IPL 2024: Match 67, MI vs LSG Live: MI vs LSG Live Updates, Commentary, News, and More
Mumbai Indians take on Lucknow Super Giants on Friday, May 17.
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POTM Nicholas Pooran said:
"Personally, I just had to do my job which is find a way in the situation and finish. Coming into the season I knew what my game would be. I have been inconsistent as well, I'd be fair to myself, so wanted to get some experience and make it count. (His ideal batting number) I batted from Nos. 3 to 7 but if I had to choose, I like the powerplay as well. I can't be selfish and choose. I can bat at any position and that's my strength. I'm just happy that I can do that. I'm just blessed, really grateful to have a second chance to play this game. Eight years ago when I had that accident, I thought I want to enjoy every game and every chance I get. Cricket and sport is really difficult, it takes time. I'm just happy teams are backing me and giving me a chance to play. All the fans of the world who support me as well, I'm just happy I can go out there and entertain. The World Cup is there now, it's back home and we're all looking forward to all playing together and doing something great for the people of Caribbean," Pooran said.
Winning skipper KL Rahul said:
"Very disappointing. At the start of the season, I felt we had a very strong season and most basis covered. Couple of injuries happen to every season and team but the guys who went away dented us a little bit. We didn't play well enough collectively and couldn't come together as much as we wanted to. Today was the kind of game we wanted to play more when the bowlers and batters both come together. Really happy for them (the youngsters), we spent a lot of time and energy with the squad, the support staff and we had sent Mayank and Yudhvir to South Africa to train with Morkel. They got good facilities to train with. (Will he continute to open in T20s?) Maybe, maybe not, there's not much T20 cricket coming up [for me] now. It depends on where I stand and what I need to do to get back in the team, I'll think about what the team needs. (Was Pooran batting too low down the order?) Not really, we'd have ideally wanted him to bat higher but how the teams line up is how the international players slot to absorb the pressure. Once Stoinins was at No. 3, we couldn't have had Pooran after him to have them bat in the 8th or 9th over together," Rahul said.
Losing skipper Hardik Pandya said:
"Quite difficult. Did not play good quality cricket, eventually costed us the whole season. It's a professional world. Have to always come out and put our best foot forward. But yes, as a group we could not play quality cricket or smart cricket. Too early to point out what went wrong. The whole season kind of went wrong. We can pass this game as another one (that went wrong)," Pandya said.
LSG WIN BY 18 RUNS
Lucknow Super Giants defeated Mumbai Indians by 18 runs. The defeat also confirmed that Mumbai will finish at the bottom of the table for the second time in three years.
Ishan Kishan departs
Naveen-ul-Haq picked up the wicket of Ishan Kishan, who departed for 14 runs off 15 balls. MI are 188/6
Half-century for Naman Dhir
Naman Dhir completed his half-century in 25 balls. The dressing room is on their feet.
18 runs off the over
MI are 181/5 after 19 overs.
14 runs off the over
MI are 149/5 after 17 overs.
14 runs off the over
MI are 149/5 after 17 overs.
10 runs off the over
MI are 135/5 after 16 overs. 80 runs are needed to win.
Six runs off the over
MI are 125/5 after 15th over. Mountain to climb now!
Ravi Bishnoi strikes
Another wicket for Bishnoi. Nehal Wadhera departed for one run. MI are 120/5
End of the 14th over
MI are 119/4
Hardik Pandya departs
Hardik Pandya departed after scoring 16 runs off 13 balls. Mohsin Khan picked up the wicket. MI are 116/4
0,4,2,6,1,1
14 runs off Bishnoi's over as MI are 115/3 after 12 overs.
Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will finish their respective campaigns in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 on Friday, May 17, as they face each other at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Mumbai was the first team to be eliminated and are currently languishing at the foot of the table with just four wins from 13 matches. Meanwhile, Lucknow still have a mathematical chance of reaching the playoffs, having won six matches out of 13.
Apart from Tilak Varma, no other Mumbai batter has been able to score runs consistently. Captain Hardik Pandya has faced severe criticism for his performances. The opening duo of Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan got starts but failed to convert them in most of the matches. On the bowling front, Jasprit Bumrah has been the lone warrior. He is second on the list of leading wicket-takers with 18 scalps from 13 games. The other Mumbai bowlers haven't been able to put much pressure on the opposition batters.
Unsurprisingly for Lucknow, their captain KL Rahul has emerged as their highest run-getter for the season, scoring 465 runs at 35.77. However, his strike rates in some games have raised question marks over his utility as a T20 batter. Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran have played some fine knocks but they didn't get adequate support from the other batters. Mayank Yadav's injury turned out to be a massive setback for the Super Giants. The rest of the bowlers have done well in patches but a collective effort has been missing.
Probable Playing XI of Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants:
Mumbai Indians -
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (WK), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (C), Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah, Anshul Kamboj, Nuwan Thushara
Lucknow Super Giants -
KL Rahul (C & WK), Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Arshad Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Yash Thakur
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