7th match, LSG vs CSK, IPL 2022: LSG won by 6 wickets
In Mumbai, a high-octane thriller! The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) won their first match of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 on Thursday at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, defeating the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 6 wickets. Evin Lewis' exciting undefeated innings of 55*(23) led the Super Giants to their first victory of the season in a massive chase of 211 runs. Andrew Tye replaced Mohsin Khan in the eleven for the Lucknow Super Giants, who had made one change from their previous encounter.
With a mammoth task ahead of them of chasing down a 211-run mark, the LSG openers got off to a confident start, with both de Kock and skipper KL Rahul playing some bold strokes at the top. As the fifty partnership came to an end for the first wicket, de Kock was dropped within the circle by Moeen Ali in the sixth over, leaving LSG at 55/0 at the end of powerplay. The LSG openers were striking at ten an over, with runs flowing easily off the bats of de Kock and the Super Giants skipper. Rahul smashed his hundredth six of the season, and the LSG openers were striking at ten an over, with runs flowing freely off the bats of de Kock and the Super Giants skipper.
De Kock reached fifty in the ninth over, which was bowled by Bravo and yielded only eight runs. After 10 overs, LSG had amassed a total of 98 without losing a wicket. Dwaine Pretorius resurrected CSK by removing the LSG captain, who was captured by Rayudu after a sharp running catch in the deep. Manish Pandey was the next to go, caught at mid-off by Bravo off the bowling of Tushar Deshpande. LSG scored 15 from the 14th over, courtesy of Evin Lewis' six and four, but CSK grabbed the crucial wicket of de Kock.
Deepak Hooda joined Evin Lewis, and the two combined for two sixes and three fours before Dwayne Bravo dismissed Hooda to become the tournament's all-time leading wicket taker. Evin Lewis and youthful Ayush Badoni smashed 25 runs in the penultimate over, including two sixes and two fours, with 34 required off the final two overs. Ayush Badoni capped off the pursuit with a maximum to lead the Super Giants to their first-ever tournament title. The Chennai Super Kings, who were given the opportunity to bat first, made three changes to their lineup, naming Moeen Ali, Dwaine Pretorius, and Mukesh Choudhary in the eleven.
The Super Kings scored 14 from the opening over, bowled by Avesh Khan, as Robin Uthappa opened the game with two exquisite drives for four. After Ruturaj Gaikwad was run out for one, Ravi Bishnoi produced the maiden wicket for LSG with a fantastic presence of mind and great fielding effort. Uthappa dominated the powerplay by slamming the ball all over the place with his impeccable timing, hitting eight fours and a six. After that, CSK were off to a flying start, scoring 73-1 after six overs, thanks to explosive left-handed hitter Moeen Ali, who played some stunning smashes early in his innings as CSK were off to a flying start.
After being trapped lbw by Ravi Bishnoi, Uthappa's threatening innings of 50 off just 27 deliveries came to an end. After Shivam Dube, who joined Moeen Ali, smashed three fours against Dushmantha Chameera in the 10th over, CSK raced beyond 100 runs. Avesh Khan's full-length delivery in the 11th over cleaned up Moeen Ali. The flow of runs was continued by Shivam Dube and Ambati Rayudu, the new man on the crease, with Dube performing the brunt of the striking.
Rayudu hit a massive six against Krunal Pandya with five overs to play, bringing the fifty partnership to an end for the fourth wicket. For LSG, Bishnoi struck at the appropriate time to dismiss Rayudu, who was bowled for 27. Dube, who smashed a huge six in the 18th over that nearly went out of the stadium, was joined by skipper Jadeja. After a great catch in the deep by Evin Lewis, the left-handed batter fell one short of his fifty-run total.
MS Dhoni, the former CSK captain, hit a six to the off-side with his opening delivery, followed by a four in the last over. On consecutive deliveries, pacer Andrew Tye dismissed skipper Ravindra Jadeja and Dwaine Pretorius, but Dhoni wrapped up the innings with a four as CSK produced a dominant total of 210/7.
Scores: Lucknow Super Giants 211-4 (Quinton de Kock 61, Evin Lewis 55*; Dwaine Pretorius 2-31) beat Chennai Super Kings 210-7 (Robin Uthappa 50, Shivam Dube 49; Ravi Bishnoi 2-24) by 6 wickets.
