A stray dog delayed the start of the IPL 2023 match between Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Supergiants, but after a time, CSK smashed bowlers all over the field. In the opening over at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
openers Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad attempted to seize the wicket. However, they dominated Avesh Khan in the second over of their innings, scoring 17 runs off of his over.
Since then, CSK batsmen have dominated the bowling attack to score 79 runs in the powerplay, their greatest team total in the first six overs at their home venue. In the 2018 edition of the tournament, against the Kolkata Knight Riders, they scored 75/1 in the powerplay.