Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will play Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in their first home game of the IPL 2023.
This year’s IPL campaign has seen contrasting starts for both teams. LSG defeated Delhi Capitals (DC) by 50 runs, while CSK lost their first match against Gujarat Titans (GT) by five wickets.
KL Rahul and co. performed admirably with the bat and ball, despite the Super Kings’ failure to perform as a unit.
Despite the fact that the last few games have seen a lot of runs, the Chepauk wicket may help spinners, making it hard for batters to hit their shots. Despite this, a few competent batters will attempt to maintain momentum.
In light of this, let’s take a look at three individuals who have the potential to score the most runs in the CSK vs. LSG matchup.
1 Kyle Mayers
In his IPL debut, the West Indian all-rounder bowled a 38-ball 73 against the Delhi Capitals, scoring two boundaries and seven towering sixes. He impressed everyone.
Even though he got a break on 14, the southpaw made the most of it to help his team put a difficult total on the board.
With Quinton de Kock expected to join the team after returning from international duty, Kyle Mayers will want to keep up his good work in order to keep his spot in the playing XI.
2 Ruturaj Gaikwad
The youthful hitter from Maharashtra was CSK’s top scorer in the last game against the Titans. On a surface that other Chennai batters struggled to get going on, Ruturaj Gaikwad made batting appear to be simple.
After a stellar domestic campaign, he joined the IPL and demonstrated why he is so highly regarded in the IPL 2023 opener.
In the past few seasons, Ruturaj has been one of Chennai’s most consistent batsmen, and skipper MS Dhoni depends on him to score the majority of runs.
The right-handed batter is expected to continue scoring a lot of runs for his team given his current form.
3 KL Rahul
LSG captain KL Rahul appeared out of sorts in the Capitals’ first game. Before holing out to the deep square-leg fielder, he hit eight of 12 balls.
The India international is anticipated to accelerate against CSK and lead the team from the front, despite the team’s poor start.
Over the past five IPL seasons, Rahul has consistently performed well. He has scored 600 or more runs in four versions and missed the mark regarding the count by seven runs in IPL 2019.
Lucknow will be difficult to stop this year if Rahul can fire at the top and Mayers play aggressive cricket.