Lucknow opt to bowl first against Chennai in IPL 2023
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In their first home game of the season, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) faced off against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in IPL 2023.
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Lucknow won the toss and elected to bowl first, putting pressure on the CSK batters to post a big total.
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The fans were hoping for a strong batting performance, especially after Ruturaj Gaikwad's excellent knock in the previous game.
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However, the other batters failed to capitalise, and CSK could only manage a modest score, which was chased down by the defending champions.
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England superstar Ben Stokes, who was bought for a whopping Rs 16.25 crore,
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was expected to make an impact in the opening home game and set the tone for the long season ahead.
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The batters' inability to force the pace in the middle overs was a concern, but the bowling department posed an even bigger problem.
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MS Dhoni and his team would need to regroup and come back stronger in their next match.
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