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LSG vs MI Preview, IPL 2024: KL Rahul eyes T20 World Cup spot as Hardik Pandya readies for playoffs push
KV Prasad Jun 13, 2022, 06:35 AM IST (Published)
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Summary
LSG vs MI Preview, IPL 2024: LSG faced a defeat by seven wickets against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their previous game, whereas MI fell short of the mammoth 258-run target set by the Delhi Capitals (DC) by 11 runs. MI can realistically finish within the top-four if they win all their remaining games, and hence have all to play for in the rest of the five matches.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will lock horns with Mumbai Indians (MI) at the Ekana Sports City on March 30, Tuesday, as the latter hope to strengthen their bid of a final push for the playoffs in what has turned out to be a disappointing Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign for them thus far.
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LSG faced a defeat by seven wickets against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their previous game, whereas MI fell short of the mammoth 258-run target set by the Delhi Capitals (DC) by 11 runs. MI can realistically finish within the top-four if they win all their remaining games, and hence have all to play for in the rest of the five matches.
Predicted Playing XI
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (wk/c), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Nehal Wadhera, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Piyush Chawla, Luke Wood, Jasprit Bumrah
Key Players
KL Rahul (Lucknow Super Giants)
KL Rahul has scored 378 runs in nine games, going steady with an average and strike rate of 42 and 144.27 respectively, helped by three half-centuries. Rahul will be keen to put forth an impactful performance against the Indian cricket team captain before the T20 World Cup squad announcement!
Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)
Jasprit Bumrah has been the sole shining light in an otherwise disappointing campaign for the Mumbai Indians (MI). He has picked 14 dismissals in nine matches, bowling at an economy rate of 6.64, bagging a solitary five-wicket haul to his name.
Pitch Report
The average first innings score in T20Is on this ground is 151, but a higher-scoring encounter could pan out on Tuesday.
Where to Watch
The match will be live streamed on the JioCinema application and website. It will be telecast simultaneously on the Star Sports Network.
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