Lucknow Super Giants started like a team chasing a statement, reaching 91 without loss in the opening six overs. Chennai Super Kings, however, flipped the script almost immediately by blasting 97 for the loss of just one wicket in their own powerplay, setting the tone for a chase that would swing on individual moments. Josh Inglis drove LSG past the 200 mark despite a messy middle phase, but Urvil Patel’s explosive, six-heavy batting turned a daunting 204-run target into something CSK looked in control of. Jamie Overton then played a crucial role at the other end, and a late cameo from Shahbaz Ahmed nudged the scoreboard beyond 200. In the end, CSK paused at the finish line and still found a way through, winning by five wickets in 19.2 overs.
Match summary and key numbers
Lucknow Super Giants posted 203/8 in 20 overs. Josh Inglis struck 85 off 33 balls, while Shahbaz Ahmed made 43 off 25. Jamie Overton returned figures of 3-36, and Anshul Kamboj contributed 2-47. LSG’s total ultimately proved chaseable, with Chennai Super Kings reaching 208/5 in 19.2 overs. Urvil Patel led the pursuit with 65 off 23, supported by Ruturaj Gaikwad’s 42 off 28. Shahbaz Ahmed picked up 2-30, and Digvesh Rathi took 2-45. CSK won the match by five wickets.
CSK’s win was driven largely by Urvil Patel. In a rapid 23-ball burst, he appeared to reduce what was a big chase into a manageable one before his dismissal. Still, the contest wasn’t one-sided throughout. Overton provided a turning point during the middle stages when Inglis threatened to take control fully; Inglis’s exit, followed by another quick breakthrough just three balls later, swung momentum back toward CSK. Even though Overton conceded 17 runs in his final over, his earlier triple-strike ensured LSG never quite allowed the chase to drift into their preferred territory.
Inglis sets the tone for LSG
For the first stretch of the innings, Inglis looked destined to be the story of the night. He reached fifty in only 17 deliveries, marking the fastest half-century ever at Chepauk up to that point, until Urvil later eclipsed the benchmark. By the time the first six overs were complete, Inglis was already on 77 not out from 25 balls. He punished length and slot balls by sending them straight down the ground, but the most striking part of his spell was how often the ball was redirected behind the wicket. At least three times, he executed those shots successfully against the Anshul Kamboj-Mukesh Choudhary combination after Akeal Hosein had been silenced. The one occasion when the scoop didn’t land cleanly came in the 10th over, when he edged a delivery that resulted in a catch behind off Sanju Samson. That dismissal triggered a chain reaction and began to disrupt LSG’s rhythm.
After the aggressive start, Lucknow’s innings became harder to read as the middle order struggled to keep the boundary flow steady. Even though Chepauk looked a touch more subdued than it could have, Inglis had already transformed the atmosphere with his fearless approach. But the follow-through faltered—boundaries became less frequent, and running between the wickets wasn’t clean enough to compensate. A direct-hit from Brevis forced Heinrich Markram’s departure. From 112 for two after nine overs, LSG slipped to 130 for five by the 13th over, giving CSK the sort of pressure that can take the edge off a chase-ready total.
Shahbaz Ahmed then became the difference-maker with the bat. Appearing for only the second time this season, he stayed relatively quiet until the 17th over, moving to just nine off ten balls. A six off Mukesh acted as the spark, and the next over he accelerated further by attacking Overton—smashing 16 runs in a four-ball sequence. That burst ensured LSG reached a score above 200 and also marked only the third occasion this season when Lucknow managed a fifty-plus partnership for the seventh wicket or lower.
CSK’s chase bursts into life
Chennai’s response had a different character from the outset. While Inglis’s innings featured audacity, CSK’s opening stand mixed a more orthodox shape with clear intent. By the third over, Samson and Gaikwad were matching each other blow for blow. Pant then made an adjustment, bringing in Rathi. The change initially paid off, because Samson was looking to take the game further after conceding a four and a six, but he eventually tried one shot too many and fell. From that point onward, Urvil took command in breathtaking fashion.
Gaikwad stayed measured, allowing Urvil to take the risks. Urvil unleashed a hat-trick of sixes, striking off Avesh Khan with swings in the style of baseball power. He then attacked Digvesh Rathi, including a 25-run over packed with punishment down the leg side. The Powerplay core—Prince Yadav and Mohammed Shami—was also important, staying wicketless during the early phase so CSK didn’t have to slow down to regroup.
Still, CSK’s control wasn’t uninterrupted. As Urvil’s barrage dazzled the crowd, it also seemed to breed a touch of comfort, and when Brevis and Kartik departed back-to-back, CSK required 35 off 23. That pressure was intensified by two overs from Rathi which, combined, went for just eight runs. Whether it was miscalculation or complacency, the brief stutter left Chepauk’s atmosphere feeling muted and the chase suddenly looked less certain. Lucknow’s bowlers, though, couldn’t fully convert the wobble into a decisive swing—extras crept in and a few deliveries weren’t executed cleanly, meaning CSK never truly fell out of reach.
At the worst possible moment, LSG also paid for poor catching. Prashant Veer, designated Impact Player, was dropped twice on consecutive balls in the penultimate over. Two balls later, a crucial six tilted momentum again in CSK’s favour. Pant also made another strategic call, selecting Markram over Shahbaz for the 20th over, but the outcome was already heading toward a finish as Shivam Dube struck twin sixes to complete the job.
With the win, CSK continue a climb that has taken them well away from the early-season slide that included three straight defeats. They move to fifth in the standings, nudging RR down one place and improving their net run-rate. The chase itself was notable too—this was only their second successful run down of a 180-plus target since 2019. For LSG, the post-match picture of a deflated Pant has become routine; with their eighth loss, their playoff hopes are now officially over.
Both teams now get a five-day breather before meeting again, with the reverse fixture set to take place in Lucknow.
