LSG vs MI | Hardik’s fifer not enough as disciplined Lucknow thrash Mumbai in their backyard

In response, Mumbai Indians started brightly with the ball, as Akash Deep struck early to dismiss Will Jacks in the second over. Their momentum continued in the very subsequent over, with Shardul Thakur eradicating Ryan Rickelton to go away Mumbai reeling at 17/2. Nevertheless, Suryakumar Yadav and Naman Dhir steadied the innings, counter-attacking successfully to take the rating to 64/2 by the tip of the powerplay. Whereas Suryakumar anchored the chase, it was Dhir who performed the aggressor’s position and smashed 40 off simply 19 deliveries and introduced an important 50-run stand. At 86/2 after eight overs, Mumbai regarded comfortably positioned. However Digvesh Singh Rathi had different plans, breaking the partnership by eradicating Dhir in the ninth over. With 79 runs wanted from 42 deliveries, the onus fell on Suryakumar and Tilak Varma to maintain the chase alive. The duo rose to the event and constructed a 66-run partnership. Surya introduced up a fluent half-century off 31 balls and regarded poised to take Mumbai dwelling. Nevertheless, simply when he appeared unstoppable, Avesh Khan delivered a decisive blow and scalped him with the rating at 164/4 in the seventeenth over. With 40 wanted off the ultimate three overs, Mumbai’s hopes rested on Pandya and Tilak. The equation was additional introduced right down to 29 required from 12 deliveries, with Shardul Thakur handed the accountability of bowling the nineteenth over. Shardul Thakur delivered an outstanding penultimate over and conceded simply seven runs and tightening the screws on Mumbai’s chase. With 22 wanted off the ultimate over, Avesh Khan was handed the ball. Hardik Pandya gave Mumbai a glimmer of hope by launching the primary supply for six. With 16 required off 5, Avesh responded with a pinpoint yorker, proscribing Pandya to simply two runs. On the subsequent ball, the Mumbai skipper made a stunning name to show down a single and saved the strike. With 14 wanted off the ultimate two deliveries, the stress mounted as Pandya was unable to search out the boundary. Mumbai Indians finally fell brief, ending 12 runs behind in an exciting contest, as Lucknow Tremendous Giants held their nerve in the dying overs.

Hardik wish to lose match i believe 😂🤣
How tilak will be retrd out ipdilam possibility iruka?#LSGvsMI

— 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙫𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙨 (@Praveen_tweeps) April 4, 2025

Splendid stuff from Lord Thakur high class excecution beneath stress 👏. Man actually needs to show some extent 🙏#LSGvsMI@IPL

— 🆁🅾🅻🅴🆇ᶜʳⁱᶜᵏᵉᵗᵍᵉᵉᵏ (@RoshanSriram123) April 4, 2025