The side’s in-form top order failed to go big, but out of form Rishabh Pant came through for his side, scoring 63 runs in 49 deliveries, helping LSG post a total of 166 runs in the first innings of the game. As for CSK, Ravindra Jadeja and Matheesha Pathirana were the highest wicket takers with two wickets to their name. Khaleel Ahmed and Anshul Kamboj took one wicket each as well.
Aiming to chase down the target, CSK got off to a good start as openers Shaik Rasheed and Rachin Ravindra scoring 27 and 37 runs, respectively. Furthermore, Shivam Dube and MS Dhoni finished the game for CSK scoring 43* and 26* runs, respectively as CSK won the game by five wickets.
Updated points table after LSG vs CSK clash:
After the win against Lucknow Super Giants, Chennai Super Kings still sit in 10th place in the standings with four points to their name. Lucknow Super Giants now occupy fourth place in the standings.
| Rank | Team | Matches Played | Won | Lost | NR | Tied | NRR |
| 1 | Gujarat Titans | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1.081 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.899 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.672 |
| 4 | Lucknow Super Giants | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.086 |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +0.803 |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.065 |
| 7 | Mumbai Indians | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | +0.104 |
| 8 | Rajasthan Royals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -0.838 |
| 9 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1.245 |
| 10 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1.276 |
Orange cap list
Meanwhile, Nicholas Pooran, Sai Sudharsan, and Mitchell Marsh still hold the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in the IPL orange cap standings after today’s performance.
Purple cap list
Chennai Super Kings' Noor Ahmad is on top of the purple cap leaderboard list. He has 12 wickets to his name. Khaleel Ahmed is in second place, with Shardul Thakur in third place.
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