IPL 2022: LSG vs CSK Preview – Newbies take on stalwarts

Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings will take on each other in Match 7 of IPL 2022. Both teams haven’t had the best of starts to their campaign this season as they saw losses in their previous games. The new team Lucknow lost a lot of early wickets and it proved to be costly while posting a total on the board against Gujarat Titans.

On the other hand, the Chennai Super Kings were completed dominated by the Kolkata Knight Riders in their first game in all the departments. The Ravindra Jadeja-led side will have the services of Moeen Ali for this encounter, which could be a massive boost.

Match info

LSG vs CSK, Match 7

Venue: Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai

Date: March 31st

Team news

LSG

Lucknow Super Giants lost to the Gujarat Titans in their first game, which was a close encounter and hence, they would not look to tinker with their playing XI. New faces like Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan were quite impressive. KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock will open while Evin Lewis will come at No. 3. The middle-order will comprise Manish Pandey, Hooda, Badoni and Krunal Pandya. Andrew Tye, if available, should come in place of Mohsin Khan as Lucknow played with three overseas players in their first game.

CSK

CSK are expected to make changes to their lineup with Moeen Ali swapping in for Mitchell Santner straightaway. Shivam Dube may make way for youngster Rajvardhan Hangargekar. The opening combination of Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway will need to fire. Uthappa will slot in at three followed by Moeen and Rayudu at four and five respectively. MS Dhoni will be followed by the all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja, Bravo and Hangargekar.

Probable XI