New Delhi, May 16 (IANS). On Friday, in the 59th match of IPL 2026, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lost against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) by 7 wickets. With this defeat, CSK has suffered a loss of one place in the points table. With the fifth defeat in the 11th match of IPL 2026, CSK has now moved from fifth to sixth place in the points table. The team has a total of 12 points. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals (RR) have benefited from the defeat of Chennai Super Kings. RR has now moved up from sixth position to fifth position in the points table.
Royal Challengers Bangalore remains on top with 16 points in 12 matches. At the same time, Gujarat Titans (GT) is also at second position in the points table with 16 points. Sunrisers Hyderabad is at third position with 14 points in 12 matches, while Punjab Kings is at fourth position in the points table with 13 points in the same number of matches. Delhi Capitals is at seventh position with 9 points in 11 matches, while Kolkata Knight Riders is at eighth position.
Batting first in the match played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Chennai Super Kings scored 187 runs on the scoreboard after losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. On behalf of the team, Karthik Sharma batted brilliantly and played a strong inning of 71 runs in 42 balls, while in the last overs, Shivam Dubey scored 32 runs in just 16 balls.
However, LSG achieved the target of 188 runs in 16.4 overs losing just 3 wickets. On behalf of the team, Mitchell Marsh batted in a stormy style and played a brilliant inning of 90 runs in just 38 balls, while Josh Inglis contributed 36 runs. Nicholas Pooran appeared in excellent form and led the team to victory by scoring unbeaten 32 runs in 17 balls.
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