Marcus Stoinis led the charge with a score of 62 as the Lucknow Super Giants secured a narrow victory against a resilient bowling line-up of the Mumbai Indians, winning the match by 4 wickets. Now they are in third place on the table.
The 46-run knock of Nehal Wadhera’s along with Tim David’s late blitz in the final over guided the Mumbai Indians to a competitive total of 144 runs at the loss of seven wickets against the Lucknow Super Giants. Mumbai faced early setbacks, losing key players like Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, and Hardik Pandya within the first six overs, but Ishan Kishan and Wadhera managed to stabilise their innings to some extent.
In the toss, the Lucknow Super Giants elected to bowl first against Hardik Pandya’s Mumbai Indians at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. LSG omitted Quinton de Kock from their lineup, while Mayank Yadav returned to the team.