The 30th match of IPL 2025 will be played on 14 April between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. The pitch here is made of black soil, which tends to assist spinners as the game progresses. Fast bowlers may find some help early in the match, but as the surface slows down, spinners usually come into play and dominate the middle overs.
So far in this season, three matches have been played at this venue, and the 200-run mark has been crossed only once, indicating that it’s not typically a high-scoring ground.
Looking at the overall IPL record at Ekana Stadium, the toss hasn’t had a major influence. A total of 17 IPL matches have been held here, with teams batting first winning 8 times and teams chasing also winning 8.
LSG vs CSK Toss Update
Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and have opted to field.
What captains said…
MS Dhoni: Well blessed, we get good support. Thank you all the fans. We want to bowl first, there’s chances of dew here. The wicket gets better. It’s important to set the right temperament. We haven’t been consistent with our batting. With the ball we have strong back strong. It’s important to have a positive mindset, play those big shots. It’s a matter of time. We have a couple of changes. Overton and Rasheed come in for Ash and Conway.
Risbhabh Pant: It’s just amazing. We would have bowled first. In Lucknow it’s slower in the first innings, gets better gradually. The only thing we talked about CSK is that we don’t want to give them an opening, just need to give our 100%.
LSG vs CSK – Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana.
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant(w/c), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi.
