Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will look to do a double when they take the field at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Match 59 of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) on Friday, May 15.
Both the teams had faced each other in their previous match in Chepauk four days ago, where the five-time champions won by five wickets in the last over.
CSK have a real chance to turn their season around and qualify for the playoffs. As per the situation, they are fifth in the standings with 12 points from 11 matches. Ruturaj Gaikwad's side is on a three-match winning streak in the tournament, his team has clicked at the right time.
Here is the strongest predicted XI of CSK vs LSG, Match 59, IPL 2026:
Top order: Sanju Samson (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Urvil Patel
There has been a lot of trust in CSK's top order sanju samsonAnd this is correct also. The right-handed batsman is the leading run-scorer this season with 430 at a strike-rate of 169.29. Meanwhile, captain Ruturaj Gaikwad is striking at an average of just 124.15.
However, Urvil Patel is the new star at the top of the order after his heroics in the last game against LSG. The Gujarat batsman scored a half-century in 13 balls at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, scoring 65 runs, which is the joint-fastest in IPL history.
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