Marcus Stoinis came in and save LSG top order.
Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul opened up for Lucknow but the luck was not in their sides. Within 5 overs both openers got out. But then, Marcus Stoinis came and hit a full blow on CSK bowlers and hit boundaries back-to-back. He scored 50 in just 26 balls and then he chased the target and continued to score and scored his century in just 56 balls. His century give the team hope and he carried it utmost responsibility and helped LSG to get 2 points.
Lucknow in their last match defeat Chennai at Ekana Stadium. In that match KL Rahul played an exceptional innings of 82 runs in 53 balls giving a huge head start at the top order. However, the chase was just 177 runs. It was a payback for the CSK to snatch their win from LSG. But Marcus Stoinis came as a big wall in front of the CSK and gave his team an unpredicted winning.
As per the latest IPL news, this payback week will be the deciding factor for the teams to qualify for payoffs. CSK is now come down to number 5 on the points table and LSG surpasses them and standing at number 4.
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