KL Rahul Record vs CSK & Stats at MA Chidambaram Stadium Ahead Of IPL 2024 Match 39

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KL Rahul will look to carry on his form with the bat when Lucknow Super Giants take on Chennai Super Kings in match 39 of IPL 2024 on Tuesday (April 23) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Rahul is among the top run-scorers this season with 286 runs including 2 fifties so far in 7 matches. His best score of 82 off 53 balls came against CSK in the reverse fixture last week at the BRSABV Ekana Stadium in Lucknow, where LSG ran out victors by 8 wickets.

Earlier his highest score was 58 off 44 balls which came in a losing cause in the season-opener against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. The 32-year-old later registered scores of 15, 20 and 33 in wins over Punjab Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans respectively.

In the two defeats, Rahul scored 39 each against Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders. With the goal to land a spot in the Indian T20 World Cup squad, Rahul will look to add more runs when he takes on CSK. Here is a look at KL Rahul record vs CSK in IPL:

KL Rahul IPL record vs CSK

Rahul, who has had stints with RCB, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings, has good numbers with the bat against the five-time champions, continuing his run-scoring spree with LSG.

Although he did not get big scores in his first few matches against the Yellow Brigade, the Indian batter has scored 5 fifties, including an unbeaten 98 and a match-winning 82 recently vs CSK in the last 9 innings.

Overall, Rahul has scored 4449 runs, including 4 hundreds and 35 fifties in 126 innings at a strike rate of 134.94. Against CSK, Rahul has amassed over 500 runs, including 5 fifties, in 14 innings at a strike rate around 140 in IPL. Here is a look at Rahul's stats vs CSK:

KL Rahul batting stats vs CSK

• Innings: 14
• Runs: 537 runs
• Highest Score: 98*
• 50s: 5
• 100s: 0
• 6s: 23
• 4s: 51
• Strike Rate: 142.81
• Average: 44.75

KL Rahul record vs CSK bowlers

Among the current CSK bowlers, only three current bowlers have dismissed Rahul in the past fixtures between the two teams. Ravindra Jadeja and Deepak Chahar have drawn a blank when it comes to dismissals of Rahul. Now, let's take a look at his numbers against current CSK bowlers:

• Rahul record vs Ravindra Jadeja - 61 runs off 49 balls in 7 innings (6s: 2, 4s: 4, Dots: 12, Dismissed: 0 times)
• Rahul record vs Deepak Chahar - 157 runs off 96 balls in 10 innings (6s: 8, 4s: 17, Dots: 38, Dismissed: 0 times)
• Rahul record vs Shardul Thakur - 75 runs off 40 balls in 6 innings (6s: 4, 4s: 9, Dots: 13, Dismissed: 2 times)
• Rahul record vs Mustafizur Rahman - 60 runs off 42 balls in 6 innings (6s: 1, 4s: 6, Dots: 9, Dismissed: 0 times)
• Rahul record vs Moeen Ali - 13 runs off 11 balls in 4 innings (6s: 1, 4s: 0, Dots: 5, Dismissed: 2 times)

Rahul could be troubled by a few other bowlers in the CSK line up including Matheesha Pathirana, who dismissed him in the reverse fixture on Friday (April 19). His numbers at the MA Chidambaram Stadium also are not that great. Here is a look at his stats in Chennai:

KL Rahul record in MA Chidambaram Stadium

The star Indian batter has played only 5 times at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, but has faced Chennai Super Kings only three times at the venue, scoring 80 runs with the best of 55 in 2019. Here is a look at his overall IPL numbers at the MA Chidambaram Stadium:

• Innings: 5
• Runs: 144 runs
• Highest Score: 60*
• 50s: 2
• 100s: 0
• 6s: 4
• 4s: 9
• Strike Rate: 109.92
• Average: 36.00