NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants edged past Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in a thrilling IPL 2025 clash at the Ekana Stadium on Friday, registering their second win of the season. The victory lifted LSG to sixth place on the points table, while MI slipped to seventh after their third loss in four matches.
Despite a career-best 5/36 from MI skipper Hardik Pandya and a valiant 67 off 43 balls by Suryakumar Yadav, MI fell short in their chase of 204, finishing at 191/5.
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LSG rode on a blazing start from Mitchell Marsh (60 off 31) and Aiden Markram (53 off 38) to post 203/8. Pandya’s late strikes, including wickets of Markram, Pant, and Miller, restricted further damage.
MI’s reply started poorly as openers Will Jacks and Ryan Rickelton departed early. Suryakumar and Naman Dhir (46 off 24) revived the chase with a 69-run partnership. However, Dhir’s dismissal by Digvesh Rathi – who repeated his now-controversial “letter-writing” celebration – shifted momentum.
Suryakumar kept MI in the hunt but fell in the 17th over to Avesh Khan, triggering a slowdown. With 22 needed off the final over, Pandya’s lone six wasn’t enough as MI stumbled in the final moments.
Earlier, LSG’s opening duo had powered them to 69/0 in the powerplay, before MI pulled things back with timely breakthroughs, including a strong spell from Pandya. But the target proved just out of reach.
Brief scores:
Lucknow Super Giants: 203 for 8 in 20 overs (Mitchell Marsh 60, Aiden Markram 53, Ayush Badoni 30, David Miller 27; Hardik Pandya 5/36).
Mumbai Indians: 191 for 5 in 20 overs (Naman Dhir 46, Suryakumar Yadav 67, Tilak Varma 25, Hardik Pandya 28 not out).
Despite a career-best 5/36 from MI skipper Hardik Pandya and a valiant 67 off 43 balls by Suryakumar Yadav, MI fell short in their chase of 204, finishing at 191/5.
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LSG rode on a blazing start from Mitchell Marsh (60 off 31) and Aiden Markram (53 off 38) to post 203/8. Pandya’s late strikes, including wickets of Markram, Pant, and Miller, restricted further damage.
MI’s reply started poorly as openers Will Jacks and Ryan Rickelton departed early. Suryakumar and Naman Dhir (46 off 24) revived the chase with a 69-run partnership. However, Dhir’s dismissal by Digvesh Rathi – who repeated his now-controversial “letter-writing” celebration – shifted momentum.
A nail-biting thriller that goes #LSG's way ✨#MI fall short by 1️⃣2️⃣ runs as Avesh Khan and LSG hold their nerves to secure their 2nd win of the season! #TATAIPL | #LSGvMI | @LucknowIPL pic.twitter.com/4YV2QmtUD0
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 4, 2025
Suryakumar kept MI in the hunt but fell in the 17th over to Avesh Khan, triggering a slowdown. With 22 needed off the final over, Pandya’s lone six wasn’t enough as MI stumbled in the final moments.
Earlier, LSG’s opening duo had powered them to 69/0 in the powerplay, before MI pulled things back with timely breakthroughs, including a strong spell from Pandya. But the target proved just out of reach.
Brief scores:
Lucknow Super Giants: 203 for 8 in 20 overs (Mitchell Marsh 60, Aiden Markram 53, Ayush Badoni 30, David Miller 27; Hardik Pandya 5/36).
Mumbai Indians: 191 for 5 in 20 overs (Naman Dhir 46, Suryakumar Yadav 67, Tilak Varma 25, Hardik Pandya 28 not out).
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