Desperate CSK look to arrest steep slide against LSG

Chennai Super Kings have never experienced a worse phase in the Indian Premier League and their faltering batters will have to deliver to arrest their steep slide in a must-win game against an upbeat Lucknow Super Giants here on Monday.

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CSK have never lost five games in a row, including an unprecedented three at the Chepauk, their proverbial fortress. if there is anyone that can get CSK out of the doldrums, it is MS Dhoni but even his return to captaincy following Ruturaj Gaikwad's injury could not turn their fortunes in their previous outing on Friday.

Considering their struggles against spinners at home, the batters would not mind playing an away game in a desperate attempt to find form. The absence of their best batter, Gaikwad, thus makes their comeback bid all the more difficult.