LSG beat MI by 12 runs

KATHMANDU: Lucknow Super Giants defeated Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in today’s Indian Premier League (IPL) match.

Chasing a target of 204 runs, Mumbai could only manage 191 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

Mumbai’s Suryakumar Yadav top-scored with 67 runs off 43 balls, including 9 fours and 1 six. Mumbai got off to a rocky start, losing 2 wickets for just 17 runs. However, Suryakumar and Naman Dhir combined for a crucial 69-run partnership for the third wicket. Dhir contributed 46 runs from 24 balls, hitting 4 fours and 3 sixes.

For the fourth wicket, Suryakumar and Tilak Varma added 66 runs, with Tilak scoring 25 runs from 23 balls, including 2 fours, before being retired out on the fifth ball of the 19th over. The fifth-wicket partnership between Tilak and captain Hardik Pandya added 32 runs, with Pandya remaining not out on 21 from 16 balls, including 2 fours and 1 six.

Opener Ryan Rickelton (10) and Will Jacks (5) were dismissed early.

Mumbai needed 22 runs from the final over to win. Although Pandya hit a six on the first ball, Avesh Khan held his nerve and denied Mumbai a win. With this victory, Lucknow maintained their unbeaten record against Mumbai in the IPL league stage.

For Lucknow, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, and Digvijay Rathore each claimed 1 wicket.

Earlier, in the match at Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, after losing the toss, batted first and posted a total of 203 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs.

Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram both scored half-centuries. Marsh was the top scorer for Lucknow, making 60 runs off 31 balls, including 9 fours and 2 sixes.

The first-wicket partnership between Markram and Marsh was worth 76 runs from 42 balls. Markram contributed 53 runs off 38 balls, hitting 2 fours and 4 sixes.

For the fourth wicket, Markram and Ayush Badoni put on 51 runs before Badoni was dismissed for 30 runs from 19 balls, including 4 fours. Abdul Samad (4 runs from 2 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (12 runs from 6 balls) were both dismissed quickly.

David Miller contributed 27 runs from 14 balls, including 3 fours and 1 six. Captain Rishabh Pant continued his poor form and was dismissed for just 2 runs from 6 balls. Pant, who was acquired for ₹27 crore by Lucknow, has scored only 19 runs in 4 matches so far.

For Mumbai, captain Hardik Pandya was the standout bowler, taking 5 wickets for 36 runs in his 4 overs. Trent Boult, Ashwini Kumar, and Vignesh Puthur each took 1 wicket.

With this win, Lucknow moved up to the 6th spot with 4 points from 4 matches. Mumbai, on the other hand, remained in 7th place with 2 points from 4 matches. Mumbai had previously won against Kolkata Knight Riders.

With this victory, Lucknow continued their unbeaten record against Mumbai in IPL league-stage matches.