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LSG vs MI IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants set 204 target for Mumbai’s Innings at 203/8
LSG vs MI IPL 2025, In an electrifying IPL 2025 match on April 4 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Lucknow Super Giants tied down Mumbai Indians to a score of 203/8 and defended 8 runs in their 20 overs. As of this update, Mumbai Indians are sitting at 49/2 after 4.5 overs of their innings, with Naman Dhir and Suryakumar Yadav needing 155 more runs at a run rate of 10.29.
LSG Innings: Davies Stands Out, While Pandya Claims Five-Wicket Haul
✨ Under the Leadership of 🕶️ Rishabh Pant, 🏏 LSG started their innings 💥 with 🔥 Mitchell Marsh and 💪 Aiden Markram capitalizing on the Powerplay ⚡. The two set a new record opening partnership for 🆕 LSG in 🏆 IPL 2025 which stood at 🌟 76 runs, the highest for LSG in IPL 2025 📈.
🔥 Marsh was marauding during the powerplay ⚡, scoring 🔟 60 runs in just ⏳ 31 balls. The southpaw 🤚 hit 🔢 9 fours and 💣 2 sixes at a very high strike rate of 🚀 193.54. The 7th over 🔄 saw the fall of the first wicket ❌ as Vignesh Puthur dismissed him (caught and bowled) 🎯.
🌟 Markram was slower in his innings ⏳ compared to Marsh as he scored 💯 53 runs off ⏳ 38 balls with 🔢 2 fours and 💣 4 sixes. He got out in the 17.5th over 🔄 off the MI captain 🦸♂️ Hardik Pandya 🎯.
💥 Nicholas Pooran gave a little boost 🚀 with 🔟 12 runs off ⏳ 6 balls, hitting a four 💥 and a six 💣, but became the victim of Pandya’s off-spin 🌀 in the 8.5th over 🔄 where he was caught by Deepak Chahar 🎯.
😎 The LSG captain, Pant, once again struggled with form 😔, managing a score of 🔟 2 runs off ⏳ 6 balls before being caught by substitute fielder 🆘 Corbin Bosch off Pandya’s bowling 🎯 in the 10.4th over 🔄.
💪 Ayush Badoni chipped in with a much-needed 💯 30 runs off ⏳ 19 balls, striking 🔢 4 fours, and built a partnership of 🤝 51 runs alongside Markram to stabilize the innings following a brief collapse 🔄. Nevertheless, he was out to Ashwani Kumar in the 15.5th over 🔄 where he was caught by Ryan Rickelton 🎯.
🌟 Sticking out as the lone batsman at the bottom of the order, David Miller gave the dying innings some shine ✨ as he scored 🔟 27 runs from ⏳ 14 balls with 🔢 3 fours and a six 💣 to help LSG cross the 🎉 200 threshold 🏁. His cameo came to an end in the 19.4th over 🔄 where he was caught by Naman Dhir off Pandya 🎯.
⚡ Abdul Samad (4 runs from ⏳ 2 balls) and Akash Deep (1 run from ⏳ 1 ball) fell like dominos 🪵 with Boult sending Samad back to the bench while Deep was Pandya’s fifth victim in 19.5 overs 🔄 where he was caught by Mitchell Santner 🎯.
🛡️ With 8 extras, all of which were wides 🙅♂️, Shardul Thakur (5 runs not out off ⏳ 2 balls) and Avesh Khan (2 runs not out off ⏳ 1 ball) bolstered the LSG total to 🏆 203/8.
🦸♂️ Hardik Pandya was the leading wicket-taker for MI after achieving a record five wickets 🎯—in T20s, that is—in a spell of 4-0-36-5 📊. Support came from Vignesh Puthur (4-0-31-1), Trent Boult (3-0-28-1), and Ashwani Kumar (3-0-39-1), each with a wicket 🎯.
💨 Deepak Chahar (2-0-23-0) and Mitchell Santner (4-46-0) conceded runs on a relatively friendly surface for spinners 🌀 that was also suitable for aggressive batters 💪.
LSG vs Opponent Scoreboard
| Batsman | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh (c & b Vignesh Puthur) | 60 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 193.54 |
| Aiden Markram (c Raj Angad Bawa b Hardik Pandya) | 53 | 38 | 2 | 4 | 139.47 |
| Nicholas Pooran (c Deepak Chahar b Hardik Pandya) | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 200 |
| Rishabh Pant (C Wk) (c sub Corbin Bosch b Hardik Pandya) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Ayush Badoni (c Ryan Rickelton b Ashwani Kumar) | 30 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 157.89 |
| David Miller (c Naman Dhir b Hardik Pandya) | 27 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 192.85 |
| Abdul Samad (c Naman Dhir b Trent Boult) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Shardul Thakur (not out) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 250 |
| Akash Deep (c Mitchell Santner b Hardik Pandya) | – | 1 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Avesh Khan (not out) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
76/1 (7 ov, Mitchell Marsh), 91/2 (8.5 ov, Nicholas Pooran), 107/3 (10.4 ov, Rishabh Pant), 158/4 (15.5 ov, Ayush Badoni), 173/5 (17.5 ov, Aiden Markram), 182/6 (18.3 ov, Abdul Samad), 200/7 (19.4 ov, David Miller), 200/8 (19.5 ov, Akash Deep)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Boult | 3 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 9.33 |
| Deepak Chahar | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 11.50 |
| Ashwani Kumar | 3 | 0 | 39 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Mitchell Santner | 4 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 11.50 |
| Vignesh Puthur | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Hardik Pandya | 4 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 9.00 |
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