Ruturaj Gaikwad’s elegant century and Shivam Dube’s 66 put CSK on 210/4, yet Marcus Stoinis‘ match-winning 124 silences Chepauk.
Against the Chennai Super Kings on Tuesday at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Marcus Stoinis scored his first-ever IPL century. Following Quinton de Kock’s early dismissal, the Lucknow Super Giants took a daring move by moving Stoinis to number three in the challenging 211-run chase. The Australian star didn’t let the management down, as he went on to hit a counter-attacking century. Scoring a rare double over CSK, Stoinis struck the winning shot for his team and remained undefeated at 124*.
At the MA Chidambaram Stadium, there was a tremendous cheer of victory in the midst of an absolute quiet. In a thrilling game, Marcus Stoinis had hit Mustafizur Rahman for a boundary off the third ball of the last over, helping the Lucknow Super Giants pull off a thrilling victory.
By the midway point of the effort, CSK was clearly in the lead. LSG needed 112 runs in the final 10 overs at 98/3. Mustafizur had three more overs and CSK’s quick bowler Matheesha Pathirana had completed his four-over allotment. LSG had to score at a rate of 11.2 runs per over.
At their stronghold, he single-handedly led LSG to a stunning 6-wicket victory. It was LSG’s second straight victory over CSK after they defeated Ruturaj Gaikwad and the team in Lucknow in the previous week. In the meantime, Stonis’ 124 is the best score in the IPL during a run chase. It was also the highest chase at Chepauk. During his 63-ball knock, Stoinis hit 13 fours and 6 sixes at a strike average of 196.83. He didn’t receive much response from the other side, but it was a day when he was making connections, and CSK was taken aback by his ruthless display to break their stronghold at Chepauk.
Even after he scored his century in the eighteenth over, he knew the work was far from done and kept attacking. With 17 runs needed off of six balls in the last over. Stonis smashed a huge six on the opening ball to put the bowler under complete pressure. He hit the second ball effortlessly, breaking the boundary.
The game was drastically changed by the boundaries on the first two balls because the bowler lost control and bowled a no-ball on the third delivery, which was also hit for a four. With a boundary to finish off the win. The Australian all-rounder and Nicholas Pooran (34) shared a crucial 70-run partnership that turned the match in Lucknow’s favor. However, Deepak Hooda also contributed significantly towards the end, scoring 17 runs off of just 6 balls, which kept Stoinis away from feeling too much pressure.
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