Lucknow Super Giants have enjoyed an overwhelming advantage against Mumbai Indians in the IPL. LSG have won four out of the five meetings between these teams.
Nicholas Pooran makes intelligent use of the bat by hitting it towards mid off for a single. Excellent batting from him. In this article, we will discuss the high lights of Mumbai Indians vs Lucknow Super Giants Match Scorecard.
Mumbai Indians: 144/7
KL Rahul’s aggressive strokeplay upfront and wicketkeeper Nehal Wadhera’s conservative approach enabled Mumbai to post a competitive total. LSG made an inauspicious start, conceding 28/4 in their powerplay before Kishan’s calm presence and Tim David’s powerful hitting enabled them to recover to 57/4 by the halfway mark. Mumbai bowlers led by Mohammad Nabi (2/36) kept up pressure but LSG managed to chase down their target regardless.
LSG made a cautious start in their chase and it took just four deliveries from Nuwan Thushara for impact sub Arshin Kulkarni to be dismissed for a duck on his IPL debut. But an impressive 45-ball 62 from Nicholas Pooran saw them progress quickly towards victory; eventually getting home with four balls to spare!
Rohit Sharma collected the opening delivery from Mohsin Khan which was short and wide; Ishan Kishan took swift action, snatching it at backward point before driving towards fine leg. On his follow up ball from Mohsin, it came back short but on middle; however Ishan kept his feet down before hitting towards fine leg for one run. Finally a straight one from him came short but on middle which caused Ishan to misplay, rolling into his stumps for another boundary run.
Nicholas Pooran made his IPL debut with two sensational strokes – smashing his third delivery straight over extra cover for six and running another short ball from Gerald Coetzee to deep midwicket for another run to help propel his side towards victory. LSG took an important step toward playoff qualification with their sixth victory from 10 games, preventing Mumbai Indians from remaining at the bottom with just four victories from 14 matches so far. After an unimpressive season, this victory should help the team reestablish itself and they should play similarly against Rajasthan Royals in their next encounter. To beat RCB in their remaining two matches, Mumbai Indians must step up their game and come out fighting. Their squad boasts many strong players who will look forward to returning from injury such as Mohammad Nabi and Krunal Pandya – two men that could provide an added boost for them during their next game. Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran and Ashton Turner will also be available to the team, making them formidable opponents to RCB in order to secure one of four places in the league standings. The final match of this tournament will take place at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on May 20.
Lucknow Super Giants: 145/8
Mumbai Indians managed to post a respectable total of 144/7 in 20 overs after starting slowly, thanks to Ishan Kishan and Nehal Wadhera’s steady approaches at opening and middle order respectively. Tim David’s explosive hitting in the final overs proved decisive as they hit seven fours and two sixes to surpass their target comfortably.
LSG captain KL Rahul scored 75 off 29 balls as he and Pooran shared in a 109-run fourth-wicket partnership that ensured LSG reached their target easily. Krunal Pandya played a pivotal role, hitting three sixes and five fours during his 36-ball knock.
The wicketkeeper-batsman has been in great form with the bat this season and will look to add to his impressive tally of runs. A skilled batsman with good footwork and timing, his challenge has always been turning those strokes into big scores.
Mohsin Khan makes another impressive showing, this time dismissing Rohit Sharma in the third over. The left-armer bowls a short ball on Rohit’s pads that Rohit hits over his head for six to fall prey to Mohsin’s left-arm spin bowling attack.
KL Rahul attributes his disappointment over missing out on a playoff spot to inconsistency with the bat, admitting that had they set a target between 160-170 their batting unit would have fared much better. Additionally, Rahul believes momentum must be built during middle overs, while their bowlers performed admirably by keeping pressure on Mumbai batters throughout their innings.
Justin Langer of LSG is pleased with the performance of his team despite their dismal chances of qualifying for the Playoffs. In particular, Mohsin Khan impressed with two wickets in just four overs as pace bowler. He is particularly pleased with Australia’s Marcus Stoinis, whose impactful contribution with both bat and ball was immense. He hopes that their winning run can continue against Mumbai. He adds that Mayank Yadav’s injury is not too serious and will be evaluated further by medical personnel. He remains optimistic that Mayank will return soon to help lead his team in the playoff race and will keep tabs on matches from other teams to monitor their progression, believing a strong finish from remaining games will be required to secure playoff contention.
Final Score
Stoinis’ powerful batting helped LSG overcome Mumbai’s early wobbles to secure victory by four wickets. He hit seven hits to the fence and two maximums, taking his total for this season up to 161. Their win moved them up into third place on the points table; Mumbai suffered their sixth defeat out of 10 matches and were effectively out of playoff contention.
Early, Ishan Kishan and Tim David’s patient innings enabled MI to post an impressive total of 144/7. Kishan’s steady presence, combined with Nehal Wadhera’s sound strategy during middle overs, kept Mumbai in contention for victory.
At first, Mumbai looked strong against England – however as the innings progressed their hopes began to diminish rapidly as quick wickets demoralised their batsmen and prevented them from scoring runs at will.
At this crucial juncture in the match, Mumbai were given an additional blow when they received a slow over rate violation because one of their fielders could not quickly return his ground after catching a ball.
An over rate violation means that only four fielders can leave the circle at any one time during the final over. This makes it very challenging for batsmen to build innings and push up the score higher.
Gerald Coetzee throws Ayush Badoni a short delivery over middle and off, forcing Ayush Badoni into taking a pull shot that results in him receiving an unexpected blow to the helmet – prompting the need for a mandatory concussion checkup.
Due to a slow over rate penalty, this match ended up as a low-scoring affair. Ishan Kishan finally managed to accelerate and hit five-ball fifty for MI as they closed in on their run chase, however their hopes were dashed by some smart batting from Nicholas Pooran who managed to stay low and work the ball around towards midwicket before seeing his side home with four balls remaining.
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