A no-show by Mumbai Indians (MI) batters not solely nudged the aspect nearer to the brink of elimination however gifted a four-wicket victory to Lucknow Tremendous 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 aspect, its captain, vice-captain, and quantity 4 fell for under 14 runs in Mumbai’s meagre show with the willow.
Rohit Sharma flagged off MI’s essay with an ingenious paddle sweep off Mohsin Khan however issues spiralled uncontrolled when he 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.
Hardik Pandya registered his third golden duck of IPL.
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Hardik Pandya registered his third golden duck of IPL.
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Lucknow had a foot on Mumbai’s neck when Ravi Bishnoi’s direct hit charging in from level caught Tilak Varma wanting the striker’s finish. Hardik Pandya’s golden duck meant the customer hobbled to twenty-eight for 4 by the tip of the PowerPlay.
Issues may have been worse for Mumbai had Ishan Kishan’s miscued pull shot been lapped up by Ashton Turner at deep mid wicket, with the crew’s whole on 41.
Kishan’s match-saving 53-run vigil with Nehal Wadhera (46, 41b, 4×4, 2×6) helped Mumbai crawl its approach out of bother earlier than some rearguard muscle from Tim David (35 n.o., 18, 3×4, 1×6) took MI to 144 for seven, placing up some semblance of a battle.
In its pursuit, LSG wanted back-to-back pull photographs 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.
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Rahul took a leaf out of his companion’s ebook within the subsequent over from Nuwan Thushara and pocketed 18 runs in boundaries, the spotlight being a down-the-track clip behind sq. for six. Stoinis reserved his onslaught for Jasprit Bumrah too, selecting the Purple Cap holder over the long-off fence on the slightest provide of size.
The LSG captain, nevertheless, perished attempting to tackle his counterpart Pandya, holing out inches contained in the boundary line at deep mid wicket.
Deepak Hooda top-edging a cross-batted swat off Pandya to mid off couldn’t decelerate Stoinis both, who romped to a 39-ball fifty with a 4 and 6 off Mohammed Nabi.
The sport was within the dwelling crew’s hand by the point Nabi prized out Stoinis’ wicket within the fifteenth over. The autumn of Ashton Turner and Ayush Badoni within the house of six deliveries extended the match to a ultimate over however couldn’t stop the inevitable.