LSG vs CSK Preponed: Chennai Super Kings’ game against Lucknow Super Giants is all set to be preponed due to municipal elections in the city. Intirially, the match was scheduled to be played on May 4 at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Howver, now MS Dhoni’s visitors will face KL Rahul and Co on May 3. Follow IPL 2023 Live Updates on Insidesport.IN.
Lucknow Super Giants’ IPL home game against Chennai Super Kings is set to be played on May 3 instead of May 4 due to the Municipal elections in the city. While there is no official communication on the pre-ponement of the game, the BCCI has informally told the teams that the match could be held a day in advance.
🚨 NEWS 🚨: Match 46 of #TATAIPL between @LucknowIPL & @ChennaiIPL has now been rescheduled for Wednesday 3rd May 2023. #LSGvCSK
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“There could be issues with regards to security deployment as Lucknow Municipality goes to polls on Thursday, May 4. LSG’s game against CSK is a mid-week afternoon game at 3:30 pm. Now the game could be played a day earlier, Wednesday, May 3 at the same time,” a senior BCCI source told PTI on conditions of anonymity.
Municipal elections have played an enormous role in the IPL schedule this season. RCB is playing 6 home games in their first 8 matches of the season to accommodate the Karnataka elections.
BCCI confirms LSG vs CSK Rescheduled
Later in a media release, BCCI confirmed the change in fixture date.
“The TATA Indian Premier League match 46 between Lucknow Super Giants and Chennai Super Kings, originally scheduled for Thursday 4th May 2023 in Lucknow, has now been rescheduled for Wednesday 3rd May 2023. The fixture has been revised owing to the Lucknow Municipal Corporation election on 4th May. There has been no change in match timings and the game will begin at 3:30 PM IST,” read the statement.
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