In the IPL-2024 on Tuesday night, Lucknow Super Giants defeated Chennai Super Kings by a margin of six wickets. After winning the toss, Lucknow decided to bowl at Chennai's MA Chidambaram Stadium. Chennai scored 210 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs while batting first. In 19.3 overs, Lucknow scored 211 runs for 4 wickets, meeting the mark.
On 63 balls, Marcus Stoinis amassed a century of undefeated 124 runs. He scored 6 sixes and 13 fours. Stoinis made a four-pointer to complete the winning stroke. KL Rahul, however, made an incredible diving catch. Conversely, Lucknow's key player Devdutt Padikkal was unable to bat well once more. He was bowled by Mathish Pathirana. Moments of Match...
KL Rahul made an incredible diving catch.
KL Rahul dismissed Ajinkya Rahane in the first over of the encounter with a superb diving catch. The final ball of the over was delivered outside off by Matt Henry. Rahane attempted to drive it, but the ball struck the bat's edge and bounced back, giving wicketkeeper KL Rahul an incredible opportunity to dive to his right.
2. Yash Thakur failed to grab Daryl Mitchell's pass.
Chennai's innings took a new turn in the second over for Daryl Mitchell. On the third ball of Mohsin Khan's over, Daryl failed to catch Yash Thakur. Following the missed catch, there were two fours in the over. Gaikwad put both of them.
In the final over of the powerplay, Mitchell was removed by Yash Thakur. At midwicket, Deepak Hooda collected his catch. Mitchell scored 11 runs before being removed.
3. Gaikwad struck a four to finish his century.
Captain of CSK Rituraj Gaikwad struck a four to bring his century to completion. Before this, he also hit a six. He was batting on 93 runs when he hit a six off Yash Thakur's third ball in the eighteenth over, bringing his score to 99. He blasted a six over extra cover on the next ball, which also happened to be his century.
4. Dubey hit a six to finish his fifty.
Young batter Shivam Dubey of CSK smashed a six to bring his half-century to a close. Dubey reached his half century in the 19th over, smashing a six off Mohsin Khan's slower ball.
5. Padikkal was bowled out by Pathirana.
Devdutt Padikkal was bowled out by CSK bowler Mathish Pathirana. Pathirana bowled a length delivery on the leg stump with the final ball of the 11th over. Padikkal attempted to guard it, but he was unable to comprehend the speed. The ball struck the leg stump directly as it approached at 151.1 KMPH.
6. Shivam Dubey struck Yash with three straight sixes.
53 runs in 41 balls were scored by Shivam Dubey. With the help of six sixes, three of which came on consecutive balls in the 16th over of the innings, he reached his half-century in 22 balls.
Dubey was striking in opposition to Yash Thakur. He struck a six off the second ball of the over, which was pitched deep mid-wicket, into the stands. The batsman next hit a slower ball that Thakur bowled to the visitors for an additional six. Dubey completed a hat-trick of six on the next ball as well, taking a fuller delivery and over the boundary at long-on. Dubey contributed 66 runs in one inning.
7. Stoinis smashed a four to win the game.
Marcus Stoinis, the hitter for LSG, hit a four to win the game. Lucknow needed 17 runs in the final over to win. Rahman Mustafizur arrived to bowl. On the opening ball of the over, Stoinis struck a six. He then nailed a four in front of them. The ball struck the end of Stoinis's bat on the third ball and sailed backward for a four. It was ruled a no ball by the umpire.
For the final four balls, the team needed two runs. The team won the game when Stoinis took this free hit ball across the boundary for a four on the leg side.
