The Chennai Super Kings, struggling in IPL 2025, are set to play their seventh match against the Lucknow Super Giants as they look to end a five-match losing streak. Surprisingly, CSK has dropped two of its experienced players, Ravichandran Ashwin and Devon Conway, ahead of the crucial clash at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
MS Dhoni, captain of the Chennai Super Kings, won the toss against the home team, Lucknow Super Giants, in match no. 30 of the IPL 2025 and announced the two changes in the playing XI. Sheik Rashid and Jamie Overton replaced Devon Conway and Ravichandran Ashwin in the starting XI of CSK.
Lucknow Super Giants – Playing XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Digvesh Rathi, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan
Lucknow Super Giants – Substitutes: Shahbaz Ahmed, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke
Chennai Super Kings – Playing XI: Rachin Ravindra, Shaik Rasheed, Rahul Tripathi, Ravindra Jadeja, Vijay Shankar, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (c), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Chennai Super Kings – Substitutes: Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Deepak Hooda, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shivam Dube, Sam Curran
With four victories in six matches, Lucknow Super Giants climbed up to the 3rd position in the points table. The team is on a three-match winning streak, defeated MI, KKR, and GT in their last three games. Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, and Mitchell Marsh are in great form, while Digvesh Rathi and Shardul Thakur have done an amazing job with the ball.
On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings are currently standing at the bottom of the table with just one win in six matches. After defeating MI in their first game, the team lost their last five matches in a row. The batting of the team has been average in this season. However, the bowlers have done a decent job.
