IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century

Marcus Stoinis was the architect of a brilliant chase that saw Lucknow Super Giants do the double over Chennai Super Kings to beat them by six wickets in the 2024 Indian Premier League on Tuesday.

The Australian batter struck an unbeaten 124 off 63 balls to guide his team home with three balls to spare in the chase of 211.

Having put Chennai in to bat first, Lucknow got off to a great start, dismissing Ajinkya Rahane in the first over. However, Chennai captain Ruturaj Gaikwad marshalled his troops admirably, becoming the anchor of the innings with an unbeaten 108 off 60 balls. Alongside Gaikwad, Shivam Dube was also on hand to strike a rapid knock of 66 off 27 balls. The duo put on 104 runs for the fourth wicket that allowed Chennai to post a fighting total of 210/4.

Lucknow got their chase off to a horror start when in-form opener Quinton de Kock chopped on to his stumps off Deepak Chahar in the first over. An interesting change in the batting line-up saw Stoinis walk out at no 3 and that proved the difference for the visitors. Although Stoinis was the aggressor in his partnerships, captain Rahul and Nicolas Pooran were able...

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