LSG vs MI Highlights, IPL 2023: Mohsin Khan defends 11 in final over as Lucknow beat Mumbai by 5 runs

Marcus Stoinis, who scored an explosive 25-ball 40, has a fantastic record against Chris Jordan. The all-rounder has never been dismissed by Jordan in this format and has scored 125 runs in 52 balls against him. 

So just in case if MI plan to use Jordan in the death overs, LSG should tweak their batting combination accordingly.

MI's recent success can be contributed to their batters, who have made chasing 200-plus look very simple. However, the conditions in Lucknow will be different as the action switches from flat and fast tracks to slow turners. 

MI had recently struggled at Chepauk and could only add 139/8 in 20 overs. CSK chased down the target with 14 balls to spare and won the match by six runs.

The biggest concern for LSG is that they have failed to secure a single win in their previous four fixtures at home. The team lost three, while one produced no result.

Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians have met twice and this will be the first clash between the two in this edition. 

Lucknow had defeated their opponent on both occasion with KL Rahul smashing tons in both the contest. However, he won't be a part of the proceedings tonight.

If Ayush Badoni has provided Lucknow with some cushion in the batting department, Saurasthra batter Prerak Mankad met the team's expectations  with a fine show against the Sunrisers. The batter scored an unbeaten 64 off 45 deliveries and will now look to build on it.

Both Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran played explosive knocks in the previous encounter against SRH and it will definitely give LSG a breather in the middle-order. Stoinis scored 40 off 25 balls, while Pooran smoked an unbeaten 44 in just 13 deliveries, which included three fours and four sixes.  

Quinton de Kock and Kyle Mayers have ensured things remain as it is as the pair added 88 for the opening stand in the clash against Gujarat Titans. 

However, in the previous encounter against Sunrisers both De Kock and Mayers struggle to get going. Mayers managed just two in 14 deliveries, while De Kock scored 29 in 19 balls.

They will hope for an improved show today against Mumbai Indians.

The pacers have been slightly expensive especially Avesh Khan, who has an economy rate of 9.75 after nine games. 

KL Rahul's injury has also forced the team to make tweaks at top, with Quinton de Kock coming in. His inclusion has hurt LSG in bowling as they have been forced to drop Naveen-ul-Haq to manage four overseas players rule.

With Lucknow's track heavily assisting spin, the home side seems to have an upper hand with three spinners available in their camp. 

Leggie Ravi Bishnoi has been the leading wicket taker for LSG and stand-in captain Krunal Pandya too has showcased his potential. The all-rounder has scalped 8 wickets. 

Amit Mishra has provided the team with a great option as Impact Substitute. Mishra too has seven wickets from the same number of matches.

Meanwhile, Piyush Chawla has been exceptional on the bowling front and he will play a crucial role in Lucknow. He is currently the leading wicket-taker in the MI camp with 19 scalps under his name from 12 encounters.

He has leaked 357 runs in the 47 overs he has bowled in the tournament.

Tilak Varma's absence hasn't hurt Mumbai Indians much as Nehal Wadera has done the bulk of scoring in the middle overs and the team will need it the most in Lucknow, which has been a low-scoring venue. 

Wadhera has so far managed 198 runs from seven innings at an average of 33. He has a strike-rate of 151.14, and has two half-centuries under his name.

After starting the tournament on a slow note, Suryakumar Yadav is back to his breathtaking best. He played a huge role in Mumbai Indians' last two wins.

In the match against Gujarat, SKY produced an unbeaten knock of 103 off 49 balls. In the match against RCB, Suryakumar had scored 83 in just 35 balls.

Ishan Kishan(w), Rohit Sharma(c), Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Cameron Green, Vishnu Vinod, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Ramandeep Singh, Dewald Brevis, Sandeep Warrier, Hrithik Shokeen, Riley Meredith, Shams Mulani, Arjun Tendulkar, Tilak Varma, Duan Jansen, Arshad Khan, Tristan Stubbs, Raghav Goyal

Kyle Mayers, Quinton de Kock(w), Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Krunal Pandya(c), Amit Mishra, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Swapnil Singh, Daniel Sams, Deepak Hooda, Arpit Guleria, Krishnappa Gowtham, Mohsin Khan, Karun Nair, Manan Vohra, Mark Wood, Naveen-ul-Haq, Romario Shepherd, Karan Sharma

It has all come together at exactly the right time, it seems, for the Mumbai Indians. But then again, it is a phenomenon that has happened time and again over the years, MI would start off like they have no clue how T20 cricket is played and then just as it starts getting tricky for them, they go on a hot run and win the tournament altogether. The main blood behind the current hot run, is the sensational Suryakumar Yadav who has returned to the swashbuckling form that made him the undisputed best T20 batter in the world last year. LSG, though, have the famously slow Lucknow pitch to assist them in stopping him. However, they will be wary of the fact that they themselves can slip up on them, as they have done multiple times this season.