that's the win for CSK! It's been a long, long time coming and Dube seals it by hitting a full ball hard to the cover boundary. Lucknow erupts in celebration as the home team loses, but such is the love for CSK around this country, they now have their second win of the season, after ending a run of five straight defeats.
LSG vs CSK, 30th Match at Lucknow, IPL, Apr 14 2025 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
30th Match (N), Lucknow, April 14, 2025, Indian Premier League
166/7
(19.3/20 ov, T:167) 168/5
CSK won by 5 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
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Full commentary
Should Pant have bowled Bishnoi? Can CSK turn their season around? Tune in to Time Out to listen to Bishop, Jaffer and Abhinav Mukund analyse this game.
Rishabh Pant: "We feel we were 10-15 runs short, we kept losing wickets, whenever momentum was there we kept losing wickets and we couldn't get a partnership. the wicket was nice to bat on, stopping a bit, we could have got ten runs more. Definitely feeling better about my batting with every game ... getting into rhythm. There was lot of time I thought about bowling Bishnoi but I discussed with other players and thought let's take it deeper ..."
Dube: "This means a lot, losing five in a row, that's not CSK, for me today was very important, from my side I thought I could bat until the end, wanted to finish the game and I did that. We started losing wickets, Jadeja and Vijay got out, so I wanted to take the game deep, that was my plan. I think when MS came and started smashing the bowlers, made my job easier, I tried not to lose my wicket ... plan was simple not to hit the ball too hard."
So CSK stay at the bottom of the points table but are now level on four points with the three teams above them. LSG had the chance to go to the top of the class, but remain fourth instead.
We'll hear from MS Dhoni shortly at the presentation ... he's also the player of the match for that innings. first time he's getting the award in the IPL since 2019.
MS Dhoni: "Good to win a game, unfortunately the games haven't gone our way, it gives a lot of confidence to the team. It was a tough game, glad to be on the winning side and hopefully it gives us momentum. We were struggling in the first six overs in previous games when bowling but then come back in the middle overs ... we were not getting the kind of the start also as a batting unit ...maybe it was because of the Chennai wicket ... maybe we will do better on better wickets, give the batters more confidence. We need more bowlers in the first six, we were puting too much pressure on Ash to bowl two overs in the first six, so we mad changes to have more bowlers in the first six, this looks like a better attack ... we have done well as a bowling unit, but we can do better as a batting unit. Rasheed batting really well today, he has been with us for few years, we have seen improvement and this year he has been batting really well in the nets, we needed a change in the batting order, he batted really well, but it's just the start, he has ability to dominate with authentic shots ... not like some other batters floating around.
"Even today I'm wondering why I'm getting the award, Noor bowled so well ..."
Right, time for my fingers to get a rest. It's been memorable, and thank you for all your feedback. It keeps it lively. See you all tomorrow for PBKS-KKR. Good night!
19.2
1
Avesh Khan to Dhoni, 1 run
in the blockhole and Dhoni digs it out to cover, quick single
19.1
1
Avesh Khan to Dube, 1 run
Dube hands it over to Dhoni again by playing the ball along the ground to deep point
Start those whistles folks, five defeats in a row but there likely won't be a sixth tonight.
end of over 1919 runs
CSK: 162/5CRR: 8.52 • RRR: 5.00 • Need 5 runs from 6b
MS Dhoni25 (10b 4x4 1x6)
Shivam Dube38 (35b 2x4 2x6)
Shardul Thakur 4-0-56-0
Avesh Khan 3-0-26-1
18.6
4
Thakur to Dhoni, FOUR runs
a rank full toss to cap Shardul's horror night and Dhoni dispatches it easily, pulled with power and it bounces just inside the midwicket boundary
Jay: "LSG got their plans wrong here. I cannot understand why Shardul has gotten two death overs over Bishnoi. Your star spinner, 2-18 in 3 overs, with Dhoni at one end who's struggled against spin. You have to back him even if it is Dube at one end. "
18.5
1
Thakur to Dube, 1 run
in the blockhole outside off, Dube digs it out to deep point
John: "Why did they go back to pace? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?????"
18.4
•
Thakur to Dube, no run
played back to the bowler and Shardul manages to stop it
18.4
1w
Thakur to Dube, 1 wide
sprayed wide outside off stump and Shardul's horrible night continues, he's gone for more than 50 on a pitch where batting has been quite hard
18.3
1
Thakur to Dhoni, 1 run
is that a drop at cover? Hit hard and flat to Bishnoi at cover and the ball bursts out of his hands, and the Lucknow crowd is cheering this drop too
Just 12 off 10 balls, CSK's game.
18.2
1
Thakur to Dube, 1 run
driven to long on for a single now to give the strike to Dhoni
18.2
7nb
Thakur to Dube, (no ball) SIX runs
oh my goodness! Shardul loses grip of this one and sends down a high full toss, that's going to be a no ball, and that's gone all the way for six over deep third too! Dube got under it and sliced it hard and far, fielder on the boundary had no chance
18.1
4
Thakur to Dube, FOUR runs
this time the diving fielder at third man can't prevent the boundary! Dube opens the face and steers the wide full toss slanting across him, makes great contact and uses the pace of the ball
Dube retains strike with CSK needing 24 off 12 balls. Shardul to bowl. Will he target the wide lines to the left-hander?
Avesh is off the field.
end of over 187 runs
CSK: 143/5CRR: 7.94 • RRR: 12.00 • Need 24 runs from 12b
Shivam Dube26 (30b 1x4 1x6)
MS Dhoni20 (8b 3x4 1x6)
Avesh Khan 3-0-26-1
Shardul Thakur 3-0-37-0
17.6
1
Avesh Khan to Dube, 1 run
edged and edged wide of short third, but there's a fielder in the deep too and he runs to his right to slide and save the boundary.
17.5
•
Avesh Khan to Dube, no run
Dube's not able to find his range tonight. Low full toss angling across the left-hander, Dube tries to steer it rooted inside his crease and gets an edge into the ground to the keeper
Bishnoi has an over left. When will he bowl? Dhoni's getting a drink of water as Avesh gets some treatment. That previous shot from Dube was a hard one and Avesh's hand is stinging.
17.4
•
Avesh Khan to Dube, no run
low full toss and straight, Dube hits it hard into the ground and towards the bowler
17.3
1
Avesh Khan to Dhoni, 1 run
launched flat and hard from inside his crease but not wide enough of long-off to find the boundary, Miller runs to his left and makes the save
17.2
4
Avesh Khan to Dhoni, FOUR runs
edged and four! Dhoni swings hard at a full and wide ball outside off, wide of the keeper, fine of short third. It's happening for CSK, the gap is closing
17.1
1
Avesh Khan to Dube, 1 run
in the blockhole just outside off, Dube opens the face and digs it out to deep third
end of over 1713 runs
CSK: 136/5CRR: 8.00 • RRR: 10.33 • Need 31 runs from 18b
MS Dhoni15 (6b 2x4 1x6)
Shivam Dube24 (26b 1x4 1x6)
Shardul Thakur 3-0-37-0
Avesh Khan 2-0-19-1
16.6
6
Thakur to Dhoni, SIX runs
It's in Dhoni's swinging arc and it's disappeared over the square leg boundary! Slower one, and Dhoni swung hard at it, taking one hand off the bat as he made contact, hit it well enough to land only the second six of the innings
16.5
•
Thakur to Dhoni, no run
in the blockhole just inside the wide line this time, Dhoni reaches for it and digs it out back to the bowler
16.5
1w
Thakur to Dhoni, 1 wide
another one outside off stump as Shardul tries to hug the wide line and goes too far
Om: "if CSK cannot find those sixes they cannot win matches..I find it wierd how Fleming and Hussey defend that stance "
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