Match overview
Lucknow Super Giants beat Chennai Super Kings by 6 wickets at M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on 23 April 2024, chasing down a 211-run target to win a high-scoring IPL T20. Chennai posted 210/4 after being put in to bat, with 75 runs coming in the death overs. Lucknow's reply was built around a strong middle phase: 92 runs for the loss of just 1 wicket in overs 7–15 gave them enough momentum to coast home. Marcus Stoinis was named Player of the Match. LSG's win moved them to 3 victories in 6 head-to-head meetings against Chennai, extending their overall advantage in the rivalry.
Chepauk's average second-innings score across 127 T20 matches is 177, so chasing 211 here was always going to require something above the ordinary. LSG's batting unit delivered exactly that. Their chase success rate at this venue stands at 46%, making any team passing 210 in the first innings a significant challenge to overhaul. Lucknow did it with 6 wickets to spare.
Venue and conditions
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium has hosted 127 T20 matches and carries a reputation for rewarding spin and producing surfaces where the ball grips and turns as the game progresses. The average first-innings score of 192 and second-innings average of 177 confirm that scoring gets more difficult as the match wears on. For Chennai Super Kings, who have played at this ground since the IPL's inception, it is the closest thing to a fortress in franchise cricket.
Powerplay scoring tends to run at around 43 runs on average here, and death-overs scoring averages 38. Both teams comfortably exceeded those averages in this fixture: Chennai scored 49 in the powerplay and 75 in the death overs, while LSG scored 45 in the powerplay and 76 at the death. The middle phase was where the real gap emerged. LSG's 92-run middle phase, compared to Chennai's 86, proved the decisive swing. The toss remains a genuine factor at Chepauk. Only 41% of captains elect to field after winning it, but Lucknow bucked that tendency and their read of conditions proved correct.
How to watch
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Recent form
Going into this fixture, Chennai Super Kings had won two of their previous four completed matches, beating Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders but losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals. Their form coming in was inconsistent, and the defeat here continued a mixed run in the 2024 season.
Lucknow Super Giants arrived with three wins from their last four matches, including victories against Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore. A narrow loss to Kolkata Knight Riders in between had been their main stumble. The win at Chepauk gave LSG back-to-back victories over Chennai in 2024 and reinforced their standing in the upper half of the IPL table. For Chennai, it represented a second home defeat of the campaign, a result that would have sharpened focus ahead of the remaining group fixtures.
