The 6th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at MA Chidambaram Stadium could not get underway on time. A stray dog was the reason behind the delay.

CSK openers Devon Conway and Ruturaj Gaikwad were ready and so was Kyle Mayers with the new ball for LSG. However, dog interrupted the game for a while at Chepauk.

The entire crew, including the umpires, tried their best to remove the furry intruder from the ground so that the match could start.

Here’s the video:

Coming to the match, LSG skipper KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl. The visitors made one change from their previous match playing XI with Yash Thakur replacing Jaydev Unadkat while CSK fielded an unchanged side.

“We’ll bowl first. We want to know what we are chasing. It was a really good performance against DC, all parts of the game we did well. We need to turn up again today and better those performances. Jaydev Unadkat misses out, Yash Thakur comes in. Today, we need to assess the conditions well and find the right lengths early. Get the batters out early and then hope there is a bit of dew, dew factor is always there in Chennai," Rahul said at the toss.

“Does mean a lot. IPL started in 2008 but we’ve not played a lot of cricket here. Only about 5-6 seasons we’ve been here. This is the first time the full stadium will be operational, a few stands were empty earlier. Same squad for this game. Need to keep assessing our situation and keep revisiting our targets, keep a realistic goal in mind and take it from there," CSK captain MS Dhoni said at the toss.

Chennai Super Kings (Playing XI) - Devon Conway, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes, Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, RS Hangargekar

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI) - KL Rahul, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Avesh Khan