LSG vs MI Highlights, IPL 2023: Akash Madhwal's fifer helps Mumbai beat Lucknow by 81 runs

Krunal Pandya comes to bowl his final over and concedes just five singles in it. MI: 121/4 (13 overs).

With this Krunal also completes his quota of overs as a total of 38 runs come in it.

Ravi Bishnoi comes to bowl his third over and does a decent job before being hit for a six by Tilak Varma in the fifth delivery and wraps up the over with a single. MI: 116/4 (12 overs)

Naveen-ul-Haq is reintroduced and he is welcomed with a boundary by Suryakumar Yadav, who then completes a double. 

The third ball is a dot and the fourth one results in a wicket. Bowls it full, slightly slow and SKY plays it way too early. The ball gets the elevation but not the desired distance as Gowtham grabs the ball right in front of the sidescreen to pack SKY for 33(20). 

Naveen-ul-Haq then cleans up Cameron Green for 41(23) in the final delivery as MI reach 105-4 in 11 overs.

Suryakumar Yadav welcomes Ravi Bishnoi with a boundary, smashes a floated delivery on off over covers. Nine runs come in the over as MI reach 98/2 in 10 overs.

Mohsin Khan continues from his end and drops it at length, with the ball coming at Suryakumar's body. The batter guides it behind the wickets for a maximum, well that was a well crafted shot, making a difficult one look very easy. 

Green finishes the over with another maximum. Another back of a length, which is smashed over the square leg fence. MI: 89/2 (9 overs) 

Ravi Bishnoi is introduced in the attack and he starts with a single. Suryakumar then gets a double as he paddle sweeps the spinner. Lucky form him as it bounced slightly behind the short fine leg fielder.

Five runs come in the over as MI reach 75/2 in 8 overs.

Mohsin Khan is introduced in the attack and Cameron Green drives a full delivery by the pacer towards the covers fence. Eight runs come off the over as MI reach 70/2 in 7 overs.

Green is batting on 30 off 14 balls, while SKY has scored 10 off 6 balls.

Krunal Pandya comes to bowl the final over of the powerplay and Cameron Green welcomes him with a four. 

The Australian all-rounder gets two more boundaries in the over as 16 runs come in the over. MI: 62/2 (6 overs)

Yash Thakur strikes in his first over as Ishan Kishan is caught behind by Nicholas Pooran. Bounce and it takes an edge as Ishan tries to slash it square of the wicket. He departs for 15(12). 

Suryakumar Yadav joins Green in the middle and finishes the over with a SIX. MI: 46/2 (5 overs)

LSG introduce pace in the form of Naveen-ul-Haq, who strikes in his first over as Rohit Sharma falls for 11(10). The MI skipper steps out and but fails to clear the in-field and is caught by Ayush Badoni at covers.

Cameron Green joins the attack and opens his account with a four. He then gets another boundary, which comes off an edge. MI: 38/1 (4 overs)

Krunal comes to bowl his second over and Rohit Sharma welcomes him with a six over long-on. The spinner bowls a dot and then gets hits for a four in the third ball. 

He then concedes another boundary in the form of byes as 16 runs come from the over. MI: 29/0 (3 overs)

Krishnappa Gowtham will bowl from the other end and he bowls four dots, before Ishan Kishan gets two boundaries in the final two balls. MI: 13/0 (2 overs)

Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma kick-off the proceedings.

Krunal Pandya leads the attack for Lucknow Super Giants. 

Five runs come off the first over, which include a boundary by Kishan in the first ball.

MI: Nehal Wadhera, Ramandeep Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Kumar Kartikeya, Sandeep Warrier

LSG: Kyle Mayers, Daniel Sams, Yudhvir Singh, Swapnil Singh, Amit Mishra

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma(c), Ishan Kishan(w), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Chris Jordan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal

Lucknow Super Giants: Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran(w), Krunal Pandya(c), Krishnappa Gowtham, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur, Mohsin Khan

Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma wins toss, opts to bat against Lucknow Super Giants.

“It's a different pitch than yesterday, the boundaries are contrasting. The off-side boundary is 61 metres, while the leg-side boundary is 70 metres and 77 metres down the ground. The surface used for this game is similar to the one used in the last night's match. The wicket looks abrasive, lots of in it for the spinners. There will be a bit of swing with the new ball, but apart from that it's going to be spin to win. Batting first is a good option on this wicket.”

Piyush Chawla, who is the leading wicket-taker from the Mumbai camp, will hold the key for their side. The spinner has  20 wickets under his name and will look to create an impact after a dull day against SRH at Wankhede. 

Kyle Mayers too had some healthy outings before Lucknow were forced to drop him from the XI to get their combination straight. With Chepauk being a slow track, LSG might bring the Caribbean all-rounder back in the mix and rest Naveen-ul-Haq, who bowls quick. 

If we look at Mayers' season, the all-rounder has mustered 361 runs from 12 encounters.

He had scored a blazing half-century the last time LSG played at this venue but it had come in a losing cause.

Lucknow Super Giants' have so far not missed the services of KL Rahul and they hope things remain the same, when they meet Mumbai tonight. 

Marcus Stoinis has so far scored 368 runs from 14 encounters, Nicholas Pooran too has been good at the backend, scoring 358 from the same number of encounters.

Mumbai Indians batters failed to put a show, when they locked horns with Chennai Super Kings at the same venue during the league stage. 

The top-order crumbled and MI could only muster 139/8 in 20 overs, leaving CSK with a 140-run target, which they chased down in 17.4 overs.

However, the big concern for Mumbai will be the Chepauk track, which has the reputation to assist the spinners. Lucknow boast of a formidable spin attack with Ravi Bishnoi leading the charge. Apart from him, LSG could also utilise Amit Mishra, who could be a dangerous custodian. 

Krunal Pandya, too, has been decent with the ball and he can prove crucial against Mumbai Indians, which is also his former team.

Apart from Cameron Green and Rohit Sharma, Mumbai have other potential hitters, who can turn the tide in their favour in any conditions. The biggest of them being Suryakumar Yadav, who has amassed 511 runs from 14 games, which include one century, four fifties. 

Ishan Kishan, who departed cheaply in the clash against SRH, too will look to give the team a solid start at the top. The wicket-keeper batter has so far managed 439 runs from the same number of matches.

The good news for Mumbai Indians is their skipper Rohit Sharma finding some lost mojo at the business end of the tournament. After a slow start to the season, Rohit scored a half-century against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous encounter. 

Rohit has 313 runs under his belt from 14 outings at a strike-rate of 134.33. He averages 22.36 and will look to pile some big runs in the crucial encounter at Chepauk.

Mumbai Indians roped in Cameron Green for a whopping amount of ₹17.25 crore at the auctions and the Australian all-rounder has so far lived up to the reputation. He smashed a match-winning ton against Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous encounter, and has so far accumulated 381 runs from 14 encounters at a strike-rate of 159.41. 

If we look at his contribution with the ball, Green has scalped six wickets in the 32 overs he has bowled so far and has an economy of 9.71.