Marcus Stoinis Outshines CSK Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad With His Unbeaten 124 Off 63 Balls

Summary: Marcus Stoinis' unbeaten 124 off 63 balls lifts LSG to a surprising six-wicket victory over CSK.

Marcus Stoinis remained unbeaten on 124 as Lucknow completed the most successful run chase in T20 league history at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The Super Giants defeated the Chennai Super Kings by six wickets. 

After CSK chose to bat first, the Chennai Super Kings lost the early wicket of Ajinkya Rahane as KL Rahul took an absolute stunner wearing gloves, but they managed to reach a dangerous score of 210-4. 

CSK dropped Rachin Ravindra to make way for Daryl Mitchell, but the move backfired when Yash Thakur took his wicket. Ravindra Jadeja, too, failed to deliver.

But Shivam Dube and captain Ruturaj Gaikwad took over. Together, they scored 104 runs in 7.5 overs for the third wicket, propelling CSK over the 200-run mark. Gaikwad became the first captain of CSK to score a 100 in the IPL. With his 12 fours and 3 sixes, he scored 108 runs off 60 balls without getting out.

Before being run out, Dube scored 66 runs off 27 balls with three fours and seven sixes. MS Dhoni thrilled the audience by hitting Marcus Stoinis for a four in the square leg zone. Before being run out, Dube scored 66 runs off 27 balls with three fours and seven sixes, while also throwing the kitchen sink at everything. 

As he struck Marcus Stoinis for a four through the square leg zone, MS Dhoni delighted the spectators. Matt Henry, who finished with numbers of 4-0-28-1, was arguably LSG's best batter.

Quinton de Kock gave the Super Giants an awful start when he took one from Deepak Chahar onto his stumps. After De Kock failed to make it big, captain KL Rahul also made a failed attempt. Rahul once defeated CSK in Lucknow to win the Player of the Match title, but he was unable to repeat the same this time.

Chennai Super Kings believed they had the match under control when captain Ruturaj Gaikwad (108 not out off 60 balls) and Shivam Dube (66 off 27 balls) set the game up for them, bringing the total to 210/4. However, Marcus Stoinis' performance told a different story.

Stoinis reached his century in 56 balls, but with LSG requiring 17 runs from the last over, the match was in their hands. However, he needed just three balls to get his team home. He started the over with a six and then hit three fours in a row, one of which was off a no-ball.