KL rahul vs MS Dhoni LSG vs CSK, IPL 2024 stats: Match number 34 of the Indian Premier League (2024) took place on 19 April at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. In this match, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captained by KL Rahul defeated Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 8 wickets with 6 balls remaining.
Along with this, Lucknow also proved its tag line ‘Adab Se Harayenge’ with this victory, Chennai bowlers were seen yearning to take wickets in the entire match. In this match, KL Rahul played a captaincy inning of 82 runs on 53 balls, while also taking 2 wickets behind the wicket. In one record, Rahul even left behind Thala i.e. Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Also read: CSK’s bowling failed in front of Rahul-De Kock… Lucknow Super Giants’ resounding win at home.
Captain KL Rahul also made many personal and other records in his name during this period. This was Lucknow’s fourth win in seven matches in this IPL season, while this was Chennai Super Kings’ third defeat in seven matches.
In this match, Chennai, playing first, scored 176 runs for six wickets. Ravindra Jadeja played the highest innings of 57 runs for Chennai. Ajinkya Rahane scored 36 runs and Moeen Ali scored 30 runs. Mahendra Singh Dhoni also scored an unbeaten 28 runs on 9 balls. Dhoni hit three fours and two sixes in his innings. Krunal Pandya was the most successful bowler for Lucknow and he took three wickets. Whereas Mohsin Khan, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi and Yash Thakur got one wicket each.
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After this, during the run chase, Lucknow did not give Chennai bowlers a chance to recover. Chennai bowlers were seen gasping to take wickets. There was a partnership of 134 runs in 15 overs between Rahul and Quinton de Kock. This partnership completely turned the match in Lucknow’s favor. Rahul scored 82 runs before getting out, which included 9 fours and three sixes. De Kock played an innings of 54 runs in 43 balls before getting out. De Kock’s innings included 5 fours and one six. Whereas Nicholas Pooran returned not out after scoring 23 runs and Marcus Stoinis returned not out after scoring eight runs.
However, during this match, Lucknow team and KL Rahul made many personal records, let’s take a look at them.
Lucknow’s successful run-chase in IPL (when the target was achieved)
177 – LSG vs CSK, 2024
168 – DC vs LSG, 2024
160 – PBKS vs LSG, 2023
122 – LSG vs SRH, 2023
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KL Rahul during the run chase against CSK
Innings: 7
Runs: 371
Average: 61.83
Strike Rate: 161.3
50 : 4
Highest Score: 98*
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Most scores of more than 50 as a specialist wicketkeeper (IPL)
25- KL Rahul
24 – MS Dhoni
23 – Quinton de Kock
21- Dinesh Karthik
18- Robin Uthappa
Note: In this record, KL Rahul went ahead of Dhoni.
Opening Partnership vs Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2024
41(4.3 overs) – RCB, Chennai
28 (2.5 overs) – Gujarat Titans, Chennai
93(9.3 overs) – Delhi Capitals, Visakhapatnam
46 (2.4 overs) – Sunrisers Hyderabad, Hyderabad
0 (0.1 Over) – KKR, Chennai
70 (7.1 overs) – Mumbai Indians, Mumbai
134 (15 overs) -Lucknow Super Giants, Lucknow
Total: 412 runs (Avg: 58.85, RR: 9.84)
The average of the opening partnership against Chennai Super Kings this season has been 58.85, which is the highest against any team, followed by 57.57 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Biggest opening partnership against CSK in IPL
144 – Ajinkya Rahane and Shane Watson (Rajasthan Royals), Ahmedabad, 2015
138 – Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals), Mumbai Wankhede, 2021
134 – KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock (Lucknow Super Giants), Lucknow, 2024
127 – Graeme Smith and Swapnil Asnodkar (Rajasthan Royals), Chennai, 2008
116* – Quinton de Kock and Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians), Sharjah, 2020
116 – David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan (Sunrisers Hyderabad), Ranchi, 2014
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Highest partnership (any wicket) for LSG
210* – KL Rahul & Quinton de Kock vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai DY Patil Stadium, 2022
134 – KL Rahul & Quinton de Kock vs Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow, 2024
99 – KL Rahul & Quinton de Kock vs Chennai Super Kings, Brabourne, 2022
96 – KL Rahul & Deepak Hooda vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata, 2022
95 – KL Rahul & Deepak Hooda vs Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Wankhede Stadium, 2022
LSG’s most successful run-chases in IPL (by targets)
213 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore – by 1 wicket – Bengaluru, 2023
211 vs Chennai Super Kings – by 6 wickets – Brabourne, 2022
183 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – by 7 wickets – Hyderabad, 2023
177 vs Chennai Super Kings – by 8 wickets – Lucknow, 2024
150 vs Delhi Capitals – by 6 wickets – Mumbai DY Patil Stadium, 2022
122 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad – by 6 wickets – Lucknow, 2023
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