Why are Daryl Mitchell and Shardul Thakur not playing IPL 2024 Match 34 between LSG vs CSK?

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are poised to lock horns with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 34 of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on April 19. LSG skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to field first. 

CSK, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad are coming off a convincing 20-run win against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians (MI) in their previous clash. Making a couple of changes to their playing XI for the encounter against Lucknow, CSK will be without Daryl Mitchell and Shardul Thakur. Moeen Ali replaces the Kiwi, while Deepak Chahar, who missed the previous clash against Hardik Pandya's men, fills in for Thakur.

"We would have bowled first. We batted first in the last game and batted well. (Win against MI) A good confidence booster. Going there and defending is a big boost for us. We don't want to get complacent. We are trying to be as consistent as possible. Just a bit lucky (on his batting), unlucky dismissal in the first two matches. Good to be back, good to be going. Everyone is confident. Two changes. Mo comes in for Mitchell, Deepak comes in for Shardul," Gaikwad said at the toss.

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LSG, on the other hand, are coming on the back of two defeats on the trot. They have made one change in their playing XI against CSK, bringing in New Zealand pacer Matt Henry in place of his West Indian counterpart, Shamar Joseph. Joseph faced a tough IPL debut during LSG's group match against Kolkata Knight Riders, giving away 47 runs in his full quota without picking up any wickets. He has shown promise, but his performance was hampered by inconsistency and squandered chances, which includes two dropped catches off his bowling.

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana

Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur

Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Arshad Khan