Lucknow Super Giants might be out of the IPL 2026 playoffs race but they put a significant dent on CSK's chances of qualifying with a 7-wicket on Friday. Riding on Kartik Sharma's 71, the visitors posted a competitive 187. However, Mitchell Marsh stroked a stunning 90 off just 38 balls to power Lucknow to another victory.
Kartik Sharma smashes 71, Akash Singh stars with 3-fer
Akash Singh rattled CSK’s top-order with an impressive spell of 3/26. The left-arm pacer used hard lengths smartly and never allowed the batters room to free their arms. He removed Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Urvil Patel to leave CSK struggling at 52/3.
Kartik Sharma then held Chennai Super Kings’ innings together with a composed 71 off 42 balls after the top-order collapsed against Lucknow Super Giants’ disciplined hard-length bowling. He reached his fifty in 35 balls with a towering hit off Mohammed Shami before eventually falling to Shahbaz at long-on.
Shivam Dube then provided the late charge with a blazing 32 off just 16 balls. The left-hander targeted the final over from Prince Yadav and hammered powerful boundaries to lift CSK to 187/5.
Marsh strokes 90; Pooran goes 6,6,6,6 to finish
Mitchell Marsh and Josh Inglis crushed Chennai Super Kings with a stunning 135-run opening stand as Lucknow Super Giants chased down 188 in just 16.4 overs. Marsh was in destructive form and smashed 72 off only 31 balls. He tore into Anshul Kamboj for four sixes in a single over as LSG raced to 86 without loss in the Power Play.
Inglis played the perfect supporting role with a steady 36 off 31 deliveries before falling to Mukesh Choudhary. Even after the opening stand was broken, LSG never lost control of the chase. Marsh looked set for a hundred before being run out in an unlucky manner at the non-striker’s end.
Nicholas Pooran then finished the game in style with a quickfire 32 off 17 balls. The West Indies batter hammered Kamboj for four consecutive sixes to seal a dominant win for LSG. The defeat left CSK with 12 points from 12 matches and needing other results to go their way to keep playoff hopes alive.
