Indian T20 League – 3 players to watch out for in Chennai vs Lucknow encounter

The four-time champions Chennai didn’t have an expected start in the ongoing Indian T20 League 2023. They lost the tournament opener by a margin of five wickets. Now, the yellow outfits will are set to lock horns with Lucknow in their second match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Notably, it will be the first time in the last four years that Chennai will be playing once again in their home ground at MA Chidambaram. Meanwhile, the team will be eyeing to register their first win in the tournament. On the other hand, speaking of Lucknow, they started their campaign with a win, in the first match against Delhi. They will also be looking for the second consecutive win in the tournament to keep the momentum going.

With said that, here we’ll have a look at the three players to watch out for in the sixth match between Chennai and Gujarat. These players might create a big and crucial difference for their respective teams.

Ruturaj Gaikwad

The star Chennai opener Ruturaj Gaikwad amazed everyone with his sensational knock in the tournament opener against Gujarat. He played a swashbuckling knock of 92 runs off just 50 balls with four boundaries and nine sixes to his name. He is capable of providing a blistering start for the team, be it batting first or while chasing the target.

Speaking of the last couple of T20 appearances, Gaikwad has scored 425 runs in the last 10 matches he played with an average of 42.50. He could be a game-changer for Chennai to guide them to their first win in the 16^th edition of the tournament.

KL Rahul

The Lucknow skipper and star batter KL Rahul has not been in an expected run of form with the bat in international cricket lately. Although he played a few crucial knocks in the ODIs against Australia and Sri Lanka in the past. Simultaneously, he is one of the prominent batters in the Indian T20 League.

Despite a poor show with the bat in the opener against Delhi, KL can be counted on in the second match against Chennai. Notably, he was the second-highest run-scorer in last year’s edition of the Indian T20 League by scoring 616 runs in 15 innings of the 15 matches with an average of 51.33 including two centuries and four half-centuries.

Mohsin Khan

The 24-year-old young pace bowler Mohsin Khan could be a crucial factor in the first away game for Lucknow in the Indian T20 League 2023. He had an impact with the ball in the Indian T20 League 2022 by scalping 14 wickets in nine innings of the nine matches he played for Lucknow having a best performance of 3/20.

Apart from that, he can produce some vital and short spells in favor of Lucknow against Chennai, be it in the powerplay or the slog overs when taking wickets is very necessary to gain momentum in the match.