Rains spoiled the Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) vs Chennai Tremendous Kings faceoff on Wednesday. LSG was restricted to 125 runs in 19.2 overs earlier than rains curtailed the match in Ekana Sports activities Metropolis, Lucknow. Moeen Ali and Matheesha Pathirana-led the bowling assault of Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) and took two wickets every.
Mahesh Theekshana additionally dismissed two gamers however was comparatively costly as he gave 37 runs in his spell.
Batting first, LSG did not have the most effective begin and misplaced the openers Manan Vohra and Kayle Myers early. Skipper Krunal Pandya was additionally dismissed with out making any runs and solely Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni tried opening their arms. Ayush Badoni accomplished the essential half-century and was undefeated at 59 runs in 33 balls earlier than rain spoiled the innings.
As anticipated the pitch was clearly useful for spinners with Moeen Ali and Maheesh Theekshana taking two wickets every. CSK pacers like Deepak Chehar and Tushar Pandey could not discover any wickets whereas Matheesha Pathirana once more displayed his magic.
Earlier than the rains, LSG’s rating was 125/7 in 19.2 overs.
The heavy downpour continued in Lucknow with cricket followers eagerly ready for CSK’s innings to start. On-ground umpires checked the circumstances after common intervals, however the state of affairs did not enhance and eventually, the choice to name off the match was taken.
CSK and LSG will share one level every and with this, each groups will attain 11 factors. LSG is in second place on the factors desk now and CSK is following intently in third place. Regardless of dropping final night time, to Delhi Capitals, Gujarat Titans remains to be sustaining its place on the high of the desk.