New Delhi: After winning the toss KL Rahul invited Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to bat, and in reply openers Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway smashed Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bowlers all-over the park at the MA Chinaswamy Stadium in Chennai as they made their homecoming.
CSK’s third highest Power Play record
Chennai Super King’s score of 79 in the powerplay against Lucknow Super Giants is their third-highest score in this phase of the innings in any single IPL game and the highest powerplay in any IPL game at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
.@ChennaiIPL start with a BANG 💥#CSK are 79/0 after 6 overs 🔥🔥
Who will get the all-important breakthrough for #LSG❓
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Conway, Gaikwad great start for CSK
The Chennai openers continued to pile on the misery on the LSG bowlers. They kept scoring boundaries at regular intervals. The surface seemed to be a batting paradise.
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Devon Conway is dealing in sixes here at the moment 🔥🔥
The century stand is up for the @ChennaiIPL openers and they are eyeing a mammoth first-innings total 👌
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Highest Powerplay Scores in IPL History
| Score | Team | Opponent | Year |
| 105/0 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2017 |
| 100/2 | Chennai Super Kings | Kings XI Punjab | 2014 |
| 90/0 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | 2015 |
| 79/0 | Chennai Super Kings | Lucknow Super Giants | 2023 |
