CSK vs LSG Highlights, IPL 2026: Chennai keep playoff hopes alive, defeat Lucknow by five wickets

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Another wicket! Noor tosses it up, outside off. Pooran slog sweeps it to deep midwicket, and gets caught by Sarfaraz! OUT!!!!

Pooran c (sub) Sarfaraz b Noor 1 (3)

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: OUT!!! Kamboj strikes!

A length delivery and angling into the stumps. Marsh tries to go through the line, but ends up miscueing it to long-on for a catch!

Marsh c Brevis b Kamboj 10 (10)

LSG - 77/1 (6)

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Akeal tosses it up, Inglis uses his feet to launch it over deep extra cover for a four and also gets his half-century!

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Poor delivery by Mukesh and Inglis carves him to deep backward point for a four, and then reverse paddles him for another four. Then its a dot, followed by a six to long-on. Over ends with a dot and then a four to long off.

LSG - 58/0 (4)

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Back of a length delivery by Mukesh, angling across Inglis reverse paddles it over third man for a six! The over ends with a dot.

LSG - 24/0 (2)

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: A short delivery by Hosein and Inglis pulls it to deep midwicket for a single. Then its a dot, followed by a single for Marsh. Then Akeal tosses it up, on middle, Inglis slams it over the bowler's head to long-on for a six! Then he clatters him for a four, over the fielder to fine leg. The over ends with another four, slammed to wide long on.

LSG - 16/0 (1)

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Action begins! Marsh and Inglis open for LSG. Hosein to bowl the first over for CSK.

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: CSK - Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary

LSG - Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Aiden Markram, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Prince Yadav

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Speaking after winning toss, CSK skipper Gaikwad said, “We will bowl first. The wicket was under covers and there was rain around. The pitch does behave differently in day games, but we need to adapt well and then restrict them to a low score. Pretty positive on the way the last 7-8 games have gone for us. It's been a good turnaround and we'll look to stay positive. We are playing the same team.”

Meanwhile, LSG captain Pant said, “We would have bowled first as well. \We need to win all games, but we must be consistent and play some good cricket. We have had our moments and channces, but we didn't finish it. We have to give 200% in every game - two changes, Inglis comes in after his injury, Avesh comes in place of Mayank.”

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: CSK captain Gaikwad wins toss, opts to bowl!

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Speaking ahead of toss, CSK coach Sriram said, “I think the last few days in the IPL have taught us that winning and losing are just parts of the game. CSK's speciality is that regardless of the result, the team atmosphere and environment remain the same. We stay relaxed, but continue to work hard. We have learned a lot. The season started a bit slowly for us, but we’ve picked up momentum since then. As we head into the latter part of the tournament, I feel we are heading in the right direction. We are hitting our peak at the perfect time. Every team in the IPL is a challenge; they all bring their own unique threats. We have to be ready for every game and stay fully prepared. He has learned and improved immensely. You can see a significant difference between his approach in the first game compared to now. He’s getting better with every match, and the more time he spends in the role, the better he will become. Injuries are unfortunately a part of the game. The great thing is that our bench strength has been fantastic, the backup players have stepped up and delivered. So far, so good. We take it one game at a time. The road ahead is always about the next immediate challenge. Slow and steady is the way forward.”

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Toss is upcoming folks! We will soon see Gaikwad and Pant take centre-stage!

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Shami is the joint-fourth-highest wicket-taker in powerplay this season, with seven scalps. He also has a good record vs Gaikwad. Gaikwad has managed only 57 runs in 74 balls vs Shami.

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: CSK's batting has become over-reliant on Samson. He has batted past the powerplay in four matches and they clinched victory in those games. In six games, he couldn't bat through the powerplay and they won only one fixture.

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Rathi was key for LSG in their previous game. But among spinners who have bowled at least 10 overs this IPL, he has taken the fewest wickets (3). It saves him from the fines he received last year due to his wicket celebrations. Against RCB, LSG dwere defending 19 in the last over, and he managed to keep the batters at bay. He will look to build on that performance.

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Noor has a good record vs Markram. The South African has 20 runs at a strike rate of 80 and has been dismissed once. Meanwhile, Pant has managed 27 runs at a strike rate of 90. Pooran has two runs at a strike rate of 25 and has been dismissed twice.

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: In their last match, Pant said that Inglis and Mohsin weren't in the team due to small injuries. Their return will be key for LSG. LSG have also used six uncapped batters in this season so far!

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Mitchell Marsh, Arshin Kulkarni, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, George Linde, Josh Inglis, Anrich Nortje, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Tendulkar, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mukul Choudhary, Naman Tiwari

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh, MS Dhoni, Matt Henry, Sarfaraz Khan, Matthew Short, Shreyas Gopal, Shivam Dube, Rahul Chahar, Spencer Johnson, Akash Madhwal, Aman Khan, Zakary Foulkes, Prashant Veer

CSK vs LSG LIVE Score, IPL 2026: Welcome to our live coverage of today's first IPL match as CSK face LSG in Chennai. It is a must-win game for both sides as the race for the playoffs heats up.