Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants won their respective games on Sunday (April 7) in the ongoing IPL 2024 game. While MI beat Delhi Capitals to register their first win of the season, LSG beat GT to record their third consecutive victory.
Chasing 164, GT captain Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan shared a 54-run stand for the first wicket before the former’s dismissal opened the floodgates. Yash Thakur castled Gill for 19 to give LSG the first breakthrough.
Two runs later, Ravi Bishnoi dismissed Kane Williamson for 1 before Krunal Pandya returned Sudharsan and Sharath BR in the 9th over to reduce GT to 61 for 4. GT continued to lose wickets at regular intervals and were eventually bowled out for 130 runs in the 19th over to lose the game by 33 runs.
Earlier in the game, Marcus Stoinis’ half-century helped LSG recover from 18 for 2 and end their innings with a competitive total of 163/5 after KL Rahul won the toss and opted to bat first.
LSG got off to a bad start as they lost two wickets in the powerplay. Umesh Yadav dismissed Quinton de Kock for six runs in the first over before returning Devdutt Padikkal for seven in the third. It was followed by a 73-run tussle between KL Rahul and Stoinis.
Darshan Nalkande broke the stand by dismissing Rahul for 33 in the 13th over. In the 15th over, he dismissed Stoinis for 58. Towards the end, Nicholas Pooran’s unbeaten knock of 32 and Ayush Badoni’s 20-run cameo helped LSG post a total of over 160.
Before the game between LSG and GT, MI thrashed DC by 29 runs to go off the mark in IPL 2024. When asked to bat first, MI scored 234/5 in the allotted 20 overs. In response, DC ended their innings with 205/8.
IPL 2024 points table after the game MI vs DC and LSG vs GT
With the win, MI moved up from the last place and is currently at the 8th position in the points table. On the other hand, LSG is in third place with three wins in four games. Currently, DC is languishing at the bottom of the points table, while GT is in seventh place.
Teams Mat Won Lost Drawn NR Pts NRR Rajasthan Royals 4 4 0 0 0 8 1.12 Kolkata Knight Riders 3 3 0 0 0 6 2.518 Lucknow Super Giants 4 3 1 0 0 6 0.775 Chennai Super Kings 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.517 Sunrisers Hyderabad 4 2 2 0 0 4 0.409 Punjab Kings 4 2 2 0 0 4 -0.22 Gujarat Titans 5 2 3 0 0 4 -0.797 Mumbai Indians 4 1 3 0 0 2 -0.704 Royal Challengers Bengaluru 5 1 4 0 0 2 -0.843 Capitals of Delhi 5 1 4 0 0 2 -1.37
IPL Orange Cap after the game MI vs DC and LSG vs GT
Player Matches Inns Runs Average Sr 4s 6s Virat Kohli 5 5 316 105.33 146.3 29 12 Sai Sudharsan 5 5 191 38.2 129.05 20 2 Riyan Parag 4 4 185 92.5 158.12 14 12 Shubman Gill 5 5 183 45.75 1 47.58 13 7 Sanju Samson 4 4 178 59.33 150.85 17 8
IPL Purple Cap after the game MI vs DC and LSG vs GT
Player Matches Overs Balls Weeks Avg Runs 4-fers Yuzvendra Chahal 4 14 84 8 11.12 89 – Mohit Sharma 4 16 96 7 18.71 131 – Khaleel Ahmed 5 20 120 7 24.29 170 – Mustafizur Rahman 3 12 72 7 15.14 106 1 Gerald Co etzee 4 14 .3 87 7 22 154 1