Cricket-Chennai fix powerplay issues to halt IPL free-fall

Cricket - Indian Premier League - IPL - Lucknow Super Giants v Chennai Super Kings - Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, India - April 14, 2025 Chennai Super Kings' Matheesha Pathirana celebrates the wicket of Lucknow Super Giants' Rishabh Pant REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -It took some inspired personnel changes but Chennai Super Kings finally managed to ace the powerplay overs both with bat and ball and end their five-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

The five-time champions, who beat Lucknow Super Giants by five wickets on Monday, are rooted to the bottom of the 10-team league but will hope their second win in seven matches is the start of something.