After a couple of double-headers on the weekend, only one game was played on Monday. Chennai and Lucknow were up against each other. CSK batted first and posted 217 on the board. Thanks to a superb spell from Moeen Ali(↑21.61%), they restricted Lucknow to 205 for 7 in 20 overs. Read this blog to see the details of the match and Sportiqo’s market changes.
Match 6: Chennai Super Kings vs. Lucknow Super Giants
Chennai Super Kings 217 for 7 (Gaikwad 51(↑14.25%), Moeen 19 & 4/26(↑21.61%)) beat Lucknow Super Giants 205 for 7 in 16 overs (Mayers 53, Bishnoi 3/28(↑2.42%)) by 12 runs.
KL Rahul(↓2.66%) won the toss and asked Chennai to bat first. The openers started aggressively on a batting-friendly track. They put 110 runs on the board in just 9 overs. Ruturaj Gaikwad(↑14.25%) scored 57 off 31, while Devon Conway got 47 off 29. Shivam Dube and Moeen Ali(↑21.61%) kept the run rate up with brief cameos of 27(16) and 19(13), respectively. Ambati Rayudu smashed 27 of 14 while MS Dhoni(↑5.94%) went 6,6 and out in his 3-ball innings. Consequently, Lucknow were asked to chase down a massive total of 218 runs.
The chase started with a bang as Lucknow scored 79 runs in the first 5.2 overs. Kyle Mayers was looking in great touch as he completed his half-century inside the powerplay. Moeen Ali(↑21.61%) was brought in the 5th over of the powerplay, and he removed Mayers for 53(22). Mitchell Santner took the wicket of Deepak Hooda in the next over. An over later, Moeen Ali(↑21.61%) dismissed KL Rahul(↓2.66%) as Lucknow lost 3 wickets for just 3 runs. Moeen’s 3rd and 4th over saw the back of Krunal Pandya and Marcus Stoinis, respectively.
The off-spinner’s 4 overs went for just 26 runs and brought 4 key wickets. Nicholas Pooran tried to get close to the target with an 18-ball 32. But when he got out, the equation was 62 off 24 balls. Lucknow finished at 205 for 7, falling 12 short of Chennai’s total.
Sportiqo Points Analysis
Moeen Ali’s(↑21.61%) 19(13) and 4/26 earned him the Player of the Match award. He was also Sportiqo’s most valuable player of the day, with 41.95 points. Ruturaj Gaikwad(↑14.25%) continued his good form and scored 57 off 31. His knock included 3 fours and 4 sixes and earned him 38 Sportiqo points. Ravi Bishnoi(↑2.42%) picked 20.85 points due to his spell of 3 for 28 in 4 overs.
Let’s see the performances and Sportiqo points of the most prominent players on day 4:
Player Performance Sportiqo Points
Moeen Ali 19(13) & 4/26 41.95
Ruturaj Gaikwad 57(31) 38
Ravi Bishnoi 3/28 20.85
MS Dhoni 12(3) 16
KL Rahul 20(18) -1
Avesh Khan 1/39 -8.5
Krunal Pandya 9(9) & 0/21 -9.5
Ravindra Jadeja 3(6) & 0/14 -14
Deepak Chahar 0/55 -21.5
Market Update
Mo’s price went up by ₹34.75 on Monday. Gaikwad and Dhoni got a raise of ₹32.47 and ₹8.21, respectively. In contrast, Deepak Chahar'(↓22.46%)s stocks fell by ₹25.07. Ravindra Jadeja(↓14.67%) and Krunal Pandya(↓13.14%) also got a price drop of ₹22.49 and ₹16.89.
Let’s find out in detail how the prices have changed for the top players after the fourth day of the league:
Player Sportiqo Points 03 Apr Price 04 Apr Price % Change Cummulative Points Earned
Moeen Ali 41.95 160.79 195.54 21.61% 50.95
Ruturaj Gaikwad 38 227.79 260.26 14.25% 120.6
Ravi Bishnoi 20.85 108.09 110.71 2.42% 27.35
MS Dhoni 16 146.52 155.23 5.94% 29.1
KL Rahul -1 177.95 173.21 -2.66% -6
Avesh Khan -8.5 113.45 99.73 -12.09% -1
Krunal Pandya -9.5 128.55 111.66 -13.14% -3.9
Ravindra Jadeja -14 153.33 130.84 -14.67% -11.6
Deepak Chahar -21.5 111.62 86.55 -22.46% -23
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