Indian T20 League 2024: Chennai vs Lucknow, Match 39 - MPL Opinio Prediction

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Chennai (CHE) will take on Lucknow (LKN) in the 39th match of the Indian T20 League 2024 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Both teams have won four out of seven matches each.

Both teams faced each other in their last outing, where Lucknow won the toss and elected to bowl. Chennai made 176 runs for the loss of six wickets in 20 overs. Lucknow reached the target of 180 runs in 19 overs with eight wickets in hand. KL Rahul made 82 runs off 53 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award. 

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CHE vs LKN Head-to-Head Record: 

Chennai and Lucknow have faced each other on four occasions. Lucknow have won two out of these four matches, while Chennai have won one. One of the matches between the two teams last season was abandoned. 

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Chennai vs Lucknow, Match 39: Today's MPL Opinio Prediction

CHE vs LKN Probable Playing XIs

Chennai:

Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni (wk), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana 

Lucknow:

Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c & wk), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur 

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MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report 

The average first innings score in the last 10 T20 matches at the MA Chidambaram Stadium has been 165 runs. The team winning the toss might look to chase in this match. Both batters and bowlers are likely to find enough help from the surface. 

CHE vs LKN Key Player Battles

KL Rahul vs Chennai’s bowlers 

Rahul breached the 500-run mark in the last game against Chennai. He has scored 537 runs in 13 innings at an average of 48.8 and a strike rate of 142.8. Rahul has a batting strike rate of 163.5 against Deepak Chahar. He has made 60 runs off 42 deliveries against Mustafizur Rahman. 

Yash Thakur vs Chennai’s batters 

Thakur has dismissed Gaikwad once in 10 deliveries. He is Lucknow's leading wicket-taker this season and has picked eight wickets in six matches. 

Ruturaj Gaikwad vs Lucknow’s bowlers 

Gaikwad has scored 75 runs in three outings against Lucknow at a strike rate of 156.2. He has made 22 runs off 12 deliveries against Krunal Pandya and 17 runs off 11 deliveries against Ravi Bishnoi. 

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Ravindra Jadeja vs Lucknow 

Jadeja has made 77 runs in three matches against Lucknow and and taken one wicket. Jadeja has made 22 runs off 15 deliveries against Bishnoi.