Mitchell Marsh’s ebullient 90 sinks Chennai Super Kings

Chennai Super Kings struggled in arduous conditions in the Powerplay but they still managed to post 187 – a score that looked very competitive on paper. However, no total is gargantuan enough on a day Mitchell Marsh takes every bowler in sight to the cleaners. Lucknow Super Giants rode on the Australian’s 38-ball 90 to land a hammer blow to CSK’s qualification hopes. The hosts picked up their second win at home for the season, bossing the chase by 7 wickets.

Who won LSG the match?

In a nutshell, Mitchell Marsh. He was in a mood for mayhem, ransacking a half-century in the Powerplay off 21 balls as LSG overpowered CSK’s 37/2 in that phase with 86/0.

CSK go back to Chepauk for their final home game against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday (May 18). LSG play the following day (May 19) in Jaipur as Rajasthan Royals await.

Brief Scores: Chennai Super Kings 187/5 in 20 overs [Kartik Sharma 71 (42), Shivam Dube 32* (16), Dewald Brevis 25 (16); Akash Singh 3-26] lost to Lucknow Super Giants 188/3 in 16.4 overs [Mitchell Marsh 90 (38), Nicholas Pooran 32* (17); Mukesh Choudhary 1-24] by 7 wickets