LSG vs CSK: Revealed - Who are the impact players nominated by LSG and CSK for game 34 of IPL 2024

In the 34th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024), KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Ruturaj Gaikwad-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) locked horns with each other on Friday, April 19 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) headed into the clash against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on the back of a defeat against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 28th match of the Indian Premier League 2024.

LSG played an away fixture against the Shreyas Iyer-led side at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 14 and a poor all-round performance in the match led to their defeat by 8 wickets with 26 balls remaining. They were poor with the bat as they posted 161/7 board and while defending the target, the LSG bowlers were unsuccessful against the dangerous Phil Salt, who smashed sensational 89 runs to steer his team to an amazing victory at home.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK), meanwhile, entered the LSG clash with a brilliant win over Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 29th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on April 14.

CSK were superb with the bat as they posted 206/4 on the board, riding on the half-centuries from Ruturaj Gaikwad and Shivam Dube. Defending the target, Chennai Super Kings had to deal with the onslaught of Rohit Sharma, who smashed the bowlers and hit a terrific ton. However, Rohit Sharma's performance was outclassed by CSK pacer Matheesha Pathirana as he picked up 4 crucial wickets to restrict MI to 186/6 to help his team win by 20 runs.

Who are the impact players nominated by LSG and CSK for game 34 of IPL 2024?

Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and opted to field first in the match. Speaking at the toss, KL Rahul said that the surface for the match looks good so they wanted to know what score they were chasing. KL Rahul also spoke about LSG's match against KKR and revealed that Shamar Joseph has been replaced by Matt Henry. 

"We'll bowl first. Looks like a good wicket, dew hasn;t been a big factor. Hopefully it stays good for 40 overs. We would like to know what we are chasing. There weren't any blunders we made. Last game against KKR was a big defeat. Still pretty relaxed. I know it's halfway mark. As a leadership group, if we panic it spreads. That's not what I like to be. Great support staff. We are trying to keep as relaxed as possible. The pitches have been relaid here. Each time you play, it can be different. Just one change. Joseph is out, Matt Henry comes in," KL Rahul elaborated.

The Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad at the toss said that they were looking forward to bowling first in the match and revealed about two changes to the line-up.

"We would have bowled first. We batted first in the last game and batted well. (Win against MI) A good confidence-booster. Going there and defending is a big boost for us. We don't want to get complacent. We are trying to be as consistent as possible. Just a bit lucky (on his batting), unlucky dismissal in the first two matches. Good to be back, good to be going. Everyone is confident. Two changes. Mo comes in for Mitchell, Deepak comes in for Shardul," Ruturaj Gaikwad said.

LSG vs CSK: List of Impact Players:

LSG: Arshad Khan, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Manimaran Siddharth

CSK: Sameer Rizvi, Shardul Thakur, Shaik Rasheed, Nishant Sindhu, Mitchell Santner

LSG vs CSK: Playing XIs of both teams:

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Rachin Ravindra, Ajinkya Rahane, Moeen Ali, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w), Deepak Chahar, Tushar Deshpande, Mustafizur Rahman, Matheesha Pathirana

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul(w/c), Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur