Twitter Reactions: Lucknow Super Giants strangle Mumbai Indians in a last over thriller
Lucknow takes giant strides towards their qualification for the playoff after a thrilling victory over Mumbai Indians.
Mumbai Indians' losing streak against Lucknow Super Giants continued after Krunal Pandya's bowlers completed a sensational comeback in the death overs to bag two crucial points in front of a jubilant home crowd in Lucknow. While Marcus Stoinis propelled his side to an above-par total in the first innings, LSG's death bowling strangled the Mumbai batters despite a rollicking opening stand.
Although LSG finished their innings on a high, Mumbai Indians made an electric start to the chase after Ishan Kishan came out firing on all guns. While the southpaw took the attack to the bowlers initially, his skipper Rohit Sharma also joined the party in the powerplay.
Both the Mumbai openers were looking in ominous touch, finding the boundaries at regular intervals. It looked like the match was heading for an early finish before the Mumbai skipper fell in the tenth over of the chase, drawing curtains on his blistering 90-run stand with the young Indian southpaw.
Kishan, who registered a brisk half-century, also succumbed to Ravi Bishnoi as LSG sensed an opening into the contest. His dismissal was followed by the big wicket of an in-form Suryakumar Yadav, who lost his off-stump after trying a cheeky ramp shot. The LSG bowlers applied pressure on the two new batters, leading to the demise of Nehal Wadhera after a sluggish innings.
With the visitors losing wickets in a flurry, the onus was on Tim David to rescue his side from the perilous situation. However, LSG's Impact sub Yash Thakur bowled a superb 18th over to tilt the match in his side's favour. But a dramatic penultimate over from Naveen-ul-Haq saw Tim David wrestle back the momentum with two massive sixes. But there was another twist in the tale as Mohsin Khan successfully defended 11 runs in the last over to pull off a stunning victory for the hosts in their last home game.
Marcus Stonis' belligerence takes LSG to a healthy total after a sluggish start
Earlier, it was Rohit Sharma who won the toss for the visiting Mumbai Indians on an uncharacteristically decent batting surface in Lucknow. His decision to bowl first in the crunch match turned out to be a masterstroke as star Aussie left-arm pacer Jason Behrendorff dismissed Deepak Hooda and Prerak Mankad on successive deliveries.
The home side were in all sorts of trouble after star opener Quinton de Kock succumbed to Piyush Chawla on his very first delivery of the match. Despite losing three quick wickets, LSG made a decent comeback in the contest on the back of skipper Krunal Pandya and Aussie all-rounder Marcus Stoinis' solid stand for the fourth wicket.
However, Krunal, had to leave the field after sustaining a minor injury, just one short of a well-deserved half-century. But his departure did not hurt the home side as Stoinis put on the afterburners in the death overs. He took English pacer Chris Jordan for a ride, smashing him for 24 runs in an over. The hard-hitting all-rounder finished the innings with a towering six, remaining unbeaten at the crease after smacking 89 runs off just 47 deliveries.
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