Updated October 2026 | All stats are as of the end of IPL 2026 (final played 31 May 2026).
CSK vs LSG head to head: Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have met 8 times in the IPL since their first game on 31 Mar 2022. CSK have won 3, LSG have won 4 and 1 ended without a result. Lucknow Super Giants lead the head-to-head. This page is a complete history of the fixture: every result, every season, the top performers and the matches people still talk about.
It is part of our IPL head to head records hub, which compares all 45 rivalries between the current franchises.
Why the CSK vs LSG Rivalry Matters
Chennai Super Kings have won 5 IPL titles (2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023) and finished runners-up in 2008, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019. Lucknow Super Giants are still waiting for a first IPL title.
Lucknow Super Giants arrived in 2022, and this fixture has been close from the start. With only a handful of meetings, a single season can swing the record, and the KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant eras at Lucknow have both featured big totals against Chennai.
Over 8 meetings spread across 5 seasons, the fixture has produced no playoff meetings so far, and its highest-scoring game (23 Apr 2024) produced 423 runs in total.
CSK vs LSG Overall Head to Head Record at a Glance
| Played | CSK won | LSG won | Tied (Super Over) | No result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Of the 7 matches with a clear result (excluding Super Over ties), the side batting first won 1 and the chasing side won 6. Chasing has been the better option in this fixture. The team that won the toss went on to win 6 of those 7 games.
Form swings matter here: across the last five meetings the record is LSG 3, CSK 2.
CSK vs LSG Season-by-Season Results from 2008
| Season | Date | Winner | Margin | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | LSG | 6 wickets | Brabourne Stadium |
| 2023 | 3 Apr 2023 | CSK | 12 runs | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) |
| 2023 | 3 May 2023 | – | no result | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
| 2024 | 19 Apr 2024 | LSG | 8 wickets | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
| 2024 | 23 Apr 2024 | LSG | 6 wickets | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) |
| 2025 | 14 Apr 2025 | CSK | 5 wickets | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
| 2026 | 10 May 2026 | CSK | 5 wickets | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) |
| 2026 | 15 May 2026 | LSG | 7 wickets | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
2022
- 31 Mar 2022, Brabourne Stadium: CSK batted first and made 210/7, led by Robin Uthappa 50 (27), with Ravi Bishnoi 2/24 the pick of the LSG bowlers. LSG replied with 211/4, Quinton de Kock 61 (45) top-scoring as Dwaine Pretorius 2/31 did the damage for CSK. LSG won by 6 wickets. Player of the match: Evin Lewis.
2023
CSK won the season series 1-1.
- 3 Apr 2023, MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk): CSK batted first and made 217/7, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad 57 (31), with Ravi Bishnoi 3/28 the pick of the LSG bowlers. LSG replied with 205/7, Kyle Mayers 53 (22) top-scoring as Moeen Ali 4/26 did the damage for CSK. CSK won by 12 runs. Player of the match: Moeen Ali.
- 3 May 2023 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium: LSG made 125/7 before the weather ended the match, with no result.
2024
LSG won the season series 2-0.
- 19 Apr 2024, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium: CSK batted first and made 176/6, led by Ravindra Jadeja 57* (40), with Krunal Pandya 2/16 the pick of the LSG bowlers. LSG replied with 180/2, KL Rahul 82 (53) top-scoring. LSG won by 8 wickets. Player of the match: KL Rahul.
- 23 Apr 2024, MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk): CSK batted first and made 210/4, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad 108* (60). LSG replied with 213/4, Marcus Stoinis 124* (63) top-scoring as Matheesha Pathirana 2/35 did the damage for CSK. LSG won by 6 wickets. Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis.
2025
- 14 Apr 2025, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium: LSG batted first and made 166/7, led by Rishabh Pant 63 (49), with Ravindra Jadeja 2/24 the pick of the CSK bowlers. CSK replied with 168/5, Shivam Dube 43* (37) top-scoring as Ravi Bishnoi 2/18 did the damage for LSG. CSK won by 5 wickets. Player of the match: MS Dhoni.
2026
The season series was shared.
- 10 May 2026, MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk): LSG batted first and made 203/8, led by Josh Inglis 85 (33), with Jamie Overton 3/36 the pick of the CSK bowlers. CSK replied with 208/5, Urvil Patel 65 (23) top-scoring as Shahbaz Ahmed 2/30 did the damage for LSG. CSK won by 5 wickets. Player of the match: Jamie Overton.
- 15 May 2026, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium: CSK batted first and made 187/5, led by Kartik Sharma 71 (42), with Akash Singh 3/26 the pick of the LSG bowlers. LSG replied with 188/3, Mitchell Marsh 90 (38) top-scoring. LSG won by 7 wickets. Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh.
Biggest Win for Each Side
Chennai Super Kings: by runs, a 12-run win on 3 Apr 2023 at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) (CSK 217/7, LSG 205/7); by wickets, a 5-wicket win on 10 May 2026 at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), chasing 204 in 19.2 overs.
Lucknow Super Giants: by wickets, a 8-wicket win on 19 Apr 2024 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, chasing 177 in 19.0 overs.
Highest and Lowest Totals in CSK vs LSG Matches
| Team | Score | Overs | Result | Date | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSK | 217/7 | 20.0 | Won | 3 Apr 2023 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) |
| LSG | 213/4 | 19.3 | Won | 23 Apr 2024 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) |
| LSG | 211/4 | 19.3 | Won | 31 Mar 2022 | Brabourne Stadium |
| CSK | 210/7 | 20.0 | Lost | 31 Mar 2022 | Brabourne Stadium |
| CSK | 210/4 | 20.0 | Lost | 23 Apr 2024 | MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) |
The highest total in this rivalry is CSK’s 217/7 on 3 Apr 2023. 8 totals of 200 or more have been made in the fixture, 6 of them since the Impact Player era began in 2023.
Leading Run Scorers in CSK vs LSG Matches
| Player | For | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 50s/100s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | CSK | 6 | 238 | 47.6 | 164.1 | 108 | 1/1 | 9 |
| Shivam Dube | CSK | 7 | 235 | 58.8 | 166.7 | 66 | 1/0 | 18 |
| Marcus Stoinis | LSG | 4 | 159 | 79.5 | 172.8 | 124 | 0/1 | 7 |
| KL Rahul | LSG | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 142.3 | 82 | 1/0 | 7 |
| Nicholas Pooran | LSG | 7 | 150 | 30.0 | 142.9 | 34 | 0/0 | 10 |
| Mitchell Marsh | LSG | 3 | 130 | 43.3 | 178.1 | 90 | 1/0 | 10 |
| Ayush Badoni | LSG | 4 | 123 | 61.5 | 159.7 | 59 | 1/0 | 8 |
| Josh Inglis | LSG | 2 | 121 | 60.5 | 186.2 | 85 | 1/0 | 7 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad leads the list with 238 runs in 6 innings for CSK, at a strike rate of 164.1 and with 1 fifties and 1 hundred. Shivam Dube is next with 235 runs for CSK. The fastest scorer among the top eight is Josh Inglis, and the biggest six-hitter overall in this fixture is Shivam Dube with 18 sixes.
Leading Wicket Takers in CSK vs LSG Matches
| Player | For | Wickets | Runs | Econ | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Bishnoi | LSG | 8 | 133 | 7.82 | 3/28 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | CSK | 7 | 131 | 8.54 | 2/22 |
| Moeen Ali | CSK | 6 | 79 | 6.58 | 4/26 |
| Avesh Khan | LSG | 5 | 153 | 10.55 | 2/38 |
| Akash Singh | LSG | 3 | 26 | 6.50 | 3/26 |
| MA Wood | LSG | 3 | 49 | 12.25 | 3/49 |
| Jamie Overton | CSK | 3 | 60 | 10.00 | 3/36 |
| Digvesh Rathi | LSG | 3 | 68 | 8.50 | 2/45 |
Ravi Bishnoi has taken the most wickets in this rivalry: 8 for LSG at an economy rate of 7.82, with best figures of 3/28. Wickets here are bowler wickets only, so run-outs are not included.
Best bowling figures in a single match: Moeen Ali 4/26 against LSG on 3 Apr 2023; Akash Singh 3/26 against CSK on 15 May 2026; Ravi Bishnoi 3/28 against CSK on 3 Apr 2023.
Venue-by-Venue Breakdown
| Venue | Matches | CSK wins | LSG wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk) | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Brabourne Stadium | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium has hosted this fixture more than any other ground, 4 times, with CSK winning 1 and LSG winning 2 there. In all, the rivalry has been played at 3 different venues, 1 of the meetings coming in seasons staged wholly or partly away from the teams’ home grounds (South Africa in 2009, the UAE in 2014, 2020 and 2021, and the neutral-venue league phase of 2022).
Playoff and Knockout Meetings
CSK and LSG have never met in an IPL playoff, so every meeting so far has been a league game.
Five Most Memorable CSK vs LSG Matches
- Why it stands out: the highest-scoring game in the rivalry. 23 Apr 2024, MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk): CSK batted first and made 210/4, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad 108* (60). LSG replied with 213/4, Marcus Stoinis 124* (63) top-scoring as Matheesha Pathirana 2/35 did the damage for CSK. LSG won by 6 wickets. Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis.
- Why it stands out: the best bowling figures in the fixture, Moeen Ali’s 4/26. 3 Apr 2023, MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk): CSK batted first and made 217/7, led by Ruturaj Gaikwad 57 (31), with Ravi Bishnoi 3/28 the pick of the LSG bowlers. LSG replied with 205/7, Kyle Mayers 53 (22) top-scoring as Moeen Ali 4/26 did the damage for CSK. CSK won by 12 runs. Player of the match: Moeen Ali.
- Why it stands out: the first ever meeting. 31 Mar 2022, Brabourne Stadium: CSK batted first and made 210/7, led by Robin Uthappa 50 (27), with Ravi Bishnoi 2/24 the pick of the LSG bowlers. LSG replied with 211/4, Quinton de Kock 61 (45) top-scoring as Dwaine Pretorius 2/31 did the damage for CSK. LSG won by 6 wickets. Player of the match: Evin Lewis.
Current Form and What Happens Next
The three most recent meetings:
- 14 Apr 2025, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium: LSG batted first and made 166/7, led by Rishabh Pant 63 (49), with Ravindra Jadeja 2/24 the pick of the CSK bowlers. CSK replied with 168/5, Shivam Dube 43* (37) top-scoring as Ravi Bishnoi 2/18 did the damage for LSG. CSK won by 5 wickets. Player of the match: MS Dhoni.
- 10 May 2026, MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk): LSG batted first and made 203/8, led by Josh Inglis 85 (33), with Jamie Overton 3/36 the pick of the CSK bowlers. CSK replied with 208/5, Urvil Patel 65 (23) top-scoring as Shahbaz Ahmed 2/30 did the damage for LSG. CSK won by 5 wickets. Player of the match: Jamie Overton.
- 15 May 2026, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium: CSK batted first and made 187/5, led by Kartik Sharma 71 (42), with Akash Singh 3/26 the pick of the LSG bowlers. LSG replied with 188/3, Mitchell Marsh 90 (38) top-scoring. LSG won by 7 wickets. Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh.
In IPL 2026 the teams met 2 times, with CSK winning 1, LSG winning 1. The next chapter comes in IPL 2027, and this page will be updated after every meeting.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the head to head record between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants?
Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants have played 8 IPL matches: CSK have won 3 and LSG have won 4, with 1 no result (as of the end of IPL 2026).
Who has won more matches, CSK or LSG?
Lucknow Super Giants have won more, 4 to 3.
What is the highest total in CSK vs LSG matches?
Chennai Super Kings made 217/7 on 3 Apr 2023 at MA Chidambaram Stadium (Chepauk), the highest total in this fixture.
Who has scored the most runs in CSK vs LSG games?
Ruturaj Gaikwad, with 238 runs in 6 innings.
Who has taken the most wickets in CSK vs LSG matches?
Ravi Bishnoi, with 8 wickets.
Have CSK and LSG met in the IPL playoffs?
No, every meeting so far has been a league match.