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IPL 2026: LSG earn thumping win over CSK in Lucknow
15 May 2026

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) failed to defend a score of 187/5 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their IPL match at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium on Friday.

The CSK innings was propelled by a stellar performance from Kartik Sharma, who scored his career-best T20 score of 71.

Shivam Dube also contributed with an explosive unbeaten knock of 32.

In response, Mitchell Marsh's explosive 90 laid the base of LSG's 7-wicket win.

CSK recover after losing 3 early wickets
Match highlights

CSK started their innings on a high note with Samson hitting three boundaries in the first over off Mohammed Shami.

However, Akash Singh struck back quickly, dismissing Gaikwad and Samson in quick succession.

Urvil Patel also fell to Akash's bowling, leaving CSK at 52/3.

But Kartik and Dewald Brevis came together for a crucial 70-run partnership off just 44 balls.

A look at the key highlights
Scoring spree

Kartik grew in confidence with every boundary he hit and reached his second 50 of the season off 35 balls.

He took on every LSG pacer after Akash Singh had dismissed CSK's top-order batsmen quickly.

Shivam Dube and Prashant Veer initially struggled against Mayank Yadav's pace but found their rhythm in the last two overs.

They scored 60 runs off the last five overs, ensuring CSK posted a competitive total.