The Tata Indian Premier League (IPL) match number 53 was between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and bottom-placed Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). It was the first game of a doubleheader on Sunday. CSK pulled out the game in the final over when 10 runs were needed and kept their hopes of qualifying for the playoffs alive by winning the game by 5 wickets.
CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl first. He made one change by bringing Shivam Dubey into the playing eleven in place of Gurjapaneet Singh. LSG made a few changes with the return of Josh Inglis and Avesh Khan in place of Arshin Kulkarni and Mayank Yadav. A large number of fans came to MA Chidambaram Stadium.
IPL 2026: CSK vs LSG Match Result:
After being asked to bat first, Josh Inglis gave the Super Giants a flying start, scoring at a strike rate over 200 and completing his half-century in just 17 balls. Mitchell Marsh, who scored a century in the previous game, was the spectator at the other end, while his countryman was striking all over the park. The latter was out after scoring 10 runs.
Inglis kept the pressure on CSK bowlers; However, Nicholas Pooran, who had shown excellent composure in the last two matches, settled for another low score. Soon, Inglis was also out at the score of 85 runs off 35 balls; He missed scoring a century. Rishabh Pant’s struggle continues and he returned after scoring 15 runs.
However, after this, wickets continued to fall from 91/1 to 130/5 with four wickets falling in the space of 40 runs in the middle overs. After that, Himmat Singh and Shahbaz Ahmed made a partnership of 50 runs in 32 balls, taking their score to 203/8, with Shahbaz Ahmed scoring 43 runs in 25 balls.
CSK got off to a fast start to chase the target, with Sanju Samson and Ruturaj Gaikwad firing from both ends. They scored 45 runs for the first wicket and Digvesh Rathi was dismissed on the score of 28 runs. Then Urvil Patel went crazy and scored 50 runs in two overs.
Urvil Patel scored the joint-fastest half-century in IPL history in 13 balls and walked away with a sensational innings of 65 runs in 23 balls. Soon Chennai captain Ruturaj was out after scoring 42 runs.
Dewald Brevis and Karthik Sharma made a partnership, Dewald Brevis was back on 10 and then Karthik was out after scoring 20 runs. Chennai batsmen Prashant Veer and Shivam Dubey held on and finished the game with five balls remaining.
Updated IPL points table after CSK vs LSG match 53
| drink | Team | P | w | l | N.R. | NRR | For | against | public telephone | latest form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRH | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.737 | 2332/217.1 | 2127/212.4 | 14 | W, L, W, W, W |
| 2 | GT | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.228 | 1943/210.4 | 1961/218.0 | 14 | W, W, W, W, L |
| 3 | PBKS | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.571 | 1902/172.0 | 1879/179.1 | 13 | L, L, L, W, W |
| 4 | rcb | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.234 | 1859/175.1 | 1807/192.4 | 12 | L, L, W, W, L |
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.185 | 2023/215.0 | 1914/207.3 | 12 | w, w, w, l, w |
| 6 | RR | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.082 | 1996/200.3 | 2057/208.2 | 12 | L, L, W, L, W |
| 7 | KKR | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | -0.169 | 1534/172.2 | 1622/178.5 | 9 | W, W, W, W, L |
| 8 | DC | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.154 | 1943/214.2 | 2015/197.1 | 8 | L, L, W, L, L |
| 9 | MI | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | -0.649 | 1860/188.5 | 1916/182.3 | 6 | W, L, L, L, W |
| 10 | lsg | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.907 | 1910/218.5 | 2004/208.0 | 6 | L, W, L, L, L |
IPL 2026: Orange Cap list updated after CSK vs LSG Match 53
| drink | player | Team | it goes | mat | Inn | No | HS | average | BF | sr | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | heinrich classen | SRH | 494 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 69 | 54.89 | 314 | 157.32 | 0 | 5 | 36 | 23 |
| 2 | Abhishek Sharma | SRH | 475 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 135* | 47.50 | 226 | 210.17 | 1 | 3 | 43 | 36 |
| 3 | KL Rahul | DC | 468 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 152* | 46.80 | 260 | 180.00 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 24 |
| 4 | Shubman Gill | GT | 462 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 86 | 46.20 | 288 | 160.41 | 0 | 4 | 44 | 20 |
| 5 | Vaibhav Suryavanshi | RR | 440 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 103 | 40.00 | 186 | 236.55 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 40 |
IPL 2026: Purple Cap list updated after CSK vs LSG Match 53
| drink | player | Team | wickets | mat | Inn | ow | it goes | B.B.I | average | economy | sr | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -Anshul Kamboj | Chennai Super Kings | 19 | 11 | 11 | 39.4 | 365 | 22/3 | 19.21 | 9.20 | 12.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kagiso Rabada | GT | 18 | 11 | 11 | 42.0 | 393 | 25/3 | 21.83 | 9.35 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | rcb | 17 | 11 | 10 | 39.0 | 298 | 5/3 | 17.52 | 7.64 | 13.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Prince Yadav | lsg | 16 | 11 | 11 | 41.0 | 335 | 32/3 | 20.93 | 8.17 | 15.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ishaan Malinga | SRH | 16 | 11 | 11 | 38.2 | 362 | 32/4 | 22.62 | 9.44 | 14.37 | 1 | 0 |
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