Match Preview
It’s going to be LSG vs MI at the iconic Ekana Cricket Stadium today and both sides will be inching closer to the playoff spot.
Apparently, Mumbai Indians have started to come on their own as they have won their last four games.
Therefore, they might also overtake Chennai Super Kings to second place and qualify for the playoffs if they win today’s game.
Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants will hope to rise up after their massive win in the last game. They will look to stop Mumbai by playing their best cricket.
Talking about their previous fixtures, the Lucknow Super Giants defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians defeated Gujarat Titans by 27 runs at home.
Furthermore, talking about the points table, then LSG is in 4th place with 13 points and an NRR of +0.309.
Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians are in 3rd place with 14 points and an NRR of -0.117 which they will look to improve upon.
Thus, we will get a thrilling game between these two sides today in Lucknow.
Match Details
Match: Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians, Match 63
Venue: Ekana Sports City, Lucknow
Date: 16th May 2023
Time: 7:30 PM IST
Pitch Report
The surface at Lucknow has been quite a disappointing one this season as compared to other venues. Moreover, the ball takes time to come onto the bat which makes it difficult to hit a six. Meanwhile, spinners will get some assistance from the wicket. Moreover, the average first innings score at this venue is 165 runs.
Full Squads for LSG vs MI, Match 63
Lucknow Super Giants
Ayush Badoni, Karun Nair, Manan Vohra, Daniel Sams, Deepak Hooda, Karan Sharma, Krishnappa Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Quinton de Kock (wk), Amit Mishra, Arpit Guleria, Avesh Khan, Jaydev Unadkat, Mark Wood, Mohsin Khan, Naveen-ul-Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Singh
Mumbai Indians
Dewald Brevis, Nehal Wadhera, Ramandeep Singh, Rohit Sharma (c), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Tristan Stubbs, Cameron Green, Raghav Goyal, Shams Mulani, Tim David, Ishan Kishan (wk), Vishnu Vinod (wk), Akash Madhwal, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshad Khan, Chris Jordan, Duan Jansen, Hrithik Shokeen, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Riley Meredith, Sandeep Warrier
Probable Playing XI for LSG vs MI, Match 63
Lucknow Super Giants
Quinton de Kock (wk), Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya (c), Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Amit Mishra, Yash Thakur, Ravi Bishnoi, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Avesh Khan
Mumbai Indians
Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Cameron Green, Suryakumar Yadav, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Chris Jordan, Vishnu Vinod, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya
Match Prediction for LSG vs MI, Match 63
From the team combinations and previous results, we can say that this will be a closely contested game between these two teams.
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