Lucknow Super Giants bowler Ravi Bishnoi celebrates the wicket of Mumbai Indians batter Ishan Kishan in the course of the IPL 2023 cricket match between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians, at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow, Tuesday, May 16, 2023.
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Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) spinner Ravi Bishnoi accomplished 50 wickets in his Indian Premier League (IPL) career on May 16.
The younger spinner achieved this milestone throughout his aspect’s IPL 2023 match towards Mumbai Indians (MI) at Lucknow. In the match, Bishnoi took 2/26 in 4 overs at an economic system charge of 6.50. He took wickets of well-settled openers Ishan Kishan and skipper Rohit Sharma. This was additionally his fiftieth IPL match.
From 2020-21, he represented Punjab Kings. He was purchased by LSG in the 2022 IPL mega public sale. In 50 matches, he has taken 51 wickets at a median of 27.29 and an economic system charge of seven.63. His finest bowling figures are 3/24. The present season is shaping as much as be his finest to date.
In 13 matches, he has picked up 14 wickets at a median of 24.14 and an economic system charge of seven.95. His finest bowling figures are 3/28. He is the Twelfth-highest wicket-taker in the 2023 IPL to date.
Coming to the match, LSG was put to bat first by MI and so they posted 177/3 in their 20 overs. Pacer Jason Behrendorff and Piyush Chawla took three fast wickets for MI, dismissing Deepak Hooda (5), Prerak Mankad (0) and Quinton de Kock (16), lowering LSG to 35/3.
Then skipper Krunal Pandya (49 off 42 balls) constructed a partnership with Marcus Stoinis however retired damage earlier than he may full his half-century. Nicholas Pooran (8*) got here to the crease to affix Stoinis, who went on a rampage in the dying overs. Stoinis scored 89* off simply 47 balls, consisting of 4 boundaries and eight sixes.
Behrendorff picked up 2/30 in his 4 overs. Chawla additionally took 1/26 in his three overs.
In the chase of 178, MI began nicely with a 90-run opening stand between Ishan Kishan (59 in 39 balls, eight fours and a six) and skipper Rohit Sharma (37 in 25 balls). Following the dismissal of two openers, MI tried to maintain up with the run charge however simply couldn’t do it as wickets saved falling from the opposite finish.
Tim David (32* in 19 balls, one 4 and three sixes) took his aspect near a win, however they fell simply 5 runs quick. MI completed at 172/5 in their 20 overs.Ravi Bishnoi (2/26) and Yash Thakur (2/40) had been the choose of the bowlers for LSG. Mohsin obtained 1/26 in his three overs and managed to defend 11 runs in the ultimate over, making a gift of solely 5 runs.
Stoinis was given the ‘Player of the Match’ award for his knock. With this win, LSG has climbed to the third spot with seven wins, 5 losses in 13 matches. One match ended in no end result. They have a complete of 15 factors. MI has slipped to fourth spot, having seven wins, six losses and 14 factors after 13 matches. Both groups are nonetheless alive in the race to playoffs.
