CSK vs LSG, IPL 2023: Chennai beats Lucknow by 12 runs to register first win

After Ruturaj Gaikwad (57) and Devon Conway’s (47) fireworks on the prime, Moeen Ali (4 for 26) delivered with the ball, taking 4 wickets, as Chennai Super Kings defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs to submit its first win of the IPL (Indian Premier League) right here on Monday.

Asked to bat, Super Kings made 217 for seven, due to the turbo-charged 110-run opening partnership between Gaikwad and Conway.

There have been 11 sixes within the first 19 overs of the Chennai Super Kings innings. But it was the maximums off the second and third deliveries of the ultimate over that mattered essentially the most for the capability crowd which had turned out on the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.

MS Dhoni walked in to a rapturous welcome with 5 balls remaining. He instantly smashed pacer Mark Wood over the third-man boundary off his first ball and pulled the following one over mid-wicket. Though the CSK skipper fell instantly — he was caught at deep level — it was definitely worth the await the followers as he helped the host end strongly.

Chasing 218, Super Giants obtained off to a flyer with Kyle Mayers (53, 23b, 8×4, 2×6) plundering boundaries. But similar to it has at all times accomplished, Super Kings fought again in the way in which it is aware of finest – with its spinners Ali and Mitchell Santner (one for 21).

The English off-spinner derailed LSG’s chase when he had Mayers, KL Rahul and Krunal Pandya in his first three overs, all caught within the deep.

Earlier, Gaikwad started with a number of boundaries off the pacers earlier than turning his consideration to off-spinner Ok. Gowtham, smashing him for 3 sixes down the bottom within the fifth over.

At the opposite finish, Conway joined the act and caught up with Gaikwad, cracking Krunal for 2 sixes over long-on as Super Kings reached the 100-run mark in eight overs.

Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi pulled issues again for the customer with a decent spell (three for 28). Despite dropping wickets at common intervals, Super Kings by no means took the foot off the accelerator and went previous 200.

But it was the 2 sixes by Dhoni that excited the followers essentially the most as Super Kings celebrated their first dwelling recreation in 4 years with a victory.