IPL 2026, LSG vs CSK Today Match: Jamie Overton is not part of Chennai Super Kings’ playing XI for Match 59 of the Indian Premier League 2026 against Lucknow Super Giants at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Friday, May 15, 2026.
The England all-rounder has been ruled out of the remainder of the IPL 2026 season due to a thigh injury. CSK recently confirmed that South African all-rounder Dian Forrester has been signed as his replacement for the rest of the campaign.
Overton had travelled back to England for scans and medical assessment after sustaining the injury. Following further evaluation, the franchise decided to rule him out for the remainder of the tournament.
CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad confirmed at the toss that Australian pacer Spencer Johnson replaced Overton in the playing XI.
“It has been a must-win for a while now, and we want to take it one game at a time. We have a couple of changes — Spencer Johnson makes his debut, and Gurjapneet comes in for Akeal,” Gaikwad said after CSK were put in to bat first.
Overton played a key role in Chennai’s revival during the second half of the season. The pace-bowling all-rounder picked up 14 wickets in the tournament at an average of 17.78 and an economy rate of 8.89, making him CSK’s second-highest wicket-taker behind Anshul Kamboj.
The 31-year-old’s absence is another injury setback for Chennai this season. He became the fifth CSK player to be ruled out of IPL 2026 after Nathan Ellis, Ayush Mhatre, Khaleel Ahmed and Ramakrishna Ghosh.
Toss Result
Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bowl first against Chennai Super Kings in Match 59.
Playing XIs
Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Mukul Choudhary, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav, Akash Maharaj Singh, Prince Yadav
Impact Subs: Josh Inglis, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Ayush Badoni
Chennai Super Kings: Sanju Samson(w), Ruturaj Gaikwad(c), Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmad, Spencer Johnson, Mukesh Choudhary
Impact Subs: Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Sarfaraz Khan, Matthew Short, Matt Henry