CSK vs LSG Today Match Prediction and Betting Tips, Odds and Live Score

CSK vs LSG Match Prediction & Analysis

The IPL 2026 caravan heads South for the next game as the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) host the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. The match will be played this Sunday, May 10 from 3:30 p.m. local time.

The IPL playoffs race has hots-up with several teams still in the race, one of which is Chennai Super Kings. CSK started the season on a disappointing note with several injuries crumbling them and lost their opening three matches. Since then, they have made a comeback. In the next 7 matches, they have won 5 and lost 2.

Lucknow Super Giants on the other hand, started the season in mixed form, picking-up 2 wins and as many losses in the first four matches. Then afterwards, Rishabh Pant led side went on a five game losing streak in the following five games, and finally recorded a big win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the last match to break that streak.

The head-to-head rivalry between the two teams is just 5 matches long and it's been a pretty even-steven rivalry. LSG have won 3 games while CSK have won 2 matches, including the only game played between the two teams last season.

RECENT PERFORMANCE

CSK

W W L W L

DC

155/7 in 20.0 7.75

IPLT20

Chennai Super Kings beat Delhi Capitals by 8 wickets 05 May 2026

CSK

159/2 in 17.3 9.09

CSK

160/2 in 18.1 8.81

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Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 8 wickets 02 May 2026

MI

159/7 in 20.0 7.95

CSK

158/7 in 20.0 7.9

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Gujarat Titans won by 8 wickets 26 Apr 2026

GT

162/2 in 16.4 9.72

MI

104/10 in 19.0 5.47

IPLT20

Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 103 runs 23 Apr 2026

CSK

207/6 in 20.0 10.35

SRH

194/9 in 20.0 9.7

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Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs 18 Apr 2026

CSK

184/8 in 20.0 9.2

LSG

W L L L L

LSG

209/3 in 19.0 11

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Lucknow Super Giants won by 9 runs (DLS method) 07 May 2026

RCB

203/6 in 19.0 10.68

MI

229/4 in 18.4 12.27

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Mumbai Indians beat Lucknow Super Giants by 6 wickets 04 May 2026

LSG

228/5 in 20.0 11.4

LSG

155/8 in 20.0 7.75

IPLT20

Kolkata Knight Riders Won by Super Over 26 Apr 2026

KKR

4/0 in 0.1 24

LSG

119/10 in 18.0 6.61

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Rajasthan Royals won by 40 runs 22 Apr 2026

RR

159/6 in 20.0 7.95

PBKS

254/7 in 20.0 12.7

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Punjab Kings beat Lucknow Super Giants by 54 runs 19 Apr 2026

LSG

200/5 in 20.0 10

HEAD TO HEAD

TEAMS PREVIEW

Chennai Super Kings Preview

After a disastrous IPL 2025 campaign where CSK finished at the bottom of the points table, the fans were heart-broken when CSK lost all of their opening three games. But the Ruturaj Gaikwad led side has made a good comeback winning 5 of their next 7 games, sitting with 10 points on the board.

In the last two matches, they beat MI and Delhi Capitals. It was a dominating performance in both the games. In the last contest vs DC, CSK bowlers restricted Delhi batters to 155/7 in 20 overs and later chased the target in 17.3 overs. Sanju Samson played a stunning knock of 87* off 52 balls while young Kartik Sharma scored 41 off 31 balls.

The decision to trade-in Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals has proven to be a masterstroke. Although the Keralite batter struggled early on, he has now scored 402 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 167.50. He has scored two centuries this season, 115* vs DC and 101* off 54 balls vs Mumbai Indians. CSK fans would once again hope that Sanju plays another blinder to help the Super Kings on their way to the playoffs.

Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has struggled a lot this season. He has scored only 251 runs in 10 innings after recently scoring 74* vs Gujarat Titans and 67* vs Mumbai Indians in the recent three games. Young batter Ayush Mhatre was in great touch having scored 201 runs in 6 games at a strike rate of 177.88 but got injured against SRH, ruling him out for the season.

CSK’s struggles early in the season is highlighted by the fact that players like Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis have failed to deliver at the level expected of them. Dube has scored 150 runs in 8 innings while Brevis has scored 64 runs in 4 games.

All-rounder Jamie Overton has scored 136 runs in 6 innings but he is the side's one of the best bowlers in the IPL 2026 season. The English all-rounder has taken 11 wickets so far this season. Anshul Kamboj is the top wicket-taker with 17 wickets for the right-arm medium pacer. He has consistently delivered some amazing performances, including a 3/32 vs Mumbai Indians in the recent game.

Spin bowlers Noor Ahmad and Akeal Hosein have formed a strong partnership for the yellow side. Noor has taken 11 wickets while Akeal has bagged 7 wickets.

Chennai Super Kings Predicted Playing XI:

Sanju Samson (WK), Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Gurjapneet Singh. Impact Player: Prashant Veer.

Lucknow Super Giants Preview

This has been a difficult campaign for the Lucknow Super Giants. After finishing 7th last season with 6 wins, the Super Giants began the new season with 2 wins in the first three matches. After that, they went on a six games losing streak, before finally registering an important win over RCB in their last game.

It was a top notch performance from the LSG brigade at the Ekana Stadium in a rain hit match. Batting first, Lucknow Super Giants scored 209/3 in a 19 overs contest. Mitchell Marsh scored 111 runs off 56 balls. Bowlers managed to take quick wickets early on, especially Prince Yadav who got 3 wickets in the game, and LSG eventually won the match by 9 runs via DLS method.

LSG batters have struggled badly in this season. After his century vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Mitchell Marsh has now become the top run scorer for LSG this season. The Aussie batter has scored 366 runs in 10 innings at a strike rate of 152.50.

Captain Rishabh Pant and Aiden Markram have scored 236 and 225 runs respectively. Pant’s performance has once again left a lot to be desired. His best performance this season is 68* off 50 balls vs SRH in the second game of the season itself. After that, he has scored only three 30+ scores in the next 8 games.

West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran has had a season to forget until the last two games. Pooran scored a blazing 63 runs off 21 balls vs Mumbai Indians and 38 vs RCB in the last game. Prior to which, his best performance was 22 off 25 balls vs RR.

With the ball, pace bowler Prince Yadav has impressed the most among all the other LSG bowlers with shout for India debut in the next T20I series. Prince has gained quite the prominence for his accurate yorkers, taking 16 wickets in 10 games including 3/33 vs RCB in the last game, including key wickets of Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal.

Left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan has taken 10 wickets including a fabulous 5-fer vs KKR in a losing effort. Veteran pacer Mohammad Shami has taken 9 wickets while Avesh Khan has bagged 5 wickets.

Digvesh Rathi was the top wicket-taker for LSG last season, but this season has been a difficult one for him, taking only 3 wickets in 7 games. In-fact, Manimaran Siddharth is the top wicket-taking spin bowler for LSG in IPL 2026 with 6 wickets.

Lucknow Super Giants Predicted Playing XI:

Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (C, WK), Ayush Badoni, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Rathi, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, Mayank Yadav. Impact Player: Mohsin Khan.

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

On Sunday, May 10 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai, expect a hot and humid day with temperature reaching highs around 35-37° and lows near 28-29°. Skies will be partly cloudy with a chance of light showers or thundershowers in the afternoon/evening, although no heavy rain is expected.

CSK vs LSG Pitch Report

The pitch at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai for IPL 2026 is expected to be a slow and spin-friendly surface. It typically offers low bounce and reduced pace, helping spinners get good grip and turn from the early stages, especially in the middle overs. While batters can score if they play patiently, big hitting becomes difficult. Pacers get limited help and need to rely on cutters and variations. The average first inning score at the venue is 186. The first two matches were high scoring affairs, but the following games are typical matches we see at Chepauk.

Toss: To Bowl

The captain that wins the toss, would definitely prefer to bowl first. With light showers or thundershowers on the horizon, the bowling first team would like to capitalise the conditions early on. And then with a total on the board, chasing becomes much easier. This season, out of 5 matches at MA Chidambaram Stadium, 3 times the chasing team won.

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