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Lucknow Super Giants beat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets

Yesterday's result of the match LSG vs CSK: Brabourne Stadium witnessed another high-scoring thriller in the current IPL season.

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During the seventh match of the 15th season of the Indian Premier League at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) played a huge 210/7 in their 20 overs after Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul opted in the field first.

In what was nothing less than batting paradise, although the Pacers received more rebounds from the package, CSK went from 73/1 to 6 overs - their 4th highest Powerplay score in IPL history.

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Robin Uthappa (50 of 27) controlled all weapons from one end, and was equally praised by Moeen Ali (35 of 22) when the "Yellow Army" escaped with 100 runs of 9.1 Overs.

Shivam Dube (49 off 30), Ambati Rayudu (27 off 20), Ravindra Jadeja (17 off 9), and MS Dhoni (16* off 6) chipped in with useful contributions at a healthy strike rate to make sure they did not let the run-rate dip even a tad.

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In response, they opened to the LSG floor opener - Quinton de Kock (61 of 45) and Captain KL Rahul (40 of 26), and never left the game when they saw the nature of the field and the presence of dew around. The opening grandstand with 99 shots for the duo 10.2 Overs provided the perfect platform for the other batsmen to continue dominance, as CSK did in the first inning.

Yesterday LSG vs CSK match result

Dwaine Pretorious (4-0-31-2) tried to bring things back to CSK by eliminating two openers, most notably Kock, who was short of 23 balls in the middle of the century.

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However, it was Evin Lewis (55 * out of 23) who eventually preferred LSG. In the last two overs, another 34 runs were needed, and when Lewis crippled 39 * (19), the West Indian Southpaw stretched the hands of young stunt Ayush Badoni (19 * out of 9) to smoke Shivam Dube for 25 runs to shake him off. the balance of the game in favor of LSG.

With 9 runs required since the last Over, Badoni broke the maximum on the first ball after Mukesh Choudhary doubled two Wide to start the last Over to seal the chase.

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With a single in the third serve, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) beat the CSK by 6 goals to successfully pursue the 4th highest goal in IPL history.

It is also the first time CSK has lost two opening matches in an IPL season.

Evin Lewis was eventually labeled the 'Player of the Match' for knocking, which changed the game after the bat was introduced in the 12th Over Chase.