSK LIVE: Poor form of CSK stalwarts

Two of CSK’s heaviest investments for IPL 2025 have flopped badly this season. Ravindra Jadeja has scored only 85 runs in six games and picked up 2 wickets, while R Ashwin has taken 5 wickets but conceded nearly 10 runs per over.

The duo cost the franchise a combined Rs 27.75 crore, and MS Dhoni needs to find a way for them to click.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: Marsh to return?

Mitchell Marsh is set to return for LSG tonight. The Australian opener has been in sensational form this season, having amassed 265 runs in 5 games, but missed out on their last match due to his daughter being unwell. Now, the Australian should return.

If Marsh returns, expect Rishabh Pant to go back to the middle order.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: Where will MS Dhoni bat?

Against KKR, MS Dhoni walked out to bat at No. 9 yet again, raising questions once more regarding the mess of CSK’s batting order. In an ideal world, CSK fans would like to see their captain come out to bat much higher. It will be interesting to see at what position Dhoni walks in today.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: Vansh Bedi to get a game?

CSK’s Achilles’ Heel has been to not have many power-hitters in their batting line-up. Except Shivam Dube and at times MS Dhoni, no other CSK batter is of the type to hit sixes from ball 1. Youngster Vansh Bedi built a reputation as a power-hitter in the Delhi Premier League 2024, and has been touted by many to get a game for the men in yellow this season.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: 5 losses in a row

Chennai Super Kings have a massive headache – their batting unit. CSK’s batting fell apart and were skittled out for 103 by KKR at the Chepauk in their previous match. If they want to win, the batting must perform significantly better than it has done at any match this season.

So what are the changes they can make?

IPL 2025 LIVE: LSG in good form

Lucknow Super Giants have experienced a contrasting fate to that of CSK. LSG have won three in a row, and now find themselves sitting in the Top 4 of the IPL 2025 table. They have only one concern: Captain Rishabh Pant’s form with the bat.

LSG vs CSK LIVE: Can CSK end slump?

Chennai Super Kings are now rooted to the bottom of the IPL 2025 table, having lost five matches in a row. To make matters worse, CSK’s regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has been ruled out of the season due to an elbow fracture. So, with MS Dhoni back, can CSK finally win again?

LSG vs CSK LIVE: Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome to the live coverage of yet more IPL 2025 action. It is Match no. 30 today, as Lucknow Super Giants hosts five-time champions Chennai Super Kings! It is a clash between two of the elite wicket-keeper batters of India.