IPL 2026 Today's Match: LSG vs CSK playing 11, batters vs bowlers matchups

Lucknow Super Giants are facing Chennai Super Kings in the reverse fixture of IPL 2026 today at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. LSG skipper Rishabh Pant wins the toss and invites Ruturaj Gaikwad-led CSK to bat first.

 

IPL 2026 LSG vs CSK playing 11:  LSG playing 11: Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Mukul Choudhary, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav  Impact players: Josh Inglis, M Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Ayush Badoni  CSK playing 11: Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Sanju Samson (wk), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Anshul Kamboj, Spencer Johnson, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary  Impact players: Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Sarfaraz Khan, Matthew Short, Matt Henry 

  The clash comes at an important stage of the season, with both teams heading into the contest under very different circumstances.  IPL 2026 Match 59, LSG vs CSK: LIVE SCORE | FULL SCORECARD | LIVE STREAMING

 

 

Lucknow Super Giants have endured a disappointing campaign so far and currently sit at the bottom of the points table with only three wins from 11 matches. Their performances have lacked consistency throughout the season, and they also suffered a defeat to Chennai earlier in the tournament at Chepauk. With their playoff hopes already over, LSG will now aim to salvage pride in the remaining fixtures and finish the season on a stronger note. Playing at home, they will be eager to produce an improved performance and settle scores against CSK.

 

Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings have managed to revive their campaign after an underwhelming start. Led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, CSK are currently fifth in the standings with six victories from 11 games and remain firmly in the hunt for a playoff berth. With the competition intensifying near the business end of the tournament, every point is crucial, making this encounter a must-win fixture for the five-time champions.

 

Rishabh Pant’s captaincy record in IPL (LSG)

Matches: 68

Wins: 31

Losses: 36

N/R: 1

Win percentage: 45.59 %

 

Ruturaj Gaikwad’s captaincy record in IPL (CSK)

 

Matches: 30

Wins: 14

Losses: 16

N/R: 0

Win percentage: 46.67% 

 

LSG squad for IPL 2026: Rishabh Pant, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Wanindu Hasaranga, Anrich Nortje, Naman Tiwari, Josh Inglis, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mohsin Khan, Arjun Sachin Tendulkar, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mukul Choudhary, Mayank Prabhu Yadav, Manimaran Siddharth

 

CSK squad for IPL 2026: Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ayush Mhatre, Jamie Overton, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Noor Ahmad, Akeal Hosein, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Zakary Foulkes, Spencer Johnson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Kartik Sharma, Aman Khan, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Rahul Chahar, Urvil Patel

 

IPL 2026: LSG vs CSK key player battles

 

LSG batters vs CSK bowlers

 

Batter (LSG)	Bowler (CSK)	Inns	Runs	Outs	SR
Mitchell Marsh	Noor Ahmad	5	29	2	126
Mitchell Marsh	Akeal Hosein	4	33	1	144
Nicholas Pooran	Noor Ahmad	6	42	2	152
Nicholas Pooran	Mukesh Choudhary	5	37	1	160
Rishabh Pant	Noor Ahmad	4	31	2	138
Rishabh Pant	Akeal Hosein	3	18	1	120
Aiden Markram	Noor Ahmad	3	22	1	129
Josh Inglis	Mukesh Choudhary	2	16	1	145

 

CSK batters vs LSG bowlers

 

Batter (CSK)	Bowler (LSG)	Inns	Runs	Outs	SR
Sanju Samson	Mohammed Shami	14	96	4	138
Sanju Samson	Mohsin Khan	3	18	1	128
Ruturaj Gaikwad	Mohammed Shami	7	52	2	134
Ruturaj Gaikwad	Mayank Yadav	2	14	1	117
Shivam Dube	Mohammed Shami	6	33	2	129
Dewald Brevis	Mohammed Shami	3	24	1	150
Jamie Overton	Mohsin Khan	2	17	1	142
Kartik Sharma	Digvesh Singh Rathi	2	19	1	146