The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) vs Mumbai Indians (MI) clash was in the fray in match 48 of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) on Tuesday, April 30 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. Lucknow.
Mumbai Indians have been one of the weakest teams in the current edition of the competition despite having one of the strongest lineups on paper. The star-studded team has not performed well consistently and Hardik Pandya & Co. is ninth in the Indian Premier League 2024 points table.
Out of nine matches played in the league, Mumbai Indians have just won three matches and are facing defeats in six matches. Lucknow Super Giants, on the other hand, have also competed in nine matches but have done a significantly better job than the five-time IPL champions. LSG has won five games and with ten points under its belt it occupies fifth position in the standings.
Meanwhile, both LSG and MI head into the clash after a defeat in their previous match. Lucknow Super Giants faced a 7-wicket hammering at the hands of Rajasthan Royals as they allowed the Royals to chase down 197 comprehensively, taking advantage of half-centuries from Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel.
Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, suffered a defeat at the hands of the Delhi Capitals, as their players allowed the Rishabh Pant-led team to score 257/4, and then MI reached 247/9, facing a 10-loss. career.
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Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and opted to play first in the match. They made some significant changes to their team, the biggest being the return of fast pacer Mayank Yadav.
“We are going to bowl first. Wicket is looking good, we want to put pressure on their batsmen and look to chase it. We will try to stay as balanced as possible. We need to go out and put on a show. We have had some good wins. Few overs, Quinton misses out. Kulkarni is in the team. Mayank has also played very well, he has a great impact. It is important that the physiotherapists leave.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya said at the toss that injuries to some players have cost them matches.
“It looks good. It looks like a slower surface, let’s see how it plays. We know that every game is do or die. We need to concentrate on one game at a time. I think we have backed our playing XI each time. Injuries “They have cost us. All the crucial players are assured. It is a long tournament, we have believed in all our players every time we have played.”
LSG vs MI: Impact players –
Mumbai Indians Impact Subs: Nuwan Untilhara, Kumar Kartikeya, Dewald Brevis, Naman Dhir, Shams Mulani
Lucknow Supergiants Substitutes: Arshin Kulkarni, Manimaran Siddharth, Krishnappa Gowtham, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad
LSG vs MI: Playing XI –
Mumbai Indians (playing XI): Ishan Kishan (w), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Gerald Coetzee, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah.
Lucknow Supergiants (playing XI): KL Rahul (with), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ashton Turner, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav
