Chennai Super Kings have been performing very well since the Powerplay. But looking at today's run rate, Chennai is definitely likely to win. Chennai Kings did not perform very well in the last match, but in today's match, there is a tough fight with Locknow Super Giants. If Chennai Kings can collect more than 200 runs, there is definitely a chance to win. Chennai's batsmen were seen sending the ball to boundaries many times. The name of Chennai is heard in the voices of cricket lovers in the gallery and today's supporters are very much in favor of Chennai.
Chennai made a huge total of 217 for the loss of 7 wickets. Although the performance of the batsmen was not good in the first match, they played well in today's match. The two openers Gaikwad and Conway started the innings well. Almost every batsman in the top order batted well. This is why Chennai managed to collect a huge 217.
However, like in the first match, Jadeja did not play well today. He collected only 3 runs off 6 balls. LSG's batsmen are in good form though. Even then, it is much more difficult to score 218 runs to win this match. But if the top order is able to play well then LSG have a chance to win.
In the first over, LSG managed to collect 7 runs without losing any wickets.
Even after giving away a huge target of 218, Chennai cannot be said to be in the safe zone. The pitch was expected to be completely bowling-friendly. But we don't see it that way. The bowlers are not getting any advantage on this pitch.
LSG needs 11 runs in each over to win. Lucknow's openers Kyle Mayers and KL Rahul are playing very well. While KL Rahul is batting very carefully, Kyle Mayers is batting devastatingly. He is unbeaten with 48 runs from 20 balls. At the end of 5 overs, Lucknow managed to collect 73 runs. They are collecting more than 14 runs in every over. If Chennai's bowlers are not able to break this pair very quickly then I don't see any chance of them winning this match. However, apart from these two batsmen, LSG has experienced batsmen like Nicholas Pooran and Deepak Hooda in their squad.