MI vs LSG IPL 2025 Highlights: Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult fire Mumbai to 54-run win

Right then. What next for MI? They take on Rajasthan Royals in their quest for their 6th successive win, this time in Jaipur, on Thursday, 1st May, 2025. On the other hand, LSG have nearly a week's break, before they head north to Dharamsala, to meet the Punjab Kings on Monday, 4th May, 2025. But we are not done yet. The second match of this Sunday double header is already underway in Delhi with RCB and DC trading blows. Do head over there to that matchcentre. ADIOS! TAKE CARE!

Interesting. Mumbai Indians' WILL JACKS HAS BEEN AWARDED THE PLAYER OF THE MATCH. 29 (21) with the bat and then a double-wicket over to boot. On being asked about what does he prefer being called - batter who can bowl or an allrounder, Jacks smiles and says that he is a batter but does focus on his bowling. Doesn't think of himself as a part timer and loves to contribute whenever called upon. Admits that Pooran and Pant were big wickets as Lucknow Super Giants were going really well at that stage and was elated to get both the left handers at that stage. Is not too sure whether he can be called as the slayer of left handers and says that he just loves to bowl. Thanks the captain and management for giving him an opportunity to be a part of this family. Opines that MI are finding a nice rhythm but still have some work to do. On Jasprit Bumrah, Will calls him an incredible bowler, detailing that he had the displeasure of facing Bumrah in the nets and cannot say how good is he, in words. Ends by saying that Boom Boom is just amazing to watch.

The victorious skipper of Mumbai Indians, HARDIK PANDYA, is all smiles as he comes on to share his views. Hardik says carrying the momentum was important and the way the team has responded in front of such a special crowd is impressive. Mentions that everybody took their chances and chipped in wonderfully both with the bat and the ball to make a big impact. Says good teams are made of such contributions and lauds the way the entire team came in with contributions. On him bowling just one over, Pandya says he felt Bosch could do well on this surface and that was the only reason. Concludes that they as a group are very aware of not letting things get carried away and will take one game at a time and look to carry the momentum.

... THE PRESENTATION ...

The IPL debutant, CORBIN BOSCH, is up next, for a chat. On being asked about when did he get to know about his IPL debut, Bosch informs that he got the news in the morning through head coach Mahela Jayawardene. Adds that since Mitchell Santner was ruled out of this game, he was chosen as the replacement. Calls it a super special day, as it is his brother (Eathan Bosch's) birthday as well. Adds further that it is a special day to make his MI debut as well on the ESA day. Details that this morning, he was jealous of brother Eathan as the birthday boy was celebrating but now, he (Corbin) is the one much happier. On receiving praise from former Aussie allrounder Shane Watson, CB says that he actually looks up to Watson, as he was destructive with both bat and ball, adding that he wants to become like Watto in the future. On his thought process while batting, Corbin Bosch says that he was just thinking of making contact with the ball and once he did that, the nerves settled down. On his bowling, Bosch says that he is working on his bowling and thanks MI's bowling mentor Lasith Malinga for really helping his confidence. On a preferred batting position, Corbin says that he is just happy to bat wherever the team needs him to and is ready to contribute towards the team. Ends by saying that it has been absolutely fantastic for the kids and the team just wanted to make this day extra special for them and calls it a fantastic initiative from the Mumbai Indians.

The captain of Lucknow Super Giants, RISHABH PANT, says the decision to chase was the right call as they backed their batters while also giving the best of the conditions for their bowlers, but it just wasn't their day. Adds that he doesn't want to question a lot about how they bowled as a team and gives credit to Mumbai Indians for playing well. On his own batting, Pant says he doesn't want to think too much and wants to keep it simple in this team-driven game. Lauds the way Mayank Yadav came back in his very first match and hopes for him to get better and better every game.

Incorrect call at the toss? Perhaps, in hindsight. In Mumbai, with the sun beating down hard, the pitches do tend to crack and slow down a touch in the late afternoon. Lucknow Super Giants were looking for early wickets with the ball but barring Rohit Sharma, the other batters made them work for their wickets. Just 5 bowlers were used and the pressure told, as everyone went around the park, with only two overs being as one without a boundary. With the bat, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran and Ayush Badoni gave a bit of a headache to the home side, being 103/3 at the 10-over mark. But Marsh's wicket caused a collapse and it turned out to be a big loss in the end. As many as 4 batters got starts but could not convert those, which was the difference between the two sides.

It was the B and B show for MI. Jasprit Bumrah was back at his best, bowling yorkers at will, ending with 4 wickets while Trent Boult helped himself to 3 as well. In the process, Bumrah went on to become the leading wicket taker for Mumbai Indians in the IPL while Trent Boult picked up his 50th scalp in MI colours. But in between these two legends, along came Will Jacks, who chipped in with two wickets as well. The Englishman has turned out to be more than a part timer, picking up 5 wickets, at an average of 15.6 and an economy of 7.09!

A near-perfect performance by the home side. Lost the toss, were asked to bat and they responded in strong style. Ryan Rickelton led the early charge and then Suryakumar Yadav handled the middle overs. Half centuries from both players with decent cameos towards the end saw MI cross the 200-mark and post 215 on the board, which turned out to be more than enough. Then, with the ball, barring for a brief period during the Powerplay, the bowlers were clinical, with experience coming out trumps.

150TH WIN IN THE IPL FOR MUMBAI INDIANS. The first team to achieve this feat, with Chennai Super Kings way behind at 140 in second place. Also, this is the fifth successive win for Hardik Pandya and his men, who also get their fourth win at home this season, in 5 matches. Provisionally, they move to second but because the next game between DC and RCB will see the winner move to 14 points, MI will automatically drop down to third by the end of the day.

19.6: Trent Boult to Digvesh Singh, OUT! CASTLED! Trent Boult gets his third and Mumbai Indians wrap the game by 54 runs. Boult steams in and fires a full-length ball, angling it in, on middle and leg. Digvesh Singh is way too late on his shot and looks to drag it across the line, only to get beaten by pace. The ball goes on to crash into the leg stump, and Lucknow Super Giants are all out for 161, at the end of 20 overs. 

19.5: Trent Boult to Prince Yadav, Lands it on a good length, on middle and leg, Prince Yadav tucks it to the mid-wicket region for a single. 

19.4: Trent Boult to Prince Yadav, Back of a length, over off, Prince Yadav dabs it down the deck.

19.3: Trent Boult to Digvesh Singh, A full toss, outside off, sliced through point for a run.

19.2: Trent Boult to Prince Yadav, On middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

19.1: Trent Boult to Prince Yadav, Sticking to the basics. No theatrics. Trent Boult to bowl the final over. 3-0-17-2 so far. Inswinging yorker, around middle, dug out to the bowler.

18.6: Corbin Bosch to Digvesh Singh, Hard length, at the stumps, skidding through to almost go onto hit the stumps. Digvesh Singh just about manages to get an inside edge onto his pads. Bosch ends with figures 4-0-26-1.

Who will bowl the final over? Will Hardik go to Boult or will he experiment with Chahar or himself?

18.6: Corbin Bosch to Digvesh Singh, WIDE! On a length, just going down leg, Digvesh Singh tries to tickle it fine but misses. 

Who will be given the honours? Digvesh or Mayank? Digvesh Singh comes in at number 11, replacing Ravi Bishnoi.

18.5: Corbin Bosch to Ravi Bishnoi, OUT! TIMBER! The fun for Ravi Bishnoi comes to an end and Corbin Bosch gets his first wicket for Mumbai Indians! Nails the yorker, on middle and Ravi Bishnoi is all over it as he looks to whip it across and gets beaten. The ball scoots under and rattles the stumps. Ravi Bishnoi departs for 13 (14) and LSG are 157/9.

18.4: Corbin Bosch to Ravi Bishnoi, Pace off, short and over middle, Ravi Bishnoi is way too early on the pull and misses.

18.3: Corbin Bosch to Ravi Bishnoi, Another yorker, dug out to the bowler this time.

18.2: Corbin Bosch to Prince Yadav, Yorker, outside off, dug out to the off side for a single.

18.2: Corbin Bosch to Prince Yadav, WIDE. Down the leg side, Prince misses his flick.

18.1: Corbin Bosch to Prince Yadav, A review for a caught behind. A length ball, following the batter down the leg side, Prince Yadav looks to flick but misses. There is a noise and the keeper appeals but the umpire stays unmoved. Mumbai Indians go for the review but UltraEdge detects the spike when the ball is near the pad.

Meanwhile, news from Delhi is that the Royal Challengers Bengaluru have won the toss and elected to chase against Delhi Capitals, in match number 46. Interesting thoughts from both captains, with Rajat Patidar citing the good nature of the wicket while Axar Patel saying that the wicket will slow down, so is happy to bat first. No Phil Salt for RCB, replaced by Jacob Bethell while for DC, Faf du Plessis returns.

17.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Ravi Bishnoi, SIX! BANG! Ravi Bishnoi takes on Bumrah and has a celebration of his own for doing it. On a good length, over middle, Ravi Bishnoi swings across and connects well. Clears long on for a biggie. Jasprit Bumrah finishes with figures 4-0-22-4. A true impact player for MI!

17.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Ravi Bishnoi, A nasty bouncer, angling into the left shoulder of the batter. Ravi Bishnoi ducks under and makes sure to stay away from the firing line.

17.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Ravi Bishnoi, Looks for a yorker but misses it by a few inches, on middle, Ravi Bishnoi pushes it to mid off.

17.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Prince Yadav, A good short ball, following the batter, Yadav is cramped for room and somehow manages to fend it towards square leg for a single.

17.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Prince Yadav, Another full toss, outside off, Prince pushes this straight to cover.

17.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Prince Yadav, Good ball for the hattrick ball. Goes for the yorker, does Bumrah but misses his mark. Turns out to be a low full toss and Prince Yadav is happy to defend.

Should be Bumrah with his hattrick ball. Or does Hardik have other ideas? Nope, it is Boom Boom.

16.6: Corbin Bosch to Ravi Bishnoi, Good length, on middle, Bishnoi makes some room and taps it to cover. 

16.5: Corbin Bosch to Ravi Bishnoi, Another bouncer, over middle, Ravi Bishnoi throws the kitchen sink at it and misses. 

16.4: Corbin Bosch to Ravi Bishnoi, Short and on middle, Ravi Bishnoi has a wild swing across and misses. Hardik Pandya has a chat with the bowler and decides to take the review for a caught-behind appeal, with not many interested in the first place. The replays show there is a gap as the ball passes the bat, and the UltraEdge confirms it too. The on-field call of NOT OUT stays, and Mumbai Indians lose a review. 

16.3: Corbin Bosch to Ravi Bishnoi, A short ball now, Bishnoi looks to ramp it over the keeper but misses.

16.2: Corbin Bosch to Ravi Bishnoi, SIX! WHAM! Slower ball, short in length, outside off, Ravi Bishnoi picks the change in pace and heaves this over mid-wicket!

16.1: Corbin Bosch to Ravi Bishnoi, Outside off, driven straight to mid off.

Prince Yadav walks in next, at number 10, replacing Avesh Khan.

15.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Avesh Khan, OUT! BOWLED! Action replay! It almost looked like that. A right-handed batter, Bumrah the bowler, a corker of a yorker, around off, bat comes down late, ball goes through and BOOM! The off stump is rattled again as Avesh departs for a golden duck! Bumrah now has 4 and will be on a hattrick when he comes to bowl his next over!

Avesh Khan walks in next at number 9, replacing Abdul Samad.

15.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Abdul Samad, OUT! BOWLED! That's a Boom Boom special. Wicket number 3 for him. A perfect yorker, at the base of the stumps. Abdul Samad tries to get down his bat in time but is way too late. Misses and the ball goes under to hit the off stump! Samad departs for 2 (4) and from 110/3, Lucknow Super Giants are now 142/7, in the span of 28 balls! 74 more needed from 25 balls.

15.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Ravi Bishnoi, Full, on middle, Bishnoi works it through mid on for a single.

15.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Ravi Bishnoi, Landed outside off, almost a yorker, Ravi Bishnoi pushes it towards point.

Into the bowlers now. Ravi Bishnoi walks in at number 8, replacing David Miller.

15.2: Jasprit Bumrah to David Miller, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! That's probably the knockout punch to LSG. Full toss, was there to be dispatched, David Miller doesn't appear to muscle it and ends up spooning it straight to Corbin Bosch towards the deep mid-wicket fence. Bosch runs to his left, leaps and takes a good catch to end Miller's inning and LSG's hopes. 

15.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Abdul Samad, Bumrah, like others, continues to search for the yorker and nails it on off. Abdul Samad tucks this away towards deep mid-wicket for one. 

14.6: Trent Boult to David Miller, A low full toss, on the pads, David Miller flicks it to deep square leg for a couple of runs. Just 6 runs and a wicket off this over. 

14.5: Trent Boult to Abdul Samad, This is some serious bowling! Not giving the batters an inch! Fires in the yorker, at the pads, Abdul Samad fails to flick it and the batters sneak a leg bye as the ball rolls to the on side. Boult does well to charge in and tries to have a shy at the bowling end but misses. 

14.4: Trent Boult to David Miller, Nicely bowled. Very full, on middle and leg, David Miller jams it down to long on for a single. 

Abdul Samad walks in next at number 7, replacing Ayush Badoni.

14.3: Trent Boult to Abdul Samad, On middle, pushed down to long on for a single.

14.2: Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, OUT! CAUGHT! Well, did not get a wicket in the previous over, does not matter for MI! 50TH WICKET FOR TRENT BOULT IN THE IPL IN MI COLOURS! A length ball, around middle and off, angling away, excellent change of pace, Ayush Badoni stays away to the leg side and tries to get it up and over the infield on the off side. But he cannot manufacture the pace and plays the shot way too early. Ends up chipping it tamely to Will Jacks at point. Badoni departs for 35 (22) and from 110/3, Lucknow Super Giants are now 135/5. Need another 81 from 34 balls.

Dear me? We are shown the replay of the last ball of the 14th over and guess what, UltraEdge picks up a spike as the ball is close to the bat! No wonder Badoni did not review for the wide.

14.1: Trent Boult to David Miller, On middle, pushed down to long on for a single.

STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Lucknow Super Giants are fast approaching a do-or-die period in this chase. They got 60 in the Powerplay but have added only 74 in the next 8 overs. As a standalone, that is a good stat but when the required rate is close to 11 from the start, it is not good enough. With 82 needed from 36 balls, David Miller needs to revisit what his father used to say in his early playing days - 'If the ball is in Miller's arc, it is out of the park'. MI have been bowling excellently, using the dimensions of the boundaries to near perfection. They were struggling a touch in the Powerplay but once the ball has gotten older and softer, they have strut their skills. Will Jacks is turning out to be more than a handy part timer for this side. Here's Trent Boult again, trying to break this partnership and nip the chase in the bud. 2-0-12-1 so far.

13.6: Corbin Bosch to Ayush Badoni, Ayush Badoni moves across and Corbin Bosch lands it down leg, on a fuller length. Ayush fails to connect his scoop behind and hopes for the umpire to call it a wide. It's deemed a fair delivery due to the shuffle and LSG do not opt for the review either. 

13.5: Corbin Bosch to David Miller, Short of a length, on off, David Miller thumps it hard over the bowler. Bosch does well to stick up his right hand and cuts all the pace off the ball and parries it to long on for a single.

13.5: Corbin Bosch to David Miller, WIDE! Overcompensates with an effort ball that is going down leg. Corbin Bosch will have to relaod this one. 

13.4: Corbin Bosch to David Miller, FOUR! David Miller finding his rhythm is the sight LSG want to see at the moment. Makes batting look effortless! Slightly overpitched, on off, Miller swats it straight down the track, over the bowler for a boundary. 

13.3: Corbin Bosch to David Miller, One more full toss, outside off, Miller chips this over covers. The ball races towards the ropes but Naman Dhir covers good ground to his left from sweeper and gets there with a dive, saving the boundary. Two runs taken. 88 more needed from 39 balls.

13.2: Corbin Bosch to David Miller, Another full toss, around middle and leg, David Miller works this through square leg for a couple.

13.1: Corbin Bosch to Ayush Badoni, On the pads, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

In the IPL, Badoni bats at number 5 or lower but he can be promoted to number 4, where he averages 69.4 in T20s, with a strike rate of 136. Change of ends for Corbin Bosch. 1-0-6-0 so far.

12.6: Will Jacks to David Miller, FOUR! Top shot! Ends the over well, does David Miller! 11 runs come off it. Quicker one, full and on middle and leg again, David Miller clears his front leg out and tonks it over the bowler for a boundary. 

12.5: Will Jacks to David Miller, Lovely ball. Darts this very full, on middle and leg, David Miller can only dig it back to the bowler. 

12.4: Will Jacks to David Miller, Tossed up, on off, David Miller lifts it over the leaping cover fielder for a brace. 

12.3: Will Jacks to David Miller, That is a beauty. Tossed up, outside off, Miller comes forward to defend but the ball lands and then whizzes past the outside edge.

12.2: Will Jacks to David Miller, MISFIELD, FOUR! Did Surya lose the ball in the lights? Flighted, around off, David Miller stays leg side of the ball and chips this towards long off. Suryakumar Yadav charges onto the ball for the catch but then, stops abruptly. Eventually, the ball drops in front of him and goes past him to the ropes. His reactions seemed to indicate that he just lost the ball at the last moment. 99 more needed from 46 balls.

12.1: Will Jacks to Ayush Badoni, Short, outside off, Ayush Badoni rocks back and heaves it towards deep mid-wicket for a single.

Against LSG, Boult has bowled well in the past, with 9 wickets at an average of 18.7. Will Jacks is back on. 1-0-7-2 so far.

11.6: Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, End of an excellent over! Just 3 runs and a wicket of it. Back of a length, on off and middle, Ayush Badoni cuts it to deep backward point for one. 

11.5: Trent Boult to David Miller, Back of a length, on off, Miller rises with the bounce and cuts it to deep point for a single to get off the mark. 

11.4: Trent Boult to David Miller, Attacking the stumps, on a good length, David Miller taps it to mid off. 

11.3: Trent Boult to David Miller, Around off, fuller, probably a bit of tail in? A watchful Miller pushes it towards mid off.

Surely, this is Miller time? Finally. In he comes, replacing Nicholas Pooran as the impact sub.

11.2: Trent Boult to Mitchell Marsh, OUT! CAUGHT! Boult provides the breakthrough! A short ball, around off, but excellent change of pace. Mitchell Marsh lines up for the pull shot but the ball kind of holds onto the surface. As a result, it arrives late and causes a miscue off the top portion of the bat. The ball hovers in the air near deep square leg where Tilak Varma completes a simple catch. The 46-run stand is broken and Marsh departs for 34 (24). He was struggling post the Powerplay and has been rid of his misery. Lucknow Super Giants are 110/4 and need another 106 from 52 balls.

11.1: Trent Boult to Ayush Badoni, On a length, around off, angling away, Ayush Badoni stays back and punches this behind point for a single.

In the previous match against MI, Marsh had made a commanding 60. Meanwhile, Hardik brings back Trent Boult. 1-0-9-0 so far.

10.6: Corbin Bosch to Ayush Badoni, Very full, almost a perfect yorker with pace taken off, Ayush Badoni clips it in front of deep mid-wicket for a single. A good over from Corbin Bosch, just 6 runs off it. 

10.5: Corbin Bosch to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Smartly done and a much-needed one for LSG! Full and on off, Ayush Badoni moves across this time and ramps it past fine leg to his right for a boundary. 

10.4: Corbin Bosch to Ayush Badoni, Sees the batter make some room and follows him with a back-of-a-length delivery, Ayush Badoni steers it to short third. 

10.3: Corbin Bosch to Ayush Badoni, On a length, outside off, Ayush Badoni punches this straight to cover.

10.2: Corbin Bosch to Mitchell Marsh, Full, around middle and leg, Marsh works this towards long on for a single.

10.1: Corbin Bosch to Mitchell Marsh, Lucky to get away with this. A loosener, down the leg side, Mitchell Marsh whips this straight to short fine leg. A metre either side of the fielder and it would have been a boundary.

Ayush Badoni has been batting well this season. In the last game, he scored a 21-ball 36, which helped LSG reach a score of 159. Badoni has been consistent in the last three seasons and scored 200 runs or more in each season. In fact, this season he has played with a better average and strike rate. Time to have a look at the bowling angle of the debutant now - Corbin Bosch.

9.6: Karn Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Floated full, on off, Ayush Badoni steps down the track and lofts it over covers for a couple of runs. 20 off this over and LSG rack 30 off the last two overs. 

9.5: Karn Sharma to Ayush Badoni, FOUR! Ayush Badoni is on a roll! 100 up for LSG! Karn Sharma slows it up, drops it short and way outside off, Ayush Badoni reaches for it and cuts it past deep point to his left for another boundary.

9.4: Karn Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, Hit nicely but straight to the fielder. Tossed up, on middle and leg, Mitchell Marsh sweeps it straight to deep square leg for just a single.

9.3: Karn Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Pushed through on the pads, Ayush Badoni milks this away towards long on for one. 

9.2: Karn Sharma to Ayush Badoni, SUX! DELIGHTFUL! Badoni is such a pleasing batter to the eyes of the spectators. Tossed up again, around off this time. Ayush Badoni moves away again and lofts this inside out over cover for another biggie. 

9.1: Karn Sharma to Ayush Badoni, SIX! Ayush Badoni surely bags a punch. Tossed up, over the eyelid of Badoni, around leg. Ayush Badoni moves away from the stumps and lofts this with the full face of his bat and with the spin for a biggie down the ground towards long off. 

8.6: Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, Good end to the opening over for Hardik Pandya! Just 2 runs off the last 4 balls, while the first two went for 8. He drops it short and outside off, Mitchell Marsh presses ahead but seeing the length, drops his wrists and lets it pass. 10 runs off the over. 

8.5: Hardik Pandya to Ayush Badoni, Goes into the surface, does Hardik, angling it into the batter, on a length, Ayush Badoni cuts it to deep point for one. 

8.4: Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, Fuller in length, in and around off, Mitchell Marsh eases it to deep cover for a single. 

8.3: Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, Good length wide of off, Mitchell Marsh slashes hard at it but gets beaten. 

8.2: Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Another one finds the fence and Hardik Pandya is travelling. Short and wide outside off, Mitchell Marsh gets onto his back foot and cuts this past the cover-point region for another boundary.

8.1: Hardik Pandya to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! The MI skipper is greeted with a boundary. Back of a length at a gentle pace, Mitchell Marsh hops up with the bounce and pulls this flat and through mid-wicket for a boundary towards the cow corner. 

Chairperson and founder of the Reliance Foundation, Dhirubhai Ambani International School and a director of Reliance Industries, Ms Nita Ambani is up for a chat with Harsha Bhogle. On being asked about the match, Ms. Ambani says that this is not just a match. It is a celebration of hope, dreams and joy. Adds that it is MI's most-awaited match day of the entire season. Details that looking at the atmoshphere gives her thrills, with 19,000 children, coming from humble backgrounds, having a big experience to see a live match in a stadium. Adds that it is really overwhelming to see how the children are enjoying themselves. Also says that many of the Indian players have played for India and come from humble backgrounds. Feels that these kids can also dream about being what the players are today. Informs that one girl wants to be Jasprit Bumrah, while another wants to just shake hands with Rohit Sharma. Says that if their hopes and aspirations can be fulfilled, they can reach the stars. Is confident that this will be a cherished memory for a long time. On being asked about the ESA, Ms. Ambani says that the heart of the ESA is education and sports for all. Explains that children learn as much in a classroom as much in a sports field. Adds that today is a day of dream and hopes. Feels that one of them can become a Harmanpreet Kaur, or one can become a Rohit or someone can become a sports presenter cum anchor like Harsha Bhogle. Feels that with support and help, all children can reach the stars. Informs us that 19000 children have come today, with so many supervisors, 500 buses and maybe 1 lakh meals, citing the feedback from many that they loved the delicious food! Ends by saying that this match means a lot and is very very dear to her.

7.6: Karn Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Tossed up, on off, Ayush drives it straight to cover. Good start from Karn Sharma! Just 6 runs off his first over. 

7.5: Karn Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, Short and turning away, from around off, Mitchell Marsh punches it through cover. Suryakumar Yadav does well in the deep to keep it down to just one. 

7.4: Karn Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Loops it nice and full, on middle and leg, Ayush Badoni steps out, while making room and pushes it to deep cover for a single. 

7.3: Karn Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Badoni makes room and beautifully drives the flighted delivery straight down the ground between extra cover and sweeper cover for a couple of runs. Trent Boult makes a diving stop, diving to his right, preventing a boundary.

7.2: Karn Sharma to Mitchell Marsh, A googly from the bowler, full and on the leg stump. Mitchell Marsh goes to flick it, but the ball turns more than expected, missing his bat on the inside edge. The ball then deflects off his front pad to the short third fielder. A single taken, leg bye signalled.

7.1: Karn Sharma to Ayush Badoni, Floated wide of off, Ayush Badoni hops up on his toes and punches this through cover for a single. 

6.6: Will Jacks to Ayush Badoni, A bit fuller than a length, on middle, Ayush Badoni sweeps it to deep backward square leg for one. 

6.5: Will Jacks to Mitchell Marsh, Keeps it short and slanting into middle and leg, Marsh turns it behind to deep backward square leg for a single. 

6.4: Will Jacks to Ayush Badoni, Full, on middle and off, Ayush Badoni nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark.

Now, is it time for the impact substitute? Still no. Ayush Badoni walks out at number 5, replacing his skipper, Rishabh Pant.

6.3: Will Jacks to Rishabh Pant, OUT! The poor run of games continues for Pant. Tossed up around middle and leg, Rishabh Pant opts to go for the reverse sweep but he gets cramped for room to play this as this was dished closer to the batter. Pant ends up helping this into the hands of Karn Sharma at short third for a regulation catch. 

6.2: Will Jacks to Rishabh Pant, FOUR! A boundary to begin the innings for Rishabh Pant, not the most convincing though. Short of a length around off, Rishabh Pant looks to cut this through point but gets it edged and still manages to find the gap towards the right of short third for four runs. 

Impact substitute time? Not yet. In comes skipper Rishabh Pant at number 4, replacing Nicholas Pooran.

6.1: Will Jacks to Nicholas Pooran, OUT! IN THE AIR AND GONE! CAUGHT! MI return the favour to LSG by picking up a wicket right after the break. Tossed up, turning away from Nicky P around his off stump. Pooran looks to clear the fence down the ground but doesn't get enough power to take it sailing over the fielder at long off. Suryakumar Yadav, donning the Orange Cap, moves swiftly to his left, dives and holds onto this catch. Nicholas Pooran departs right outside the Powerplay. 

STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Almost a mirror image of the first innings. Digvesh Singh conceded 19 in the final over of the Powerplay during LSG's bowling and Rishabh Pant called for a timeout immediately after the 6th over. Deepak Chahar goes for 20 in the final over of the fielding restrictions and Hardik Pandya has done the same here. Nothing much to choose between the two sides at this point - LSG are 60/1, while MI were 66/1. Actually, it has not been a bad bowling effort from MI. Out of 60, Deepak Chahar has gone for 38, but that too, 20 came in one over. Lucknow possess a deep batting lineup, but if truth be told, their batting has been revolving only around the top 3. If they are to chase this down, they would need the likes of Miller, Pant and Badoni to fire, with one batter batting deep. Time for spin. Here's Will Jacks.

5.6: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, A good ball to conclude the over that goes for 20 runs. Lucknow Super Giants end the Powerplay at 60/1! Very full, on middle, Pooran nudges it to long on for a single.

5.5: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! Nicholas Pooran is taking Deepak Chahar apart! DC goes short and on middle, Nicholas Pooran nails his pull shot, over mid-wicket for the third six on the trot. 

5.4: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! A replica of the previous shot! You cannot keep Nicholas Pooran quiet for too long, can you? Deepak Chahar misses his mark and serves a low full toss, outside off, Nicholas Pooran slices it over deep point for six more.  50 UP FOR LSG! 163 more needed from 86 balls.

5.3: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, SIX! That's what Pooran can do and is expected to do. Attempted wide yorker, Nicholas Pooran converts this into a full toss, opens the face of his bat and slices this beyond the reach of deep backward point, to his left for six runs. 

5.3: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE! Full and wide outside off. Lands on the other strip but behind the stumps and the umpire signals wide. Wided.

5.2: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, Too full, on off. Nicholas Pooran hammers this rolling to mid off for no run. Mitchell Marsh at the other end was looking for a single but denied rightly so by Pooran. 

5.1: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, Is this pressure telling on Nicholas Pooran? Only time will tell. Good length wide outside off, not too far away from the off stump. Pooran gives it a mighty heave but fails to get any part of his bat at the ball. The ball whiskers past the off pole back to the keeper. 

Marsh had a contrasting start to his IPL 2025 campaign. Started with 4 fifties in his first 5 innings but scored just 79 runs in his last 3 innings.

4.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, Outside off, pushed through mid on for one more. 11 from the over, Bumrah's figures read 2-0-13-1.

4.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, Excellent yorker, around off, similar to the one which got rid of Marsh in the previous game, against Mukesh Kumar. This time, the Bison is watchful and pushes it through mid on for a single.

4.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, OOPSY, nearly a no ball! A high full toss, on middle takes Pooran by surprise as he somehow manages to pull it away through square leg for a single. No signal from the umpire, no review from the batter either.

4.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, WIDE. Full and fast, but down the leg side, Nicholas Pooran misses his flick.

4.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, Another slower one, good length this time. Mitchell Marsh gets an inside edge through square leg for a single. 

4.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, Clever from Bumrah as he takes all the pace off this one. Slower one, back of a length, around off. Mitchell Marsh looks to pull this one but plays for the pace on and this being a slower one, arrives late. 

4.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! MONSTROUS! Good length, angling into the batter. Mitchell Marsh was up for it as he settled well within his popping crease and gave it a proper whack. The ball flies out of the middle of Marsh's bat and is deposited into the stands towards the deep mid-wicket region. 

In the previous game, Chahar had figures of 4-0-12-2 - which was his best economical spell in his IPL career.

3.6: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, FOUR! JUST SHORT! A short ball, around middle, Pooran swivels and pulls it towards deep square leg. The fielder in the deep, Naman Dhir, charges forward for the catch but the ball dips and lands just in front of him. He is unable to stop the ball and it goes past his hand, deflecting into the fence, to his left.

3.5: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, Overpitched, around off, driven straight to cover.

3.4: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, Massive appeal for a caught behind! Only by the bowler. The keeper does not look too excited. Turned down by the umpire. Hardik is asking about the review, but gets no support. A short ball, around the rib cage, around leg stump, Nicholas Pooran looks to pull it away but misses. The replay shows that the ball hit his chest and went to the keeper.

3.3: Deepak Chahar to Nicholas Pooran, Good length, on off. Nicholas Pooran gives a lot of respect to Chahar as he defends this off his front foot.

3.2: Deepak Chahar to Mitchell Marsh, On a length around off, Mitchell Marsh pushes this gently across the carpet to long off for one. 

3.1: Deepak Chahar to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR! Full toss, wide outside off. Mitchell Marsh drills this wide to the right of mid off, leaving no chance for the fielder to field this as the ball races away to the fence for four. 

Marsh has batted at a strike rate of 180 against pacers - the best for any batter in the tournament (Min. 100 balls).

2.6: Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, Full, down the leg side, worked through square leg for a couple, to get off the mark. Just 2 runs and a wicket from Boom Boom's opener.

2.5: Jasprit Bumrah to Nicholas Pooran, Full, around off, pushed to the off side.

Nicholas Pooran walks in next at number 3, replacing Aiden Markram.

2.4: Jasprit Bumrah to Aiden Markram, OUT! CAUGHT! Excellent timing, but that brings about Markram's downfall! History made at the Wankhede as JASPRIT BUMRAH BECOMES THE LEADING WICKET TAKER FOR MUMBAI INDIANS IN THE IPL! Gets his 171st scalp, which takes him beyond Lasith Malinga, one of the all-time greats. Coming to the ball, it is a length ball, around off and Aiden Markram shows the excellent quality of his wrists. He just works this beautifully and does not bother to keep it down. But to his dismay, the ball travels sweetly and straight to the lone man at deep mid-wicket! Naman Dhir makes no mistake and Bumrah has his hands aloft, with a smile. Markram, who was looking good, departs for 9 (11) and Lucknow Super Giants are 18/1, needing another 198 from 104 balls.

2.3: Jasprit Bumrah to Aiden Markram, Good length, wide outside off, Aiden Markram defends this around off for no run. Pressure telling on Aiden Markram as he is looking restless out in the middle. 

2.2: Jasprit Bumrah to Aiden Markram, OUCH! That must have hurt Markram. Slower one, coming sharply back into the batter. Aiden Markram walks down and away and looks to tuck this towards the mid-wicket region, but he gets outfoxed by the lack of pace and gets beaten on the inside edge. He is in some pain as the ball crashes just under his abdomen. 

2.1: Jasprit Bumrah to Aiden Markram, Back of a length, drifting down leg. Aiden Markram walks in and looks to flick this through square leg but misses and gets hit on the thigh pad.

Both, Boult and Chahar have taken more than 200 wickets in the IPL collectively and are known for their early swing bowling. But we see an early bowling change. Jasprit Bumrah has been called upon early today.

1.6: Deepak Chahar to Aiden Markram, Outside off, punched towards mid off for a quick single. There is an overthrow at the bowler's end but Markram is flat on the ground, having put in the dive to complete the single. Excellent comeback by Chahar. 6 off the first ball, then a no ball. Just 2 off the remaining 5 deliveries.

1.5: Deepak Chahar to Aiden Markram, On a good length, around off, coming in with the angle, Aiden Markram looks to defend but at the last moment, the ball moves away, squaring Markram up. Manages to push it towards short third. That was the knuckle ball from Chahar.

1.4: Deepak Chahar to Aiden Markram, Around off, watchfully defended.

The camera pans on the MI dugout and one can see Suryakumar Yadav sitting there. Probably he is taking a breather, having batted for so long in the afternoon heat. Wonder how would the LSG batters be feeling, after spending more than the time spent by SKY, on the field.

1.3: Deepak Chahar to Mitchell Marsh, Full toss outside off, Mitchell Marsh thumps this over the bowler towards the right of mid off for a single. 

1.2: Deepak Chahar to Mitchell Marsh, Marsh fails to make the most of the Free Hit. Yorker on off, Mitchell Marsh can only dig it out towards cover.

1.2: Deepak Chahar to Mitchell Marsh, NO BALL! Too full on off, Mitchell Marsh drills this to mid on for no run. Hang on, the sound of the buzzer in the background means trouble for Deepak Chahar as he has overstepped. Free Hit up next. 

1.1: Deepak Chahar to Mitchell Marsh, SIX! GIGANTIC FROM MARSH! On a length down leg, Mitchell Marsh leans into it and picks it up, deposits this on top of the roof of the stadium towards deep square with a flick for a six. This was purely timed right out of the middle of Marsh's bat. 

Boult and Chahar have been the frontline pacers for MI this season, having picked up 18 wickets collectively. Here's Deepak Chahar from the other end.

0.6: Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, Well done. Perfect line and length, on a good length just around off, angling away, Aiden gets right behind the ball and defends. 

0.5: Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, FOUR MORE! The length changes but the line doesn't. Result, the same! Boult pulls the length back a touch but delivers more width outside off. Markram stands tall and punches this through the gap between cover and point again, for consecutive boundaries. 207 more needed from 115 balls.

0.4: Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, FOUR! BEAUTY! First boundary of the run chase. Early present from Trent Boult. Wide half volley, outside off, Aiden Markram leans, gets to the pitch of the ball and drives it crisply through the covers. Fine way to get off the mark.

0.3: Trent Boult to Aiden Markram, Fires this full and wide on off, Aiden Markram smashes this all along the carpet to mid off for no run. 

0.2: Trent Boult to Mitchell Marsh, Marsh is off the blocks. On a length around the pads, Mitchell Marsh flicks this towards deep square for a single to kickstart his innings. 

0.1: Trent Boult to Mitchell Marsh, Comes round the wicket, lands it on a good length and angling sharply back into the batter. Mitchell Marsh misses out on the flick and wears it on his pads. There is a bit of an LBW appeal but without much conviction. Probably going down leg.

We are back with the second essay! The two umpires are out in the middle, and Mumbai Indians spread out to take the field. As expected, Jasprit Bumrah comes in as an impact substitute, replacing Rohit Sharma! Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh are the openers out for Lucknow Super Giants. Trent Boult has the new ball in hand and will start the proceedings. Here we go!

... THE RUN CHASE ...

Right then, 216 the target! Lucknow Super Giants will need another strong showing from their top order if they’re to pull off this chase. The pitch has played true so far, with no real demons, and if they bat smartly, this total is certainly within reach. That said, Mumbai Indians have a world-class bowling attack champing at the bit, ready to strike early and pile on the pressure. It’s all perfectly set up for a cracking second innings! Back in a bit with LSG’s reply!

The latest Orange Cap holder, Mumbai Indians' SURYAKUMAR YADAV, is up for a chat. On being asked about its ownership, Suryakumar smiles and says that it is the first time for him, to hold the Orange Cap, after a really long time. Adds that it feels really special and hopes that he can continue with the same consistency. On his consistency, Yadav says that he is just following the processes. On his batting, SKY says that he was really happy when MI lost the toss because it is really hot out there. Feels the conditions are really challenging and to put 200-plus is a good job. On being the third quickest to 4000 IPL runs, Suryakumar Yadav does not want to say anything and just keep scoring runs. On the total, Surya feels it is a good score as the wicket is slow and batting will be a challenge in the second innings.

While the Lucknow Super Giants weren't terrible with the ball, they failed to capitalise on the crucial breakthroughs that came their way. A lack of consistency with tight lines and lengths hurt them, and no bowler looked threatening enough to trouble the incoming batters. Tellingly, only two of the 20 overs went boundaryless, a clear testament to how well MI maintained relentless pressure throughout the innings. Avesh Khan and Mayank Yadav picked up two wickets each for LSG, while the rest of the bowlers chipped in with one apiece.

Despite losing wickets at regular intervals, Mumbai Indians always found a batter ready to take on the aggressor’s role, ensuring the scoring rate never slowed down. Suryakumar Yadav was the key through the middle overs, crafting a crucial fifty to keep the momentum alive. Later, Naman Dhir and Corbin Bosch provided the perfect finish with fiery cameos, propelling MI past the 200-run mark in style.

Rickelton soon brought up his second fifty of the season, a blistering effort off just 25 balls. However, Digvesh Singh provided LSG a much-needed breakthrough, removing the dangerous left-hander and briefly stemming the flow of runs. But the reprieve didn’t last long.

Having been put into bat first, Mumbai Indians came out with clear intent. After a watchful first over to assess the conditions, Ryan Rickelton shifted gears, unleashing a flurry of lusty boundaries. At the other end, Rohit Sharma wasted no time either, going bang-bang against speedster Mayank Yadav with two towering sixes, before falling to a clever slower ball. Ryan, though, kept the momentum alive, continuing the onslaught while Will Jacks settled in and found his rhythm. Together, they powered MI to a strong 66/1 at the end of the Powerplay.

Mumbai Indians breach the 210-mark in style! It’s been a perfectly calculated assault from the home side as they finish their 20 overs at a commanding 215/7. While Lucknow Super Giants showed glimpses of control with the ball, their inconsistency cost them dearly, and they now face a massive task ahead in chasing down this daunting total.

19.6: Avesh Khan to Naman Dhir, SIX! What a way to end the innings! Another full toss, on middle, Naman Dhir gets down and across and paddles this over short fine leg. Goes all the way! MUMBAI INNINGS END ON 215/7!

19.5: Avesh Khan to Deepak Chahar, Another full toss, worked towards fine leg for a single.

Deepak Chahar walks in next, at number 9. replacing Corbin Bosch.

19.4: Avesh Khan to Corbin Bosch, OUT! CAUGHT! Low full toss, around off, Corbin Bosch tries to swing it downtown. However, he cannot get enough room to work the ball away and ends up chipping it straight into the hands of Nicholas Pooran at long on. End of a fine cameo of 20 (10) from the IPL debutant, Mumbai Indians are 208/7 after 19.4 overs!

19.3: Avesh Khan to Corbin Bosch, FOUR! Gets it through this time! A low full toss, around off, Corbin Bosch makes plenty of room, moving to the leg side and has to reach for the line. Slices it over point for a boundary.

19.2: Avesh Khan to Naman Dhir, Nails the yorker at the stumps, Naman Dhir makes room and firms his drive to the left of cover. Mitchell Marsh dives to save a certain boundary and keeps it down to just a single.

19.1: Avesh Khan to Corbin Bosch, An appeal for LBW, but turned down. Unfortunately, LSG have no reviews left to challenge the call. However, it looked to come off the bat anyway. Full and on middle, Corbin Bosch looks to reverse sweep and hits it to his pad and then to short third for a single. 

Costly gamble. To bowl a spinner at the death at the Wankhede itself is a crime but to do so in the 19th over is almost unforgivable. That last over now puts Mumbai in prime position to get to 220. How much can Avesh Khan keep them to? Meanwhile, confusions in the field settings. Ravi Bishnoi runs in from point, towards square leg, and back again to point. Rishabh Pant is frantically trying to make changes in the field. Additionally, LSG have been given an over-rate penalty, for being too slow with the over rate. They will be able to field only 4 fielders outside the 30-yard circle for the 20th over.

18.6: Digvesh Singh to Corbin Bosch, Outside off, a bit further wide, slapped to extra cover for a single. 19 from the over, Digvesh Singh finishes with figures of 4-0-48-1.

18.5: Digvesh Singh to Corbin Bosch, SIX! WHACK! 200 UP FOR MI! Tossed up, around off, the googly, Corbin Bosch picks the wrong 'un, gets down on a knee and slog-sweeps this into orbit, hitting a colossal maximum over mid-wicket! Pant now has a chat with Digvesh.

18.4: Digvesh Singh to Naman Dhir, Follows the batter down the leg side, Dhir works it towards mid-wicket for a single.

18.3: Digvesh Singh to Naman Dhir, SIX! That's dispatched! Floated full, on middle and off, Naman Dhir presses ahead, shows full face of the bat and lofts it over long on for a six. 

18.2: Digvesh Singh to Corbin Bosch, Full again, on middle and leg, Bosch sweeps it a bit more traditionally to deep backward square leg for one.

18.1: Digvesh Singh to Corbin Bosch, FOUR! Just about manages to get some bat on it. Tossed up, on off, Corbin Bosch brings out the reverse sweeps and taps the ball off the inner half of the bat, squeezing it past the keeper to his right for a boundary.

Will it be Digvesh Singh from this end? Indeed. Big gamble. 3-0-29-1 so far.

17.6: Avesh Khan to Corbin Bosch, On middle, worked through mid on for a single. 9 runs and a wicket from the over, Avesh Khan's figures read 3-0-29-1.

17.5: Avesh Khan to Corbin Bosch, Yorker, outside off, Bosch walks into the shot and attempts to push and run, but can only get a bottom edge back to the bowler. Has to scurry back.

17.4: Avesh Khan to Corbin Bosch, First runs in the IPL for Bosch! On a length, outside off, Corbin Bosch gets a big stride, meets the ball, opens the face of his bat and guides the ball behind point for a couple.

In walks the IPL debutant - Corbin Bosch - at number 8, replacing Suryakumar Yadav. While coming in, has a long chat with Surya, regarding the pitch and conditions, one supposes.

17.3: Avesh Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, OUT! CAUGHT! Suryakumar Yadav would have sent it over the ropes 9 out of 10 times, but this time he picks out the man to perfection! Avesh Khan goes fuller in length and outside off. Suryakumar Yadav gets enough width to free his arms and looks to power it through, over cover. Fails to get underneath the ball and also to get the desired elevation. Hits it well, but straight to Mitchell Marsh at cover. Suryakumar Yadav departs for 54 (28) and Mumbai Indians are now 180/6.

17.2: Avesh Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX AND FIFTY FOR SKY! Gets there in just 27 balls and continues to make the most of his purple patch. Short of a length, outside off, Suryakumar Yadav is early to read the length and pulls it wide and above deep square leg for a six. 

17.1: Avesh Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Fires it full and outside off, Suryakumar Yadav looks to hack his slog across the line but misses. 

At the Wankhede, Suryakumar Yadav has an excellent record, where he averages 41, with a strike rate of 165 - the latter being the best by any player at this venue. The numbers are before today's knock. Avesh Khan returns. 2-0-20-0 so far. So when is Digvesh Singh going to bowl his last over?

16.6: Prince Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Another yorker. From around the wicket, on middle and leg, Yadav just about manages to dig it out to the leg side. Ekes out a single. 12 from the over, Prince Yadav finishes off with figures of 4-0-44-1.

16.5: Prince Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, A length ball, wide outside off, Suryakumar reaches out and steers it through point. Avesh Khan dives full stretch to his right from backward point but cannot stop it cleanly. The ball bounces off his hands behind point and the batters get a couple, by the time sweeper cover can cut it off to his left.

16.4: Prince Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Excellent yorker, again this one tails in, around off, well dug out by Suryakumar Yadav.

16.3: Prince Yadav to Naman Dhir, Looks for the yorker but ends up as a low full toss, at the stumps, Naman Dhir thumps it straight to long on for one.

16.2: Prince Yadav to Naman Dhir, FOUR! Consecutive boundaries for Naman Dhir! A full toss, on middle and leg, Naman clips it precisely through the gap between deep mid-wicket and long on for four more runs. 

16.1: Prince Yadav to Naman Dhir, FOUR! Full marks for the effort, but Ayush Badoni misses it by a bit. Prince Yadav lands it on a back of a length and outside off, Naman Dhir slaps it through cover. Ayush from deep point makes good ground to his right and dives ahead but his fingers were in contact with the ball as he tries to push it back in. The third umpire checks multiple angles and deems it a boundary.

ORANGE CAP FOR SURYAKUMAR YADAV! Just didn't realize, did we? Just kept on feeling that Sai Sudharsan is sitting pretty with that Cap but along comes Surya and whisks it off! 418 runs in the tournament for SKY, averaging 69.66 and a strike rate of 169.91. Suryakumar Yadav has a strong batting record against LSG in the IPL; during their last encounter, he delivered a brilliant innings, scoring 67 at a strike rate of 156.

15.6: Mayank Yadav to Naman Dhir, On middle and leg, clipped through mid-wicket for a single to retain the strike.

15.5: Mayank Yadav to Naman Dhir, Slower ball, on a length, outside off, pushed towards point.

15.4: Mayank Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, On a good length, around off, Suryakumar Yadav gets across and pats this down the track for a single.

15.3: Mayank Yadav to Naman Dhir, Back of a good length, around off, Naman Dhir taps it to cover and takes a single to get off the blocks. 

15.3: Mayank Yadav to Naman Dhir, WIDE! Angling in, but sprays it down leg, on a length, Naman tries to tickle it behind but misses. Oh hang on, Lucknow Super Giants have challenged the onfield call of a wide given. The UltraEdge shows absolutely nothing as the ball goes past the batter, and the onfield call of WIDE stays. Lucknow Super Giants now burn both their reviews. 

15.3: Mayank Yadav to Naman Dhir, WIDE! Goes hard into the surface a bit too short and over off, Naman Dhir lets it pass. 

15.2: Mayank Yadav to Naman Dhir, Fuller length, on off, Naman Dhir offers a solid block first up. 

Naman Dhir walks in next, at number 7, replacing his skipper, Hardik Pandya.

15.1: Mayank Yadav to Hardik Pandya, OUT! CLEANED'EM UP! So often we see a wicket right after the break, and this time, Hardik Pandya falls prey to it. The slower balls are working like magic for Mayank Yadav so far! He steams in from over the wicket but bowls it at 134.2 kph, on a good length, on middle and off, and gets the ball to angle back into the batter. Hardik Pandya looks to play it across the line and misses due to the lack of pace. The ball skids through, past the inside edge and takes the bail on middle and leg stump. 

STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. 91/3 in the middle overs stage, consisting of 9 overs. MI have been losing wickets, but also getting the runs. After Ryan Rickelton, it seems like Suryakumar Yadav has taken the role of batting deep, but it is not like he is just playing the anchor role. His strike rate reads a good 209.52, which is why he is such a dangerous batter in T20 cricket. Mumbai still have some batting to come, in Naman Dhir ​​​​and Corbin Bosch while Karn Sharma and Deepak Chahar can swing their willows as well. If Lucknow Super Giants don't find a way to pick up quick wickets, they might be staring at a score in excess of 220. Crucially, they have used just 5 bowlers, and it is too late to bring in a 6th option - so those 5 will have to find a way to pick up wickets. Mayank Yadav is back on. 3-0-35-1 so far.

14.6: Prince Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, This is worked through mid-wicket for a couple.

14.5: Prince Yadav to Hardik Pandya, What a shot. Full, outside off, Hardik Pandya drives it straight back to where it came from. Deserves a boundary but long off gets across to his right with a slide to cut it off. Just a single.

14.4: Prince Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Fuller, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav whips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

14.4: Prince Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, WIDE. Slower-ball bouncer, but way down the leg side. Left alone.

14.3: Prince Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! SURYA BEING SURYA! Short pitched, around middle and off, Suryakumar Yadav gets down on a knee and hooks this over the rope towards the fine leg region for a biggie. 150 UP FOR MUMBAI INDIANS!

14.2: Prince Yadav to Hardik Pandya, Short-pitched, around middle and leg. Hardik Pandya fends this through mid-wicket for a single. 

14.1: Prince Yadav to Hardik Pandya, Too full, around off, Hardik Pandya pushes this towards extra cover for no run. 

Against both pace and spin, Suryakumar Yadav has a strike rate of 164 in IPL 2025, which shows that he has done well against both. Prince Yadav is back on as well. 2-0-20-1 so far.

13.6: Avesh Khan to Hardik Pandya, Short, outside off, pace off, Pandya throws his bat at it. But due to the lack of pace, the ball holds on the surface, resulting in a bottom edge to the off side. A single taken.

13.5: Avesh Khan to Hardik Pandya, Closer to the off stump, on a length, Hardik pushes it back to the bowler.

13.4: Avesh Khan to Hardik Pandya, A full toss, outside off, Hardik Pandya drives it through the covers for a couple. Gets off the mark with an absolute pie.

13.3: Avesh Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, On a length around off, Suryakumar Yadav drives this all along the carpet through cover for one. 

13.2: Avesh Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Slower one, pitched short and wide outside off. Suryakumar Yadav plays this late and uses his wrists to hit this over the fielder at backward point for a boundary. This was a top-notch stroke from SKY. 

13.1: Avesh Khan to Suryakumar Yadav, Good-length delivery around off, Suryakumar Yadav looks to run this down to the deep third region but finds the fielder at short third. 

Skipper Hardik Pandya walks in next, at number 6, replacing Tilak Varma. Avesh Khan returns as well. 1-0-12-0 so far.

12.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Tilak Varma, OUT! CAUGHT! For the first time in the IPL, Bishnoi gets Tilak. The googly does the trick. Tossed up, around off, spinning away, with a bit of drift as well, Tilak Varma gets down and looks to play the slog sweep. But he only manages a top edge which goes straight to Prince Yadav at deep backward square leg, who makes no mistake. Tilak departs for 6 (5) and from 88/1, MUMBAI INDIANS are now 137/4, in the span of 27 balls.

12.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Suryakumar Yadav, Mistimes his sweep now, towards deep mid-wicket, for a single.

12.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Lucky me! Outside off, Suryakumar Yadav throws his bat at it but the ball spins away, takes the outside edge and goes through the deep third region for a boundary!

12.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! Clever to play this behind square for four. Too full on middle and leg, Suryakumar Yadav gets down on a knee and sweeps this behind square for a boundary. Suryakumar Yadav has looked himself ever since he walked out. 

12.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! WHACKED! Shot of a length around off, sits up well to be hit away from the batter. Suryakumar Yadav gets up with the bounce and slogs this way beyond the rope towards the deep mid-wicket region for a huge six. 

12.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Tilak Varma, Bishnoi gets away with that. Short and way too wide outside off. Tilak Varma went chasing it and attempted a lofted drive but got it off the inside of his bat and past the stumps towards fine leg for a single. 

Suryakumar Yadav has scored the most runs in the Middle Overs (7-15) in IPL 2025 - 296, at a strike rate of 174, which includes 13 sixes.

11.6: Prince Yadav to Tilak Varma, A short ball, around middle, Tilak swivels across, gets inside the line and pulls it to deep backward square leg for a single. Excellent comeback over by Prince - 6 runs and a wicket from this one. His figures read 2-0-20-1.

11.5: Prince Yadav to Tilak Varma, On a good length, around off, pushed to the off side.

11.4: Prince Yadav to Tilak Varma, FOUR! Nice way to get going! A low full toss, on middle, Tilak Varma gets low and flicks it through mid-wicket. The ball simply races away!

Tilak Varma walks in next at number 5, replacing Will Jacks.

11.3: Prince Yadav to Will Jacks, OUT! TIMBER! A toe crusher that evades the toes of the batter but goes on and disturbs the timber. Yorker, bang on the roots of middle and off, with a hint of tail back in as well. Will Jacks gets late to bring his bat down and sees the ball go past him and rattle the timber. Will Jacks departs for 29 (21)

11.2: Prince Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Slower bumper from Prince Yadav and Suryakumar Yadav goes through with the pull. Doesn't get any timing behind this as Surya went through with the pull early and the ball arrived late. Luckily for Suryakumar Yadav the ball landed behind mid-wicket for one. 

11.1: Prince Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Yorker on middle and off. Suryakumar Yadav jams this back to the bowler's right. 

150 sixes in IPL for Suryakumar Yadav! He achieved this feat in the previous over, when he whipped Ravi Bishnoi over mid-wicket. Becomes the 13th Indian to hit 150 sixes or more in the IPL. Prince Yadav is back on. 1-0-14-0 so far.

10.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Suryakumar Yadav, Full, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav whips it through mid-wicket for one.

10.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Will Jacks, A touch short, around off, spinning in, Will Jacks works it through square leg for a run.

10.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Suryakumar Yadav, On middle, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

10.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Suryakumar Yadav, Quicker one, wide outside off. Surya slashes hard at it but gets beaten. Pant collects this behind the stumps and tries a cheeky stumping on SKY but the umpire decides against sending this upstairs with the back leg of Surya not going anywhere.

10.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Suryakumar Yadav, SIX! Another one of those teasing ones for the fielder. Fuller around off, Suryakumar Yadav goes down on a knee and slog-sweeps this. The ball flies flat and straight towards the direction of Ayush Badoni at deep mid-wicket. Ayush Badoni does leap to grab this but this has flown over him. Rishabh Pant and the bowler don't seem too happy with the fielder as they feel Badoni was standing a long way inside. 

10.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Will Jacks, Short and wide outside off, Will Jacks hops back and punches this to sweeper cover for a comfortable strike rotation. 

Justin Langer, the head coach of the Lucknow Super Giants, is up for a chat. Calls it a great atmosphere. Adds that no matter what happens as the end result, to be here in front of this crowd is amazing. On the decision to bowl first, Langer says that in places like Lucknow and Ranchi, the pitch tends to grip a bit in the afternoon, hence the reason. Says that there are high scores here, but if his players hold their nerves, they can do well. Feels nice to see Mayank back, saying that last year, he had such an impact on the game. On Digvesh Singh, Justin says that he hasn't played much, hasn't been recognized, been more in the nets, but calls him a great worker on his skills. On Mayank again, JL doesn't think he has seen anyone bowl quicker in Indian colours and calls him the future of Indian cricket. Ravi Bishnoi returns. 2-0-15-0 so far.

9.6: Mayank Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Full and going down leg, Suryakumar Yadav looks to glide it on its way but misses. Or has he? The umpire deems it a fair ball and seems like SKY got some glove or bat to it, on the way to the keeper on the bounce. 

9.5: Mayank Yadav to Will Jacks, Fuller in length, on middle, Jacks clips it to deep mid-wicket and rotates the strike over.

9.4: Mayank Yadav to Will Jacks, SIX! Just over! Seems like Will Jacks has taken the onus of keeping up with the scoring rate after Ryan Rickelton's departure. Full and angling into the pads, Will Jacks flicks it just over the leaping fielder at fine leg for a flat six. 100 UP FOR MI!

9.3: Mayank Yadav to Will Jacks, FOUR! These two in the middle may have decided to take on Mayank with his extra pace. Back of a length following the batter to his leg. Will Jacks does well to open his bat face and cut this between the backward point and short third fielders for four runs. 

9.2: Mayank Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, Mayank bends his back and darts one off a length towards the pads of SKY. Surya tucks this through mid-wicket for a single. 

9.1: Mayank Yadav to Suryakumar Yadav, FOUR! GLORIOUS! Pitched-up, wide outside off. Suryakumar Yadav moves in and gets right behind the line of it. Plays the field to perfection and he just chips this over mid off and the ball has raced to the fence for four. 

In the previous match, Suryakumar Yadav played a crucial role, scoring an unbeaten 40 at an impressive strike rate of 211, as MI secured victory against SRH by successfully chasing a target of 144. Rishabh Pant takes another gamble. Brings back Mayank Yadav for this third over, to try and get rid of Suryakumar Yadav. 2-0-19-1 so far.

8.6: Digvesh Singh to Suryakumar Yadav, Full again, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single to get off the mark. Surprisingly, this is the first over without a boundary being conceded. 

8.5: Digvesh Singh to Suryakumar Yadav, Tossed up, on middle, Suryakumar Yadav taps it to the on side.

Suryakumar Yadav walks in next at number 4, replacing Ryan Rickelton.

8.4: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, OUT! CAUGHT! Digvesh Singh strikes and pens down one more name in his notebook celebration, on the ground! Ryan Rickelton departs for a well-made 58 (32) but has laid a solid platform for MI. Digvesh Singh bowls the wrong'un, short and on middle and off, Ryan Rickelton backs away a bit early to access the off side and the ball just bounces a tad more than he expects it to. He goes through the shot and checks it straight to Ayush Badoni at point, who takes it with both hands to his right. Mumbai Indians lose their second for 88 runs.

8.3: Digvesh Singh to Will Jacks, Pushed through on middle and off, Will Jacks hops up on his toes and pushes this away for a single towards the leg side. 

8.2: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, Digvesh sticks to the stumps, bowls this full and on middle and leg. Ryan Rickelton sweeps this to deep square for a single. 

8.1: Digvesh Singh to Will Jacks, Tossed up on leg, Will Jacks looks to clear the fence towards deep square but it goes away off the inside edge of his bat towards Nicholas Pooran at deep backward square leg for a single. 

Since 2010, Mumbai Indians have been supporting ESA - Education and Sports for All. Through this initiative, Reliance Foundation has impacted the lives of over 18 million children. The initiative provides quality education and sporting opportunities to children across India. MI have performed well in these games, having won 6 out of 9 ESA matches in the IPL since 2012. Change of ends for Digvesh Singh. 2-0-25-0 so far.

7.6: Avesh Khan to Will Jacks, Another full toss, at the stumps, unsure if this was deliberately bowled, but Will Jacks knocks it to long off for just a single. 12 runs off Avesh Khan's first over

7.5: Avesh Khan to Will Jacks, FOUR! As easy as it can get! The 50-run stand is also up between these two batters. Avesh Khan serves a full toss, on the pads, and Jacks gracefully accepts it and flicks it past short fine leg to his left for a boundary. 

7.4: Avesh Khan to Ryan Rickelton, Angling across, on a hard length, on middle, Ryan Rickelton has a wild swing across the line and gets a leading edge. Luckily for him it drops well short of the deep third fielder. A single taken!

7.3: Avesh Khan to Will Jacks, Short-pitched, over the stumps. Will Jacks pulls this flat towards the right of deep mid-wicket for a rotation of strike. 

7.2: Avesh Khan to Will Jacks, FOUR! First boundary of the afternoon for Jacks. Good length, angling into the batter. Will Jacks moves a shade to his leg and plays the field as he lofts this over mid off for a boundary. The Mumbai dugout would be hoping that this boundary gets Will Jacks going. 

7.1: Avesh Khan to Ryan Rickelton, Fires this full and on off. Ryan Rickelton uses his bottom hand and tonks this rolling to long on for a single.

This season, MI have 4 out of their 7 matches while chasing. In fact, they have won their last three matches while chasing only. Avesh Khan into the attack now.

6.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Ryan Rickelton, A bit fuller than the previous one, and around middle and off, Ryan cuts it to deep point for a single.

6.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Wrong'un picked off the hand! Ravi Bishnoi drops it short and gets the ball to turn away from the batter, from around off, Ryan Rickelton gets enough time and width to rock back and he punches it through covers for a boundary. 

6.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Ryan Rickelton, Bowls it a tad short and on leg, Ryan Rickelton looks to sweep but misses onto his pads.

6.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Will Jacks, Short and wide outside off, Will Jacks cuts this off his back foot towards deep point for a single.

6.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Will Jacks, Full and on off, Will Jacks pushes this towards short extra cover for no run. 

6.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Ryan Rickelton, FIFTY FOR RYAN RICKELTON! Did this carry though? The reactions of Bishnoi and Pant say it did. Fuller around leg, apparent googly. Ryan Rickelton looks to flick this towards the leg side but the ball turns away and it goes straight back to Bishnoi in his followthrough. Ravi Bishnoi doesn't manage to hold on and the ball is rolled back to long off for a single. 

STRATEGIC TIMEOUT. Not a surprise that Rishabh Pant has called for it as soon as it was available. The bowling team can call for the timeout anytime between the 7th and the 9th overs and given that the final over of the Powerplay went for 19, this might be a move to just break the concentration of the batters, especially Rickelton. There is nothing much in the pitch and MI have taken full toll of the same. Ryan Rickelton is happy to assume that this is Newlands and not Wankhede, scoring nearly 80 percent of the team's runs. LSG's pacers have been erratic while the spinners have not quite been able to slow down the batters. Let's see how the middle overs turn up.

5.6: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, Changes the line and keeps it short, on the pads, Ryan Rickelton tucks it to mid-wicket for a single. 19 runs off the over and Mumbai Indians end the Powerplay at 66/1!

5.5: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! Absolute carnage from Ryan Rickelton! Digvesh Singh goes short and get punished on the previous ball, now he goes a bit too full and gets punished again. Margin of error, bare minimum! Full, on middle and off, Ryan Rickelton heaves his slog sweep over long on for a big six.

5.4: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! A sloppy bit of effort from Nicholas Pooran out of all to allow a boundary! Not the best of balls from Digvesh Singh either as he drops it very short and well outside off, Ryan Rickelton punches it to the right of cover and Pooran fails to make a clean stop.

5.3: Digvesh Singh to Will Jacks, Smart enough from Will Jacks as he rotates immediately with Ryan in top form. This was tossed up and Jacks drilled this to long on for a single. 

5.2: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, Too full this time and around off, Ryan lofts this towards long off for a strike rotation.

5.1: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! DEPOSITED IN THE STANDS! Tossed up, around middle and off. Ryan Rickelton plants his front foot out of the line and slog-sweeps this up and over the fence towards the deep mid-wicket region. 50 UP FOR MUMBAI IN THE 6TH OVER!

Mumbai Indians have won three games out of their 4 at the Wankhede - only GT have the same record with no other team managing more than 2 wins at home this season.

4.6: Ravi Bishnoi to Ryan Rickelton, Full, on middle, Ryan clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

4.5: Ravi Bishnoi to Ryan Rickelton, Nicely bowled by Ravi Bishnoi as he drags the length down by a bit and keeps it around off, Ryan Rickelton cuts it off the outer half of the bat towards short third. 

4.4: Ravi Bishnoi to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! Launched! Ravi Bishnoi floats it full, outside off, Ryan Rickelton plants his front leg out and clubs it straight back over the bowler's head for a six at long on. Ryan Rickelton is making sure there is absolutely no dip in the scoring rate. 

4.3: Ravi Bishnoi to Will Jacks, Around off, worked through mid-wicket for a single.

4.2: Ravi Bishnoi to Will Jacks, Huge, huge shout for LBW! Rishabh Pant was yelling his lungs out while Bishnoi was extremely confident, egging Pant to go for the review. The only question - where was the impact? From the first replay, it seems like the ball might have struck Jacks outside the line of off stump. It was the googly, outside off and Jacks had a mighty mow to the leg side, only to miss and get hit on the pads. The ball went off his pads and excellent stop by, I think, Mitchell Marsh at first slip, diving to his left to stop the ball. So, nothing on UltraEdge when ball passes the bat. But as suspected, Ball Tracking informs us that the IMPACT WAS OUTSIDE OFF. Excellent delivery, but good footwork from Jacks as well, getting himself outside the line. Excellent decision by the umpire and not to forget, excellent fielding and awareness by Marsh. Sometimes, due to the appealing and all, the fielders forget to stop the ball and this could easily have been four leg byes. Review lost by LSG.

4.1: Ravi Bishnoi to Will Jacks, Floated, around off, a leggie to start, Will Jacks leans and drives it towards mid off.

Mumbai have felt at home this season and batted really well, with a run rate of 10.1. Dual spin attack. Here's Ravi Bishnoi.

3.6: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! A valiant effort from Aiden Markram! Digvesh Singh tosses the ball up, on middle and off, Ryan Rickelton times his drive beautifully, straight down the track to the left of long off. Markram is very quick across the turf and slides his dive at the right time too, but cannot just cut it off. He is visibly dejected with himself for not saving the boundary after doing all the hard yards. 

3.5: Digvesh Singh to Will Jacks, A bit too full, on middle, Will Jacks tucks it to long on for a single.

3.4: Digvesh Singh to Will Jacks, Drops it short and outside off, going on with the arm, Will Jacks plants his front leg out and looks to sweep but gets beaten. 

3.3: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, Short ball, but he gets away with it, does the bowler. Around off, Ryan goes back and pulls it aerially, nearly holing out to the only man in the deep on the leg side. On the bounce it goes, to deep mid-wicket. A single taken.

3.2: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, Around off, possibly the googly, 92.9 kph, Rickelton lunges again and pushes it back to Digvesh again.

3.1: Digvesh Singh to Ryan Rickelton, Floated, around off, Ryan Rickelton pushes this back to the bowler.

In their last 4 wins, MI have won once while defending and thrice by chasing. One thing to note in the last two chases is that they won with 26 balls to spare. Spin is in early. Let's be ready with our notebooks and pens. Here's Digvesh Singh.

2.6: Mayank Yadav to Will Jacks, Good end to the over from Mayank Yadav! Short and over off, Will Jacks leaves it alone.

Will Jacks walks in next at number 3, replacing Rohit Sharma.

2.5: Mayank Yadav to Rohit Sharma, OUT! CAUGHT! Mayank Yadav has the last laugh and Mumbai Indians lose their first wicket for 33 runs. Surprisingly, for Mayank, he gets rid of Rohit by a slower ball. Slows it up even further than the previous ball and bowls it at 120.8 kph, on a length and well outside off. Rohit Sharma bends a bit and reaches for the ball in an attempt to squeeze it behind square on the off side, but fails to read the slower ball. Scoops it off the outer half of the bat, straight to Prince Yadav at short third, who takes a simple catch. Rohit Sharma departs for 12 (5).

2.4: Mayank Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Short of a length, outside off at just 135.9 kph, Rohit Sharma moves across to pull but gets beaten by the lack of pace.

2.3: Mayank Yadav to Rohit Sharma, Better length. Just short of full, around off, Sharma defends.

2.2: Mayank Yadav to Rohit Sharma, SIX! WALLOP! Well, told ya, if the pace has no control, it will travel. Another short ball from Mayank, around off, Rohit Sharma climbs all over it and clobbers it over mid-wicket!

2.1: Mayank Yadav to Rohit Sharma, SIX! Just helping the pace! A quick ball, but short in length, at the body. However, Rohit is upto the task, as he gets across and plays a proper Nataraja shot, with his back leg in the air, helping the ball over deep backward square leg! There is a fielder stationed at the ropes but he is just a spectator.

2.1: Mayank Yadav to Rohit Sharma, WIDE. Short, but down the leg side, Rohit Sharma looks to pull but misses.

In the last game, Rohit became just the second Indian batter after Virat Kohli to register 12000 runs in T20 cricket.

1.6: Prince Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, Nice followup from Prince Yadav! Angles it in, on a back of length, into the bodyline, Ryan Rickelton swivels to help it on its way behind square, but the ball skids through quicker than he expected it to. Misses and gets hit on the body, and the ball drops just beside the stumps. Lucky escape for Ryan! 

1.5: Prince Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Ryan Rickelton has made his intentions very clear! Short of a length, on off, and Ryan picks the length early. Pulls it over the leaping mid on fielder for four more.

1.4: Prince Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Almost took Rohit Sharma off with the shot! Prince Yadav misses his mark and serves a low full toss, on off, Ryan Rickelton whips it straight down the track and Rohit Sharma has to evade the ball with a tumble to his right to save his head. The ball races to the long off fence for a boundary.

1.3: Prince Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, Around middle, clipped straight to short mid-wicket.

1.2: Prince Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, SIX! This is called insult to injury! A length ball, around middle, Rickelton just picks the length up in a trice and swings it over long on!

1.1: Prince Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, Direct hit would have been curtains for Ryan Rickelton! Around off, Rickelton pushed it towards point and set off running, after getting a start from Rohit Sharma. But then, Rohit changed his mind after seeing the fielder get to the ball quickly. Rickelton was stranded halfway down and was on the point of no return. Aiden Markram got to the ball, took aim and had a shy the striker's end but missed. Ryan was nowhere in the frame!

Rohit Sharma has finally unleashed his HITMAN MODE, scoring back-to-back 70-plus scores in his last 2 innings. Rohit scored just 82 runs at an average of 13.7 in his first 5 innings but has come into a great form scoring 146 runs in his last 2 innings. It will be Prince Yadav to bowl from the other end.

0.6: Mayank Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, A good start from Mayank Yadav! 6 runs off his first over. Drops the length short and hits the deck hard, on middle and off, Ryan taps it to the left of mid off and steals a quick run.

0.5: Mayank Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, FOUR! Lovely shot to get off the mark! Overpitched and around off, Ryan Rickelton waits for the ball and times his drive past the bowler to his right and gets a boundary. 

0.5: Mayank Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, WIDE! Mumbai Indians open the account with an extra! Short ball from Mayank Yadav, dropped a bit too short and over middle and leg, Ryan Rickelton ducks under to let it pass. 

0.4: Mayank Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, Nicely bowled! Angles it across, on a back of a length at 141.3 kph, Ryan Rickelton has a swipe across but misses. 

0.3: Mayank Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, Overpitched, outside off, 142.7 kph, Ryan leans and drives it towards cover. There is a fumble but the batters do not run.

0.2: Mayank Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, On a good length this time, 141.5 kph, Rickelton stays back and pushes it towards cover.

0.1: Mayank Yadav to Ryan Rickelton, Good start after being out of action for 6 months. Full and straight, hint of inswing, Ryan Rickelton defends it towards mid off.

The umpires make their way out to the middle and a huge roar engulfs them as the Men In Blue's openers follow them - Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton. Rohit has a bit of a nudge with Rishabh Pant and it is good to see both of them smiling, and in high spirits. And now, here is the sensation - MAYANK YADAV. He can bowl fast, but remember, if he is erratic, the faster he bowls, the faster he will travel. Rickelton will be on strike. Here we go!

So all eyes will be on Corbin Bosch. Remember, he was initially scheduled to play for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League, but after being picked in the IPL auctions, chose his loyalty towards Mumbai. PSL has banned him for one year as he withdrew after committing to the franchise, but as far as Corbin is concerned, it is a thing of the past. Bosch is a fast bowler, with decent batting skills, as was shown in Centurion in a Test match against Pakistan in 2024. Understandably, Bumrah will be resting in the first innings and will be expected to come in as the impact player in the second innings. As far as Lucknow are concerned, they are going in with 3 overseas players, opening the door to use David Miller in the second innings as an impact player. As per the rules of the IPL, you can use an overseas player as an impact player ONLY IF the starting XI has less than 4 overseas players.

The skipper of Mumbai Indians, HARDIK PANDYA, says he was also planning to bowl first but looking at the heat, does not mind batting first either. On the adjustment needed to play a day game, Hardik says that it is just the mindset and reminding oneself that as children, they used to play in this heat. So, his advice is to not think about the heat else it could mentally tire you down. On the ESA day, Pandya states that the ESA game has always been very special, applauding the initiative by Ms. Nita Ambani, saying that it is a dream come true for so many children and at the same time, a great motivation for the players. On being informed that as per the global analysts, whenever MI have won 5 matches on the trot, they have gone on to win the IPL, HP says that he doesn't think too much about these things but does remember this happening in 2015 when he won his first IPL trophy. But adds that rather than focussing on these things, he would rather focus on sticking to the processes, albeit admitting that momentum is always handy. On the team changes, Hardik Pandya informs that Karn Sharma comes back, and also states that Mitchell Santner misses out as he has sustained a niggle in his finger, enabling Corbin Bosch to make his debut.

The captain of Lucknow Super Giants, RISHABH PANT, says that the wicket might start slow under the heat and get better later on, which is why he wants to bowl first. Mentions that he is just trying to stay in a positive mindset and talking to everybody around, not trying to think a lot about the game. On LSG's excellent head-to-head record against MI, having won 6 out of the previous 7 encounters, Pant states that the stats are there only to give comfort and knowledge but they will have to play well on the given day. Informs that Mayank Yadav comes in place of Shardul Thakur. Concludes that as a team they want to stick together and play positively.

Impact nominations by LSG - David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Shahbaz Ahamad, Himmat Singh and Akash Singh.

Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI) - Aiden Markram (OVERSEAS), Mitchell Marsh (OVERSEAS), Nicholas Pooran (OVERSEAS), Rishabh Pant (C AND WK), Ayush Badoni (IN FOR DAVID MILLER), Abdul Samad, Digvesh Singh, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav and Mayank Yadav (IN FOR SHARDUL THAKUR).

Impact nominations by MI - Jasprit Bumrah, Raj Angad Bawa, Reece Topley, Robin Minz and Satyanarayana Raju.

Mumbai Indians (Playing XI) - Rohit Sharma (IN FOR VIGNESH PUTHUR), Ryan Rickelton (WK) (OVERSEAS), Will Jacks (OVERSEAS), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Naman Dhir, Corbin Bosch (IPL DEBUT) (OVERSEAS) (IN FOR MITCHELL SANTNER), Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult (OVERSEAS) and Karn Sharma (IN FOR JASPRIT BUMRAH).

TOSS - It is time for the spin of the coin. Hardik Pandya flips the coin, TAILS is the call from Rishabh Pant and it is a Tail. So the first loss at the toss at home this season for Hardik. LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS ELECT TO CHASE.