A no-show by Mumbai Indians (MI) batters nudged the facet nearer to the brink of elimination and gifted a four-wicket victory to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) of their Indian Premier League match on the Ekana Cricket Stadium right here on Tuesday.
On a day when India introduced the T20 World Cup facet, its captain, vice-captain, and No. 4 fell for less than 14 runs in Mumbai’s meagre show with the willow.
Rohit Sharma began with an creative paddle sweep off Mohsin Khan however sliced the following supply to the duvet fielder.
Suryakumar Yadav adopted in the identical vein getting strangled down leg three deliveries after smoking a half-tracker over mid wicket. Ravi Bishnoi’s direct hit charging in from level caught Tilak Varma wanting the striker’s finish. Hardik Pandya’s golden duck meant the guests hobbled to twenty-eight for 4 by the top of the PowerPlay.
Ishan Kishan’s match-saving 53-run alliance with Nehal Wadhera (46, 41b, 4×4, 2×6) allowed MI some respiration time earlier than rearguard muscle from Tim David (35 n.o., 18b, 3×4, 1×6) took it to 144 for seven.
In its pursuit, LSG wanted back-to-back pull pictures from Marcus Stoinis (62, 45b, 7×4, 2×6) off Gerald Coetzee within the fourth over to interrupt the snooze that fell upon it after the early wicket of debutant Arshin Kulkarni.
Rahul took a leaf out of his companion’s guide within the subsequent over from Nuwan Thushara and pocketed 18 runs in boundaries. Stoinis reserved his onslaught for Jasprit Bumrah too, lofting the Purple Cap holder over the long-off fence within the sixth over. The LSG captain, nonetheless, perished making an attempt to tackle his counterpart Hardik Pandya, holing out at deep mid wicket.
Deepak Hooda top-edging a swat off Pandya to mid off couldn’t decelerate Marcus Stoinis both, who romped to a 39-ball fifty.
The sport was within the residence group’s hand when Mohammed Nabi prised out Stoinis within the fifteenth over. The fall of Ashton Turner and Ayush Badoni within the house of six deliveries extended the competition to the ultimate over however couldn’t forestall the inevitable.
Scoreboard
MUMBAI INDIANS
Ishan Kishan c Mayank b Bishnoi 32 (36b, 3×4), Rohit Sharma c Stoinis b Mohsin 4 (5b, 1×4), Suryakumar Yadav c Rahul b Stoinis 10 (6b, 1×6), Tilak Varma run out 7 (11b, 1×4), Hardik Pandya c Rahul b Naveen 0 (1b), Nehal Wadhera b Mohsin 46 (41b, 4×4, 2×6), Tim David (not out) 35 (18b, 3×4, 1×6), Mohammad Nabi b Mayank 1 (2b), Gerald Coetzee (not out) 1 (2b); Extras (lb-2, nb-2, w-4): 8; Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 144.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Rohit, 1.3 overs), 2-18 (Suryakumar, 2.4), 3-27 (Tilak, 5.1), 4-27 (Hardik, 5.2), 5-80 (Kishan, 13.6), 6-112 (Wadhera, 17.1), 7-123 (Nabi, 18.1).
SUPER GIANTS BOWLING
Stoinis 3-0-19-1, Mohsin 4-0-36-2, Naveen 3.5-0-15-1, Mayank 3.1-0-31-1, Bishnoi 4-0-28-1, Hooda 2-0-13-0.
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS
Ok.L. Rahul c Nabi b Hardik 28 (22b, 3×4, 1×6), Arshin Kulkarni (Impact Player rather than Mayank) lbw b Thushara 0 (1b), Marcus Stoinis c Tilak b Nabi 62 (45b, 7×4, 2×6), Deepak Hooda c Bumrah b Hardik 18 (18b, 2×4), Nicholas Pooran (not out) 14 (14b, 1×4), Ashton Turner b Coetzee 5 (9b), Ayush Badoni run out 6 (6b, 1×4), Krunal Pandya (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (lb-4, w-7): 11; Total (for six wkts. in 19.2 overs): 145.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Arshin, 0.4), 2-59 (Rahul, 7.2), 3-99 (Hooda, 13.1), 4-115 (Stoinis, 14.5), 5-123 (Turner, 17.1), 6-133 (Badoni, 18.1).
MUMBAI INDIANS BOWLING
Thushara (Impact Player rather than Suryakumar) 4-0-30-1, Bumrah 4-0-17-0, Coetzee 3-0-29-1, Chawla 3-0-23-0, Hardik 4-0-26-2, Nabi 1.2-0-16-1.
Toss: LSG.
MUMBAI INDIANS
Ishan Kishan c Mayank b Bishnoi 32 (36b, 3×4), Rohit Sharma c Stoinis b Mohsin 4 (5b, 1×4), Suryakumar Yadav c Rahul b Stoinis 10 (6b, 1×6), Tilak Varma run out 7 (11b, 1×4), Hardik Pandya c Rahul b Naveen 0 (1b), Nehal Wadhera b Mohsin 46 (41b, 4×4, 2×6), Tim David (not out) 35 (18b, 3×4, 1×6), Mohammad Nabi b Mayank 1 (2b), Gerald Coetzee (not out) 1 (2b); Extras (lb-2, nb-2, w-4): 8; Total (for seven wkts. in 20 overs): 144.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-7 (Rohit, 1.3 overs), 2-18 (Suryakumar, 2.4), 3-27 (Tilak, 5.1), 4-27 (Hardik, 5.2), 5-80 (Kishan, 13.6), 6-112 (Wadhera, 17.1), 7-123 (Nabi, 18.1).
SUPER GIANTS BOWLING
Stoinis 3-0-19-1, Mohsin 4-0-36-2, Naveen 3.5-0-15-1, Mayank 3.1-0-31-1, Bishnoi 4-0-28-1, Hooda 2-0-13-0.
LUCKNOW SUPER GIANTS
Ok.L. Rahul c Nabi b Hardik 28 (22b, 3×4, 1×6), Arshin Kulkarni (Impact Player rather than Mayank) lbw b Thushara 0 (1b), Marcus Stoinis c Tilak b Nabi 62 (45b, 7×4, 2×6), Deepak Hooda c Bumrah b Hardik 18 (18b, 2×4), Nicholas Pooran (not out) 14 (14b, 1×4), Ashton Turner b Coetzee 5 (9b), Ayush Badoni run out 6 (6b, 1×4), Krunal Pandya (not out) 1 (1b); Extras (lb-4, w-7): 11; Total (for six wkts. in 19.2 overs): 145.
FALL OF WICKETS
1-1 (Arshin, 0.4), 2-59 (Rahul, 7.2), 3-99 (Hooda, 13.1), 4-115 (Stoinis, 14.5), 5-123 (Turner, 17.1), 6-133 (Badoni, 18.1).
MUMBAI INDIANS BOWLING
Thushara (Impact Player rather than Suryakumar) 4-0-30-1, Bumrah 4-0-17-0, Coetzee 3-0-29-1, Chawla 3-0-23-0, Hardik 4-0-26-2, Nabi 1.2-0-16-1.
Toss: LSG.
PoM: Stoinis.
LSG gained by 4 wickets with 4 deliveries remaining.
