But Lucknow all-rounder Marcos Stoinis did not allow Chennai to do so. Playing first, Chennai had scored 210 runs thanks to a century by Ruturaj Gaikwad. In reply, Lucknow also won in the 20th over with the help of 124 runs from Marcos Stoinis.

Chennai Super Kings: 210/4 (20 overs)

Chennai had a bad start. Because Matt Henry, who was debuting for Lucknow, showed the way to the pavilion to Ajinkya Rahane in the very first over. Rahane’s wicketkeeper KL Rahul took an excellent catch. After this, Daryl Mitchell scored 11 runs and was caught by Deepak Hooda on the ball of Yash Thakur. Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad held one corner and took the team’s score past 50 by hitting fours. Ravindra Jadeja was seen supporting him. Rituraj completed his half-century in 28 balls. In the 12th over, Ravindra Jadeja was out after scoring 16 runs in 19 balls with the help of two fours. Shivam Dubey also hit big shots as soon as he came. He also hit sixes on three consecutive balls of Lucknow fast bowler Yash Thakur. In the death overs, Rituraj along with Shivam Dubey thrashed the Lucknow bowlers. Dubey scored 66 runs in 27 balls with the help of 3 fours and 7 sixes. At the same time, Rituraj scored 108 runs in 60 balls with the help of 12 fours and 3 sixes. Dhoni played the last ball of the innings and hit a four and took the team score to 210.

Lucknow Super Giants: 213-4 (19.3 overs) Lucknow had a bad start in chasing the target. In the very first over, De Kock was bowled by Chennai fast bowler Deepak Chahar. After this, KL Rahul also got caught by Rituraj on the ball of Mustifizur after scoring 16 runs in 14 balls in the fifth over. For Lucknow, Marcos Stoinis again took charge at one end and took the team score beyond 50. Stoinis completed his half-century in 28 balls. Devdutt Padikkal could score only 13 runs. During this, Nicholas Pooran supported Stoinis from one end. Puran scored 34 runs in 15 balls with the help of 3 fours and two sixes. After this, Deepak Hooda came to the crease and scored 17 runs in 6 balls with the help of 2 fours and a six. Only Stoinis brought victory for Lucknow. He scored 124 runs in 63 balls with the help of 13 fours and 6 sixes and helped his team win by 6 wickets in the 20th over.

updated marks table With Lucknow’s interesting victory, Lucknow Super Giants have now come to fourth place in the points table. Lucknow has now scored 10 points by winning five out of 8 matches. At the same time, Chennai has now come to fifth place with 4 wins in 8 matches. In this list, Rajasthan Royals are still first with 7 wins in 8 matches, Kolkata is second with 5 wins in 7 matches and Hyderabad is third. In this list, Bengaluru team still remains at 10th position with 7 losses in 8 matches.

Playing 11 of both teams

Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (wk/captain), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur

Chennai Super Kings : Ajinkya Rahane, Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dubey, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wicketkeeper), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Mathisha Pathirana.