LSG beat CSK by 7 wickets with 20 balls to spare
Mitchell Marsh was adjudged 'Player of the Match' for his blistering 90-run knock
CSK will now have to win their remaining two matches to qualify for playoffs
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) routed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 7 wickets with 20 balls to spare in match 59 of the Indian Premier League 2026 at the Shri Bharat Ratna Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday, May 15.
Mitchell Marsh blazed a dashing 90-run knock off just 38 balls to power LSG over the line comfortably. He smashed nine fours and seven sixes during his innings and forged a blistering 135-run opening stand with Josh Inglis (36), where Marsh was the dominating partner.
Once Marsh got out, the run-rate slowed for a bit, but when the equation came to 24 off the same number of balls, Nicholas Pooran blasted four consecutive sixes off Anshul Kamboj to finish the ball with 20 balls left.
Earlier in the first innings, CSK posted a decent 187 runs on board on the back of a scintillating half-century by Kartik Sharma. For LSG, the new inductee, Akash Singh, impressed by picking three key wickets of CSK, including that of in-form Sanju Samson.
This loss had dented CSK's playoff chances heavily as they now have to win their remaining two matches against in-form Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans to keep their fate in their own hands.
LSG Vs CSK, IPL 2026: Toss Update
Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings.
LSG Vs CSK, IPL 2026: Playing XIs
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Mukul Choudhary, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav
LSG Vs CSK, IPL 2026: Start Time, Streaming
The match 59 of IPL 2026 between Lucknow Super Kings and Chennai Super Kings will be telecast live on the Star Sports Network. It will also be streamed live on the Jio Hotstar app in India. The live action will begin at 7:30 PM IST.
