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IPL 2024: 'CSK bowling is mediocre' - Fans react as LSG beat CSK by 6 wickets at their home ground in Chennai

Marcus Stoinis smashed an unbeaten and match-defining century for LSG to beat CSK by 6 wickets in 39th match of the ongoing Indian Premier League 2024.

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Umesh Sharma
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LSG beat CSK by 6 wickets (File Photo: IPL/BCCI)

LSG beat CSK by 6 wickets (File Photo: IPL/BCCI)

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LSG continued their head-to-head dominance against the five-time champion CSK by defeating them in the 39th match of the IPL 2024. LSG won this crucial encounter by a good margin of 6 wickets, with 3 balls to spare. LSG skipper KL Rahul won the toss and asked the hosts to bat first.

Batting first, CSK lost their first wicket early at the score of 4 runs in the first over. Later, the skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad smashed a crucial century, scoring 108 runs off just 60 balls. He also stitched an all-important partnership of 104 runs for the fourth wicket with Shivam Dube.

The star batting all-rounder Shivam Dube also smashed 66 runs off just 27 balls, with 3 fours and 7 sixes. These knocks helped CSK to post a total of 210 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. Matt Henry, Mohsin Khan, and Yash Thakur scalped 1 wicket each for LSG in the first innings.

Marcus Stoinis crushes the hopes of the hosts

While chasing the target, LSG were in a struggle when they lost the first wicket in quick succession; first without any run and second on the score of 33 runs in 4.4 overs. Then came an unbelievable and outstanding knock from the star number 3 batter Marcus Stoinis, who smashed 124 runs off just 63 balls, with 13 fours and 6 sixes.

Later, Nicholas Pooran and Deepak Hooda also scored 34 and 17 runs off just 15 and 6 balls, respectively. On the back of these knocks, the visitors comfortably managed to cross the winning line in 19.3 overs, scoring 213 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets and won the match by a good margin of 6 wickets.

Matheesha Pathirana scalped 2 wickets for CSK, alongside one wicket each bagged by Deepak Chahar and Mustafizur Rahman in their failed defence of the total of 210 runs.

Star performer for LSG Marcus Stoinis won the ‘Player of the Match award for his match-defining and decisive knock.

Here’s how fans reacted to LSG’s win over CSK:

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