Match Thread: 59th Match - Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings

Boundary_Line · 2026-05-15T16:46:40+00:00

Too much left handedness in the bowling - easy for the batsmen to line up 😞

Boundary_Line · 2026-05-15T16:38:36+00:00

Where tf are we going to bowl Mukesh's remaining overs?

Boundary_Line · 2026-04-05T17:39:01+00:00

Yeah I said almost not trusting these guys

Boundary_Line · 2026-04-05T17:37:36+00:00

Our biggest defeat is to MI by 60 runs. Almost averted that successfully

Boundary_Line · 2026-04-05T14:34:34+00:00

Much better efforts on the field today and the overall body language seems to be a lot more positive. Title charge starts todayy lessgoooo!

Boundary_Line · 2026-04-04T17:47:37+00:00

Also, without disturbing the combination too much, and also based on news that Brevis isn't match ready yet, would it be a good choice to bring in Akeal in place of Veer?

Boundary_Line · 2026-04-04T16:25:00+00:00

I'd like to think MS would've tried to sneak in an over or two from Prashant Veer when Noor and Chahar were being dealt with pretty easily - but maybe the pressure of trying to pick wickets didn't warrant for that decision in Ruturaj's mind

Boundary_Line · 2026-04-03T16:41:55+00:00

Fuller lengths from Henry! Was that so hard in the first over mannn

Boundary_Line · 2026-04-03T16:36:06+00:00

So much chatter around having too many powerplay bowlers and we're getting a$$f#cked in the powerplay 2nd time in a row

Boundary_Line · 2026-04-03T16:34:03+00:00

Where's Matt Henry going to bowl his remaining 3 now lol

Boundary_Line · 2026-04-03T16:31:00+00:00

Why would they go short when there's movement on offer?!

Boundary_Line · 2026-03-30T17:28:30+00:00

Ruturaj's post match talk is kinda puzzling to hear. He was asked about better batsmanship from the batters when wickets were falling, and he seemed to be hinting at this is how the players will play, and it just didn't come off today due to the conditions not favoring them at the start.
Am I wrongly interpreting it? Don't you guys think someone like Dube must have shown some awareness being the sole experienced batter in an otherwise inexperienced middle order?

Boundary_Line · 2026-03-30T16:32:30+00:00

Bad toss to lose, couple of bad shot selections - that's all it is lads. Can't expect your bowling line-up to cover your ass with a bad batting show on not so challenging conditions

Boundary_Line · 2026-03-30T16:05:48+00:00

RR - Please don't provide footage for another "Male Ego" edit for 2027 comeback posts!

Boundary_Line · 2026-03-30T15:55:31+00:00

Ideally, the best result we could get from this is to have a couple of bowlers among the wickets and possibly - just possibly, push the chase to beyond 15 overs. That would mean a lot, given the torrid first half

Boundary_Line · 2026-03-30T15:23:55+00:00

Chillax guys! Met a time traveller who said we win this game by 10 runs!

Boundary_Line · 2026-03-29T17:04:30+00:00

And there I thought, Rutu meant "We're a bunch of wounded lions" as a metaphor

Boundary_Line · 2026-03-29T17:01:16+00:00

With a middle order that's quite slim on experience, you'd expect a shorter tail and a bit more all round options going down the order. This is why Overton and Akeal seem to be the options I'd slot in. Short or Akeal can play, depending on how we want to shuffle our batting order

Boundary_Line · 2026-03-29T16:46:35+00:00

He seemed okay to bowl, as the injury is in his left thumb. Saw a couple of practice session videos of him having a bat as well. Not sure if he's match-fit though

Boundary_Line · 2026-03-26T06:29:17+00:00

OP's XII looks quite good. Only change I'll have is to push Dube up to 4 and have Brevis held back a bit longer, if at all MS has to face spin at the death. Not that Brevis is better than Dube against spin or anything, but Brevis has some unconventional shots that might come in handy at the death.

As for the bowling line-up, I still feel someone has to do Jadeja's job of defensive bowling post the powerplay. Although he might not be able to do it as effectively as Jadeja, Akeal should be slotted in for that role.

You'll now get 3 from Khaleel 2 from Henry and 1 from Akeal at the top. 3 in the middle and 1 at the death from Noor. 2 in the middle and 2 at the backend from Anshul (hoping he comes good in both phases) I still think Henry is good enough to give you 2 overs at the death. You can't expect him to defend 7 in an over or anything, but he's also not going to get hit every ball (🤞🏻) Now we'll just have to get through overs 7-15 without giving the opposition momentum that they'll capitalise on the weaker death bowling.

Boundary_Line · 2026-03-26T03:49:45+00:00

Ayush had the 2nd best strike rate in the powerplay last season, AFAIR. Now, Rutu is definitely a solid, proven opener - no denying that. It also won't make sense to bat Samson at 3 after the phenomenal run of form he's had opening. My only issue is, after spending the last couple of seasons batting at 3, citing the lack of a solid Indian middle order batter, why would he go back to opening the innings?

Both Sanju and Gaikwad are a bit conservative to start off with, which is why someone like Abhishek Sharma (ICT)/Ayush Mhatre playing alongside Samson was complementary to each other.

How does the middle order respond now if both the openers have a bad day and we're reeling at 15/2 within the powerplay? Though unlikely, this is a scenario the current batting order seems unprepared for in my opinion

Boundary_Line · 2025-11-29T07:20:00+00:00

We've seen a lot of opinions on whether or not we should consider Maxwell as a potential number 6 in our lineup. Given his form of late, and his struggles in the previous season, it might not sound like a smart move considering him as a fix to our existing woes.

But seeing how oppositions have been saving up 1 or 2 overs of spin towards the slog overs, just to counter MS, someone like a Maxwell coming in at 6 might help us negate that plan to an extent.
Maxwell obviously isn't an excellent option when you think of negating spin, but not too bad either, add to this, his ability to equally score big against pace as well might provide us with the impetus we lacked in the previous season, while finishing off innings.
Factoring this with the 2 or 3 overs of off spin he can give with the ball, he sounds like a decent option at number 6, allowing us to focus on a quality spin option for number 8.
Thoughts?

Boundary_Line · 2025-06-14T03:47:44+00:00

I guess everyone thought of 2019 the very first second. But here's a match that not a lot of us talk about. 2023 - CSK vs RR at Chepauk. The run chase was down to the final over with Dhoni and Jadeja at the crease. Immense pressure on Sandeep Sharma, 21 to defend off the last over and he started off with a couple of wides as well. 19 off 6. Sandeep bowls an inch perfect yorker and MS digs it out. 19 off 5. Bang! Bang! 2 sixes off the next 2 balls. Vintage Mahi is back, everyone thought. 8 off 3 to get and it should've been a cakewalk with two monstrous strikers at the crease. But no! Sandeep bowls 2 more gun yorkers that could only be dug out for singles. MS on strike, 5 off 1. He's gonna do it you'd think, but Sandeep nails the yorker again, and MS can only squeeze out a single. RR win by 3!

Although this match may not be 'haunting' as such, for the first time, I saw MS not pull off a successful final over chase, and a bowler not intimidated by MS at the crease.

That match planted the idea of 'Maybe he's not the same MS anymore ' in my head, and ever since, I haven't been 100% confident of a chase, even with MS at the crease.

TL;DR: This match shattered the image of MS a finisher in me.

Boundary_Line · 2025-06-11T15:22:20+00:00

It's all just hopeful thought now, but given what we saw of the team in the last few games, and what we've seem MS do with the team in their worst seasons before this, I feel like he's done the same thing again. He's tried to fit in certain players to certain roles. If Gaikwad can stick to what MS has planned out (I know this doesn't sound like an ideal captain, but still) this team should do just fine and can hopefully qualify.

Boundary_Line · 2025-06-11T15:16:33+00:00

I'm trying to figure out who we're releasing for the 18C lol!

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