IPL 2025: Shaik Rasheed debuts as Chennai Super Kings opt to field against Lucknow Super Giants

IANS April 14, 2025 244 views

The Indian Premier League 2025 witnessed an intriguing match between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. MS Dhoni's team opted to field first, making two significant changes by introducing young talent Shaik Rasheed and Jamie Overton. Both captains, Dhoni and Rishabh Pant, emphasized the importance of adaptability and maintaining a positive approach in the game. The match promised excitement with strategic player selections and the potential impact of dew on the pitch.

"It's important to have a positive mindset, play those big shots" - MS Dhoni
IPL 2025: Shaik Rasheed debuts as Chennai Super Kings opt to field against Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow, April 14: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) won the toss and elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 30th match of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, here at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium.

Key Points

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CSK makes strategic changes with Shaik Rasheed and Jamie Overton replacing key players

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MS Dhoni highlights team's batting inconsistency and need for positive approach

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Rishabh Pant aims to restrict CSK's momentum in crucial match

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Mitchell Marsh returns to Lucknow Super Giants lineup

CSK have made two changes, with Ravichandran Ashwin and Devon Conway missing out as Sheik Rashid and Jamie Overton replace them. For LSG, Mitchell Marsh returns to the playing XI, but Himmat Singh misses out.

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni said, "Well blessed, we get good support. Thank you all the fans. We want to bowl first, there's chances of dew here. The wicket gets better. It's important to set the right temperament. We haven't been consistent with our batting. With the ball, we have strong back strong. It's important to have a positive mindset, play those big shots. It's a matter of time. We have a couple of changes."

Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant said, "It's just amazing. We would have bowled first. In Lucknow, it's slower in the first innings, gets better gradually. The only thing we talked about CSK is that we don't want to give them an opening; we just need to give our 100%. We want to go out there and play good cricket. Only one change - Marsh comes back in for Himmat Singh."

Playing XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants:

Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (c and wk), David Miller, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan

Impact Substitutes: Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Prince Yadav

Chennai Super Kings:

Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (c and wk), Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Matheesha Pathirana

Impact Substitutes: Shivam Dube, Sam Curran, Deepak Hooda, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti

Reader Comments

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Priya K.
Excited to see Shaik Rasheed debut! He's been performing well in domestic cricket. Hope he gets a good start today 🤞 #WhistlePodu
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Rahul S.
Not sure about dropping Ashwin - his experience could've been useful on this pitch. But let's see how the new players perform. Thala always has a plan!
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Anjali M.
Mitchell Marsh back for LSG is huge! His all-round performance can change the game. Let's go Super Giants! 💪
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Suresh P.
Interesting team changes from both sides. The pitch conditions seem tricky, bowling first might be the right call. Hope we get a close contest!
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Kavita R.
Rishabh Pant's captaincy has been impressive this season. Love his positive attitude! "We just need to give our 100%" - that's the spirit 👏
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Vikram J.
CSK's batting has been inconsistent as Dhoni said. Need someone to anchor the innings today. Jadeja and Dhoni in the middle order gives me hope though!

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