LSG vs CSK Dream11: Lineups, pitch report and score predictions for IPL 2026 match

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• LSG sit bottom of the table with nothing left to play for this season.

• Sanju Samson will be key to CSK’s hopes at the Ekana Stadium.

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LSG vs CSK IPL 2026 at Hyderabad: Match Preview

Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings will meet at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Friday, May 15.

LSG have been eliminated from the tournament and occupy the last position on the points table. There is no route back into the playoff race, regardless of how they perform in the remaining fixtures.

What they do have, though, is an opportunity to use these matches constructively by experimenting with combinations, giving fringe players some game time, and working out where things went wrong so they can return better prepared next year.

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Meanwhile, CSK’s 2026 campaign began with three consecutive defeats, which left many questioning whether the side had it in them this year. What followed was a quiet but steady recovery, and Chennai have worked their way back into serious playoff consideration.

Dropping points against a bottom-placed side would be a damaging result at this stage of the competition, and CSK know they cannot afford it.

MORE: IPL 2026 points table: Latest standings

LSG vs CSK: Predicted playing XI and starting lineups

LSG predicted playing XI: Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c) (WK), Aiden Markram, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav

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Impact Player: Digvesh Rathi

CSKpredicted playing XI: Ruturaj Gaikwad (capt), Sanju Samson (wk), Sarfaraz Khan, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Prashant Veer, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Gurjapneet Singh, Mukesh Choudhary

Impact Player: Akeal Hosein

MORE: KKR’s IPL 2026 playoff chances: Qualification scenarios, wins and points required

Ekana Stadium, Lucknow: Pitch Report

The BRSABV Ekana Stadium pitch this season has made a habit of keeping batters honest. The average score this season has sat around 150, which is noticeably below what other IPL venues have offered and bowlers have had plenty to work with.

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CSK vs LSG: Dream 11 Fantasy XI

• Keepers – Sanju Samson (c), Rishabh Pant

• Batsmen – Ruturaj Gaikwad, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Urvil Patel

• All-rounder – Shahbaz Ahmed

• Bowlers – Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Akeal Hosein (vc)

LSG vs CSK: Score Prediction and Winner

If LSG bats first: 175 – 180 runs

If CSK bats first: 180 – 190 runs

Match winner prediction: Chennai Super Kings to secure a victory.

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