LSG vs CSK: Why Devon Conway Is Not Playing Today’s IPL 2025 Match?

The 30th match of IPL 2025 is taking place at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Stadium, where Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are facing Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

CSK skipper MS Dhoni won the toss and decided to bowl first. While announcing his playing XI at the toss, Dhoni confirmed two major changes — Ravichandran Ashwin and Devon Conway are not part of today’s lineup.

This move comes as a surprise to many, especially considering Conway’s role as a top-order batter. However, both players have not performed as expected this season. Conway has struggled to give CSK good starts, failing to make an impact with the bat in the initial overs.

Ravichandran Ashwin, on the other hand, has not been able to deliver with the ball. He has gone for runs and hasn’t picked up wickets consistently, which has hurt CSK’s bowling attack in the middle overs.

With the tournament moving into the second half, CSK might be looking to try new combinations and bring in players who can turn things around for the team.

Teams:

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant(w/c), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI): Shaik Rasheed, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni(w/c), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Matheesha Pathirana

Here are the Impact substitutes for both the teams:

Lucknow Super Giants Impact Subs: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh

Chennai Super Kings Impact Subs: Shivam Dube, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sam Curran, Deepak Hooda