IPL 2024, Match 39 Stats Review: Marcus Stoinis' feat, Ruturaj Gaikwad's captain's knock and other stats

In another thriller played by these two teams, Lucknow Super Giants looked down and out at one stage in the chase but held on to their nerves and finally managed to defeat Chennai Super Kings by six wickets chasing a huge target of 211 in the 39th match of IPL 2024 held at the MA Chidambaram International Cricket Stadium, in Chennai.

Asking to bat first, Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad 108*(60) played a magnificent innings and scored his second IPL ton helping Super Kings to post a huge total of 210. In the end, Shivam Dube 66(27) smashed from the very first ball and played a fantastic finishing Innings which helped Super Kings to post a huge total. Speaking about the bowling of the Super Giants, Matt Henry (4-0-28-1) bowled beautifully and helped the Super Giants restrict the Super Kings to 210. But he didn't get support from other bowlers.

In response, after the openers went early, Marcus Stoinis 124*(63) played a stupendously outstanding innings and scored his maiden IPL ton. In the end Nicholas Pooran 34(15) and Deepak Hooda 17*(6) who smashed from the first ball played a superb cameo and gave excellent support to Stoinis.

As a result, Super Giants won the game. Speaking about the bowling of the Super Kings, Matheesha Pathirana (4-0-35-2) bowled superbly, but was expensive in his final over. Deepak Chahar (2-0-11-1) also bowled well, but he didn't use it properly. But they didn't get support from other bowlers.

Here are all the stats and milestones from this game -

1 - Chennai Super Kings scored the most 200+ totals in IPL (31 Times).

8 - Ruturaj Gaikwad became the eighth captain to score a hundred in IPL.

1 - Ruturaj Gaikwad scored the joint most number of centuries for CSK. (2)

3 - Marcus Stoinis became 3rd LSG player to score a hundred in the league.

1 - Lucknow Super Giants chased the highest successful target in MA Chidambaram Stadium

1 - Marcus Stoinis scored the highest individual scores in IPL run-chases (124* off 63)

2 - Ruturaj Gaikwad now has the joint second-highest hundred in defeats in IPL (2).