MI versus LSG IPL 2023, Eliminator: In form Mumbai Indians will lock horns with Lucknow Super Giants' spin mystery this Wednesday!!
The eliminator round of the IPL 2023 between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Mumbai Indians (MI) will feature at the MA Chidambaram Arena in Chennai on Wednesday (May 24). LSG placed at third spot in the points table with eight victories in 14 matches. MI too won eight out of 14 games and were in fourth spot in the points table.
LSG have dominated their past three matches, including the final remaining one against Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR won the toss and picked to bowl. LSG scored 176 runs for the loss of eight wickets in 20 overs with the assistance of 50 runs from Nicholas Pooran. In answer, KKR could get closer scoring 175 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 20 overs yet lost the game by one run despite Rinku Singh's fireworks.
MI confronted Sunrisers Hyderabad in their final game of the league stage .Batting first, SRH could set a target of 201 runs for the loss of five wickets in 20 overs . The openers, Vivrant Sharma and Mayank Agarwal, gave a strong start to their side as they added 140 runs for the first wicket. MI efficiently chased down this target in 18 overs. Cameron Green scored his maiden IPL century to assist MI to chase down the target with ease and won the Player of the Match award.
LSG and MI have confronted each other 3x in IPL up until this point, and LSG have dominated every one of these three matches. This year, while batting first LSG could set a target of 177 runs for the loss of three wickets in 20 overs. Marcus Stoinis scored 89 runs off 47 balls and was the top performer of the game. In answer, MI figured out how to post a sum of 172 runs and lost the game by a simple edge of five runs.
Possible PLAYING XI
Lucknow Super Giants
Kyle Mayers, P Mankad ,M Stoinis, K Pandya(C), A Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Krishnappa Gowtham, Nicholas Pooran(wk), Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur.
Mumbai Indians
Ishan Kishan(wk),Rohit Sharma(C),C Green, S Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Verma, H Shokeen , Piyush Chawla, JP Behrendorff, Akash Mandwaal , CJ Jordan.
Clinical execution by CSK bowlers paved their way into IPL 2023's final defeating GT by 15 run. Hardik Pandya won the toss and chose for bowl first. In answer, CSK posted 172 on the board. Four-time champion side Chennai Super Kings (CSK) faced defending champions Gujarat Titans (GT) in IPL 2023's Qualifier 1 match at the MA Chidambaram Arena in Chennai last Tuesday. The winner of this game accordingly moved straight into the IPL 2023 final which is on this Sunday.
Hopes are still there for GT as they will be up against the winning side of Eliminator match between Lucknow Super Goliaths (LSG) and Mumbai Indians on this Wednesday, to play in the Qualifier 2 on Friday. GT team is in good shape drove by opener Shubman Gill, who is coming to play this vital game with consecutive hundreds this season.
Hardik Pandya's side finished the league stage as the table toppers, winning 10 out of the 14 matches they played. MS Dhoni and CSK will likewise be charged up for qualifying for the playoffs for the 11th time - having missed up a major opportunity just two times back in 2020 and 2022.
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