Captain KL Rahul won the toss and chose to ball first. It turns out they had big Australian
arms waiting to easily chase a high score in IPL.
Marcus Stoinis scored 124* without losing his wicket in only 63 balls and became Man of
the Match. Stonis hit 13 fours and six sixes, paving the way for the Super Giants’ victory.
With his astonishing performance, he silenced the home ground of Chepauk. Even the best
ballers from the Super Kings, M. Pathirana, D. Chahar, and Mustafizur, could not silence
the bat that started roaring from the hands of Marcus Stoinis. Pooran played a small but
impactful part in 34 runs and boosted the confidence of the Stoinis. The captain couldn’t
work his magic with the bat yesterday, and even opener de Kock got out on a duck.
On the other hand, Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad of the Chennai Super Kings scored 108* in
only 60 balls, along with the strong-armed Shivam Dubey, who backed 66 runs in just 27
balls with 7 sixes and 3 fours in his innings, resulting in a total chasing score of 211 for the
Super Giants. The fortress of Chepauk roared every time the batsman hit a boundary with
the highest decibel of 130 on the arrival of MS Dhoni, who only played one ball but scored
four runs even in that, and that is enough for the fans who just want to see MS bat. The
Jadddu magic couldn’t work yesterday with his dismissal on only 16 runs in 19 balls.
The match was nail-bitter, as everybody thought the Super Kings had it in their hands, but that was not the plan of Stoinis. The Super Giants had to score 17 runs in the last over against the magnificent Mustafizur, who would have made it very difficult for any batsman but not Marcus Stoinis. The dew in the field made it difficult for the ballers and the fielders, causing a lot of misfields that led to the loss of the Super Kings. Under pressure, Mustafizur lost control on the third ball and ended up throwing a no ball, which gave a free-hit to Stoinis, to which he smashed a four and concluded the match.
Chennai The Super Kings slipped from 4th position to 5th, which is not good news for the yellow army, and the Lucknow Super Giants swooped their way into the top four. “It was a tough pill to swallow, but LSG played a good game in the end. We had the game in hand around the 13th over, but hats off to Stoinis. There was a huge part that the dew played,” said Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad. Devdutt Paddikal and Shardul Thakur were impact players from Luchnow and Chennai, respectively.
