CSK vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2023: Moeen, Ruturaj help Chennai beat Lucknow for first win

Match 6 in a nutshell

Chennai Super Kings defeated Lucknow Super Giants by 12 runs for their first win of the season. Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed his second successive fifty and shared 110 runs for the opening wicket with Devon Conway (47 off 29) as CSK posted a commanding 217 for 7 after being sent into bat. Opening the innings, Gaikwad, after his 92 in the opening game, smashed 57 off 31 with three fours and four sixes. Conway, who struck five boundaries and two hits over the fence, gave him good support. Spinner Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) and Mark Wood (3/49) scalped three wickets apiece for LSG. Chasing the target, Kyle Mayers made a whirlwind 22-ball 53 and shared 79 runs for 5.3 overs with skipper KL Rahul (20). But once Mayers departed, LSG lost steam as Nicholas Pooran made an 18-ball 32 before CSK restricted them to 205 for seven. Moeen Ali was the pick of the bowlers for CSK with figures of 4 for 26. Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings 217/7 in 20 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 57, Devon Conway 47; Ravi Bishnoi 3/28, Mark Wood 3/49). Lucknow Super Giants: 205 for 7 in 20 overs (Kyle Mayers 53; Nicholas Pooran 32; Moeen Ali 4/26).

First win of the season!

It's all over at the Chepauk!

Chennai Super Kings (217/7) beat Lucknow Super Giants (205/7) by 12 runs for first win of the season. Tushar Deshpande easily defends 27 runs in the final over and also manages to get the wicket of Ayush Badoni in it. A comfortable win for Chennai on their return to home after four years.

28 needed off the final 6 balls!

1 Wd 0 Wd 0 Wd 1 2 2 - Hangargekar bowls a long over including three wides but restricts the scoring to just 9 in it. Lucknow need 28 and Tushar Deshpande will bowl the final over for Chennai.

CSK vs LSG 2023 - 37 needed off final 12 balls

1 1 2 1 1 - Tushar Deshpande bowls an excellent 7-run 18th over. Krishnappa Gowtham (16*) and Ayush Badoni (16*) in the middle for Lucknow Super Giants. Can they pulls of a heist from here? Hangargekar to bowl the penultimate over for Chennai. LSG 181/6 after 18 overs

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Tushar ends Pooran blitz

OUT! Big blow for Lucknow! Nicholas Pooran walks back after scoring an impressive 18-ball 32. Tushar Deshpande comes back into the attack and gets the big breakthrough for Chennai. A full length delivery outside off and Pooran fires the ball straight into Ben Stokes' hands at long-off. LSG 156/6 after 16 overs

After 15 overs | Lucknow Super Giants 150/5 | Run rate - 10

Nicholas Pooran 31* | Moeen Ali 4/26 | LSG need another 68 runs off 30 balls @ 13.6 RPO

CSK vs LSG 2023 - A triple decker switch-hit from Pooran!

SIX! What a shot! A monstrous strike from Nicholas Pooran and the ball lands in the third tier. A switch-hit from Pooran and he connects the ball to perfection. Ravindra Jadeja darts one in and Pooran plays an unbelievable shot. The West Indian is keeping the chase alive for Lucknow. LSG 149/5 after 14.5 overs

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Moeen grabs his fourth!

OUT! Lucknow Super Giants continue to lose wickets at regular intervals. This time Marcus Stoinis tries to play across and he misses the ball completely. The ball crashes into his middle stump. Stoinis walks back for 21 as Moeen grabs his fourth. LSG 130/5 after 13.2 overs

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Pooran counterattacks

1 0 6 4 4 0 - A much-needed 15-run over for Lucknow Super Giants as Nicholas Pooran counterattacks after a flurry of wickets. He takes on Hangargekar in his first over, belting him for a maximum and a couple of fours. LSG 125/4 after 12 overs, need another 94 runs off 48 balls

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Another one bites the dust | Lucknow 4 down now!

OUT! Moeen Ali grabs his third as Krunal Pandya is caught at long-on for 9. Another Lucknow batter goes for a big hit and fails to connect the ball. This time, Krunal is caught at long-on. A superb come back this has been from Chennai. LSG got off to a superb start but are now struggling! Lucknow Super Giants 105/4 after 10 overs, need another 113 runs off 60 balls

Spinners bring Chennai back into the contest!

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Lucknow three down now in no time!

OUT! Another one goes down for Lucknow! Three wickets in no time for Chennai. Moeen Ali removes skipper KL Rahul for 20. Another horrible shot from a Lucknow batter. Rahul tries to hit one over the deep fence but mistimes. Ruturaj completes an easy catch coming in from the deep fence. Unnecessary shot at the wrong time and Rahul, just like Deepak Hooda pays the price for it with his wicket. LSG 82/3 after 7.2 overs

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Santner joins the party!

OUT! Second wicket in quick succession for Chennai. Mitchell Santner strikes on the final ball of his first over as Deepak Hooda is caught in the deep for 2. Hooda goes for an unnecessary hoick and is caught at the fence. Ben Stokes completes a terrific catch as Santner grabs his first. LSG 82/2 after 7 overs

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Moeen gets rid of dangerous Mayers!

OUT! Moeen Ali gets the breakthrough Chennai were desperately looking for. Kyle Mayers tries to slog one out of the park but fail to connect properly. Devon Conway completes an easy catch at the deep fence. Mayers walks back after scoring a terrific 21-ball 53. LSG 79/1 after 5.3 overs

CSK vs LAG 2023 - Mayers fires a 21-ball fifty!

What a knock from Kyle Mayers! The West Indian hammers his second half-century of the season. Two games to fifties for Mayers. He is tonking the ball at a strike rate of over 252. 8 fours and a couple of sixes in his knock so far as he gets to his fifty off just 21 balls.

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Lucknow scoring at 14 RPO!

0 1 2 N Wd N Wd 4 Wd 6 0 - Tushar Deshpande bowls a marathon second over. A couple of no balls and three wides in it along with a four and a six as 18 came from it. Kyle Mayers is playing a cracker of a knock for his side. He has raced to 37 off just 19 balls. LSG 56/0 after 4 overs

Lucknow Super Giants race to 50 in just 3.4 overs in 218 chase!

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Chepauk crowd goes absolutely silent!

0 4 0 Wd 4 4 0 - Boundaries flowing for Lucknow Super Giants at the moment. Kyle Mayers has gone ballistic in this 218 chase. He has raced to 27 off just 11 balls. He takes Deepak Chahar to the sword in his second over, smacking him for three boundaries. Lucknow off to a flyer in his steep chase. LSG 38/0 after 3 overs

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Mayers gets going with back-to-back boundaries

FOUR! FOUR! SIX! Kyle Mayers is up and running in this chase of 218. He takes Ben Stokes to the cleaners. A solid punch through backward-point followed by straight hit down the ground for a second four. And then, the third strike from Mayers is a monstrous hit that went 10 rows back over the long-off fence. LSG 24/0 after 1.5 overs

CSK vs LSG 2023 - Stokes partners up with Chahar

0 0 2 4 1 0 - Deepak Chahar starts off with a 7-run over that included a boundary as well which came off KL Rahul's bat. Ben Stokes to share the new ball with Chahar from the other end. LSG 7/0 after 1 overs

CSK vs LSG 2023 - The chase is on!

KL Rahul and Kyle Mayers are in the middle to begin this 218 chase for Lucknow Super Giants. Deepak Chahar to start the proceedings for Chennai Super Kings. A slip in place for Chahar. Rahul on strike. Here we go!

Chennai set 218 target for Lucknow!

IPL Live Score: CSK innings in a nutshell!

Ruturaj Gaikwad slammed his second successive fifty and shared 110 runs for the opening wicket with Devon Conway (47 off 29) as Chennai Super Kings posted a commanding 217 for 7 against Lucknow Super Giants in Chennai. Opening the innings after being sent into bat, Gaikwad, after his 92 in the opening game, smashed 57 off 31 with three fours and four sixes. Conway, who hit five boundaries and two hits over the fence, gave him good support. Spinner Ravi Bishnoi (3/28) and Mark Wood (3/49) scalped three wickets apiece for LSG. Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings 217/7 in 20 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 57, Devon Conway 47; Ravi Bishnoi 3/28, Mark Wood 3/49)

Rutu-mania!

Dhoni last over cameo!

CSK vs LSG IPL 2023: Innings break at the Chepauk!

Ruturaj Gaikwad (57), Devon Conway (47) power Chennai Super Kings to 217/7 against Lucknow Super Giants. A sensational effort from the Chennai batters as get to a mammoth total in their first game at home. The CSK fans were in for at treat as their batters were all over the Lucknow bowlers. Ruturaj and Conway led the way with the century stand and then the rest too played their part to perfection to take CSK to a towering total. For LSG, Ravi Bishnoi picked up three wickets.

IPL 2023 Live - MS Dhoni to the middle in the final over amid a loud roar, slams 2 back-to-back SIXES and then departs!

CSK vs LSG 2023: Ayush Badoni comes in as the IMPACT PLAYER at the end of 19th over. He has replaced Avesh Khan in the Lucknow XI.

Krunal screamer in his 100th IPL match!

CSK vs LSG: 200 comes up for Chennai Super Kings in 18.4 overs!

IPL 2023 Live - Final 12 balls to go!

6 1 L1 6 1 L1 - Another big over for Chennai Super Kings as Ambati Rayudu slams Mark Wood for a couple of sixes in it. The first one was flicked to the fine-leg fence and the second hammered down the ground. 16 runs came of the Wood over. Yash Thakur to bowl the penultimate over of the innings. CSK 194/5 after 18 overs

IPL 2023 Live - Stokes walks back for 8

OUT! Chennai lose Ben Stokes for 8 as Avesh Khan grabs his first wicket of the evening. The pacer has been expensive so far in his three overs but he manages to remove Stokes cheaply. CSK are now 5 down but still look on course for a 200-plus score. CSK 178/5 after 17 overs

ICYMI - Rutu's 25-ball fifty

IPL 2023 Live - Third wicket for Ravi

Another wicket for Ravi Bishnoi. He grabs his third. Moeen Ali dances down to slam Ravi out of the park but misses the googly completely. Nicholas Pooran does the rest behind the stumps. Moeen departs for 19. CSK 166/4 after 15.2 overs

IPL 2023 Live - Ravi removes Shivam after getting clubbed for back-to-back sixes!

OUT! Revenge time! A terrific comeback from Ravi Bishnoi. Shivam Dube had clubbed him for back-to-back sixes to bring up CSK 150 in the 14th over but the leggie hits back in style. A googly from Ravi and Shivam fails to read it. Goes for the slog on the leg side but gets the top edge. Mark Wood completes an easy catch at short third. CSK 150/3 after 13.5 overs

IPL 2023 Live - Struggling Dube gets going!

SIX! FOUR! Shivam Dube finally tees off with back-to-back boundaries. He was struggling in the middle and had scored just 5 off 10 balls. He eventually decides to step up and slams consecutive boundaries to end Yash Thakur over. The first strike was a flat-batted six down the ground and the second hit goes to the deep fence on a bounce. CSK 137/2 after 13 overs

IPL 2023 Live - Krunal grabs a blinder as Conway departs for 47

OUT! A sensational effort from Krunal Pandya as he runs in from deep backward square-leg and pulls off a screamer diving forward. Mark Wood digs in a bouncer to Devon Conway as he tries to pull. Fails to connect properly and an alert Krunal produces a terrific effort to remove the CSK opener. First wicket of the evening for Wood. Conway walks back for 47. CSK 118/2 after 10.2 overs

At halfway mark | Chennai Super Kings 114/1 | Run rate - 11.4

Devon Conway 43* | Shivam Dube 1* | Ravi Bishnoi 1/4

IPL 2023 Live - Bishnoi strikes first ball to break century-plus stand

WICKET! Finally, a breakthrough for Lucknow Super Giants. Ravi Bishnoi strikes first-ball of his spell to remove unstoppable Ruturaj Gaikwad for 57. A flighted delivery from Ravi and Ruturaj goes for the big drive. Gets the leading edge and Mark Wood takes a superb catch at short third. CSK 110/1 after 9.1 overs

Unstoppable Rutu!

100 comes up for Chennai Super Kings in just 8 overs!

Ruturaj Gaikwad 50* | Devon Conway 39*

IPL 2023 Live - Ruturaj Gaikwad fires a 25-ball fifty!

Ruturaj Gaikwad is in beast mode! Second fifty in second game for the Chennai opener. And he has delighted the home fans with some dazzling hits. Ruturaj raises his fifty off just 25 balls. Two fours and four maximums in his knock do far as Chennai cruise against Lucknow.

CSK's highest IPL powerplay scores

100/2 vs Punjab Kings in 2014 | 90/0 vs Mumbai Indians in 2015 | 79/0 vs Lucknow Super Giants - today

Off to a flyer!

End of Powerplay | Chennai Super Kings 79/0 | Run rate - 13.17

Ruturaj Gaikwad 46*(20) | Devon Conway 23*(16)

IPL 2023 Live - Gaikwad takes Gowtham to cleaners!

0 6 0 6 2 6 - Ruturaj Gaikwad is in carnage mode! Slams three sixes in Krishnappa Gowtham's first over. 20 runs come off it as Chennai cruise at Chepauk. Ruturaj dazzling in front of home fans. He has raced to 40 off just 18 balls. CSK 60/0 after 5 overs

50 comes up for Chennai Super Kings in just 4.4 overs | Run rate - 11.14 RPO

IPL 2023 Live - Run flow for Chennai in powerplay

17 runs in the last two overs as Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad provide Chennai a quick start. A 7-run first over from Krunal Pandya comes to an end. Another spinner Krishnappa Gowtham now comes into the attack, replacing Kyle Mayers. CSK 40/0 after 4 overs