Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl first against the Lucknow Super Giants at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-csk-look-to-continue-their-form-against-bottom-placed-lsg-23629713" rel="nofollow">CSK </a>are currently 6th in the table with 10 points, while LSG are at the bottom of the table with 6 points.
After winning the toss, Ruturaj Gaikwad was happy to bowl first. The CSK skipper hoped that his team could continue their winning form.
"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." Ruturaj <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-fleming-says-ruturajs-batting-form-is-helping-his-captaincy-23628704" rel="nofollow">Gaikwad</a> said.
Rishabh Pant, too, admitted that he would have liked to bowl first. LSG are currently last in the table and hoping for a miracle to make it into the playoff places.
"We would have bowled first as well. We're definitely trying to look at each and every match from here. But at the same time, we've got to be consistent and look to play good cricket. I think just looking to play good cricket as of now. We had our moments. We had our chances in a lot of games but we couldn't finish it up . And that's the learning for us - as we move forward in the tournament, that's the only thing, like I said in Mumbai that we're going to give our 200&#37 regardless of every match. And we're trying to do that. We have two changes in the team. Josh Inglis comes in because he was injured in the last game, and Avesh comes in for Mayank." <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/the-win-means-a-lot-to-us-says-lsg-skipper-rishabh-pant-23629455" rel="nofollow">Rishabh Pant</a> said.
<h2>Confirmed playing XI for both teams:</h2>
Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): 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
Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary&nbsp;

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Ruturaj Gaikwad won the toss and decided to bowl first against the Lucknow Super Giants at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

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