IPL 2026 LSG vs CSK Live Score, Playing 11 Updates: Chennai eye one step closer to Playoffs in Lucknow

And yet the Powerplay biffing was so strong that Lucknow could muster a total that CSK hadn’t chased down in nearly seven years. While several quarters had written off the young fledgling Super Kings this year, the exciting parts of the unit stood up when it mattered. When Sanju Samson could not provide a stable and long start for once, Urvil Patel stepped up into his shoes and provided a marauding knock.

As the chase lingered on to the final over and sealed with a couple of swipes from Shivam Dube, CSK will be wary of what the Lucknow bowling attack can do in their own backyard, even if they don’t have grand stakes like the Playoffs the five-time champions are chasing.

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Who is CSK’s Urvil Patel who hit 6,6,6,6,6,4,6

When Urvil Patel walked in on the chase five days ago, Lucknow Super Giants was breathing easy. 203 to defend, they had seen the back of Sanju Samson early. In a season when CSK have blown hot and cold, they are an outfit that has been over-reliant on Samson for the heavy lifting. But then Urvil exploded like nearly none before in the IPL. READ MORE