The Chennai Super Kings veteran spinner, Ravichandran Ashwin IPL 2025 clash Lucknow Super Giants At the Ekana stadium on Monday.
In a strategic mixture, the CSK skipper, MS Dhoni, announced during the draw that Jamie Overton and Shaik Rasheed would replace Ashwin and Devon Conway in the XI.
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Ashwin, who has appeared in the six CSK games so far, has not had the impact that the team had hoped. The pednator only managed five counters in the season, with an costly economic rate of 9.90 points by more. Its form, associated with the losses of five CSK matches, seems to have caused the decision to bring Overton – a versatile rhythm which adds depth to the two departments.
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Speaking during the draw, Dhoni explained the tactical change: “We want to play first, there is a dew here. The counter improves in the second round. We have made some changes – Overton and Rasheed come for Ashwin and Conway. It is important to have the right state of mind, to play with intention. ”
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Interestingly, Ashwin was also not appointed among the impact substitutes, indicating a clear evolution towards a heavy rhythm strategy on a field which should help the designers under the lights.
Meanwhile, the skipper of Lucknow’s Super Giants, Rishabh Pant, confirmed a change, bringing Mitchell Marsh back to Himmat Singh.
“We would also have played the first. In Lucknow, it’s slower early and improves. Against CSK, we just don’t want to give them an opening,” said Pant.
The CSK movement to drop a faithful like Ashwin signals an important tactical recalibration while the team is desperately looking to stop their slide and recover their season on the right track.
LSG vs CSK playing xis:
Lucknow Super Giants XI: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (W / C), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi
Chennai Super Kings XI: Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravirand Jadeja, Jamie Overton, Ms Dhoni (W / C), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana
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