In Match 32 of IPL 2025, Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Stadium. In a surprise move, CSK skipper MS Dhoni confirmed that both Ravichandran Ashwin and Devon Conway have been left out of the playing XI.
Jamie Overton and young batter Shaik Rasheed have been brought in to replace the experienced duo. Dhoni cited dew and improving pitch conditions as the reason to chase, also stressing the need for consistency in CSK’s batting unit.
On the other hand, Rishabh Pant, leading LSG, said they would’ve also preferred to bowl first due to the surface behaviour. LSG made one change — Mitchell Marsh returned in place of Himmat Singh.
Playing XIs:
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi
Impact Subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh
Chennai Super Kings: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (c & wk), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, Deepak Hooda
The big talking point before the first ball — Ashwin and Conway’s omission — leaves fans curious about CSK’s fresh strategy going into this must-win clash.
