In a closely fought match 48 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) defeated Mumbai Indians (MI) by 4 wickets at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. LSG’s decision to bowl first after winning the toss proved crucial to the outcome of the game.
Mumbai Indians innings:
Mumbai Indians were restricted to 144/7 in their 20 overs. Despite a shaky start that Captain saw Rohit Sharma released early for only 4 runs, young Nehal Wadhera And Tim David tried to stabilize the innings. Wadhera top-scored with an impressive 46 off 41 balls, including four fours and two sixes, while David gave them a late lead with 35 off 18 balls. The LSG bowlers had the points tally firmly under control Mohsin Khan He picked up two crucial wickets for 36 runs.
Lucknow Super Giants Chase:
LSG’s chase was anchored by Marcus Stoinis, who played a match-winning knock of 62 runs off 45 balls, adorned with seven fours and two sixes. Although MI’s bowlers managed to penetrate LSG’s batting line-up on a regular basis, Stoinis’ controlled aggression kept the chase on track. KL Rahul He also contributed a valuable 28 points at the top of the rankings. LSG achieved their target in 19.2 overs and finished on 145/6. Hardik Pandya was the MI bowlers’ choice with figures of 2/26.
Key moments:
The game featured several crucial performances, with Stoinis’ aggressive batting a highlight. On the bowling front, Mohsin Khan’s early dismissal of Rohit Sharma laid the foundation for LSG’s disciplined bowling performance during the MI innings.
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Post-game reflections:
This win moves LSG up in the table IPL 2024 points table, giving them a crucial boost in the fight for a playoff spot. MI, on the other hand, will need to regroup and address their top-flight batting issues as the tournament progresses.
This is how Twitter reacted:
Good win for @LucknowIPL!! Top innings from Stoinis and a handy knock from Pooran!!
β Robin Aiyuda Uthappa (@robbieuthappa) April 30, 2024
Another game-winning shot.
Well played, Marcus Stoinis. π#KLRahul | #IPL2024 | #LSGvsMI pic.twitter.com/qe69h52NuQ
β Kunal Yadav (@Kunal_KLR) April 30, 2024
Another game-winning shot from Marcus Stoinis#Cricket #IPL2024 #LSGvMI #CricketTwitter pic.twitter.com/1U7P8VCdiv
β CricketTimes.com (@CricketTimesHQ) April 30, 2024
π fought until the end, but it wasn’t to be.#MumbaiMeriJaan #MumbaiIndians #LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/tJIeuaxGw6
β Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) April 30, 2024
6 wins, 12 points ππ pic.twitter.com/mwp2Y7ytKX
β Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 30, 2024
Mumbai Indians ~ Now officially eliminated from the tournament ππ#LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/VVeCm61F6w
β πΊπππππ (@Shebas_10dulkar) April 30, 2024
πͺπ» The playoffs race is on! LSG’s win today increases their chances of making the playoffs.
β© Meanwhile, MI is out of luck as her hopes begin to fade.
π· IPL β’ #LSGvMI #LSGvsMI #TATAIPL #IPL2024 #BharatArmy pic.twitter.com/koOmHFzvMF
β The Bharat Army (@thebharatarmy) April 30, 2024
A shout out to captain KL Rahul where Star Sports commentators said that KL Rahul made a mistake by giving the second spot to Stoinis but captain KL Rahul proved them all wrong and took the huge wicket of Surya Kumar Yadav.#KLRahul . #LSGvMI pic.twitter.com/9WU3ho27CM
β SHUBHAMπ© (@RAHUL__KL) April 30, 2024
Complete all-round performance
MARCUS STOINIS. π₯π₯π₯π₯#LSGvsMI pic.twitter.com/dlASjXUybJβ Mohammed (@Klassy_KLR) April 30, 2024
LSG moves up to third place in the points table. β pic.twitter.com/YpKfL0kqgB
β Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 30, 2024
KL Rahul to Mohsin Khan after taking Rohit’s wicket pic.twitter.com/RjGv62Zt0d
β Sagar (@sagarcasm) April 30, 2024
Rohit Sharma VS Left Arm Pacer #IPL2024
VS Boult 0(0)
VS Boult 6(5)
VS Khaleel 8(8)
VS Sam Curran 36(25)
VS Mohsin 4(5)β Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) April 30, 2024
Marcus Stoinis receives the Player of the Match award for his impressive all-round performance ππ
Scorecard βΆοΈ https://t.co/I8Ttppv2pO#TATAIPL | #LSGvMI | @MStoinis pic.twitter.com/rc7Z0bqcLz
β IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 30, 2024
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