Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings prediction and cricket betting tips

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Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings prediction

IPL defending champions Chennai Super Kings already look like genuine contenders to land a sixth title this season and they can show their class again when they visit Lucknow Super Giants.

Four wins from their opening six matches this season have moved the Super Kings into contention for top spot with Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals.

Last time out they posted an impressive 206-4 on their way to a 20-run win over Mumbai Indians and there is star quality throughout their batting line-up.

And one player who looked particularly driven in that win over Mumbai was Shivam Dube.

Dube struck an unbeaten 66 last time out in an innings featuring 12 boundaries and he came only four runs away from finishing as his side's top run-scorer.

He has been a picture of consistency in this season's IPL, scoring a total of 242 runs at a strike rate of 147 and with an average of 60.

Dube's influence for Chennai Super Kings has often meant teams reshuffle their bowling options to keep tabs on the left-hander and he has been strongly linked with a spot in India's squad for the Twenty20 World Cup later this year.

The fact he bats at four has probably inflated his price in the top Chennai Super Kings run-scorer market but he claimed the accolade against Sunrisers Hyderabad earlier this month and can do so again in Lucknow.

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