IPL 2025: Suryakumars Fifty, Hardiks 5-For Go In Useless As LSG Beat Mumbai Indians By 12 Runs
Hardik Pandya’s maiden five-wicket haul in T20 cricket and star batter Suryakumar Yadav’s fluent 67 went in useless as Lucknow Tremendous Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in an Indian Premier League match in Lucknow on Friday.
MI captain Pandya returned with magnificent figures of 5/36 in an inspiring bowling efficiency however could not cease LSG from posting 203 for 8 after being put into bat.
Chasing 204 for a win, MI, nonetheless, ended at 191 for five in 20 overs and uncovered the five-time champions’ incapability to chase down huge targets. Shardul Thakur’s economical effort within the penultimate over, freely giving simply seven runs, tilted the dimensions in favour of LSG.
MI have been decreased to 17 for two in 2.2 overs with each openers — Will Jacks (5) and Ryan Rickelton (10) — getting out cheaply. Jacks, who changed struggling Rohit Sharma on the prime of the order after the India captain received hit on his knee on the nets, was the primary to be dismissed off the bowling of Akash Deep who was enjoying his first match of the season after an damage lay-off.
Rickelton adopted swimsuit within the third over as Shardul claimed his wicket with Ravi Bishnoi, who got here in as Affect Participant rather than batter Mitchell Marsh, taking the catch.
MI have been in a spot of trouble however India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and Naman Dhir steadied the run chase. Dhir launched an assault on Akash Deep within the fourth over with two sixes and two boundaries within the first 4 deliveries to maintain MI within the hunt. Suryakumar struck Avesh Khan for a six within the fifth over, and performed second fiddle to Dhir.
MI have been 64 for two on the finish of powerplay, not a lot far behind the corresponding 69 for no lack of LSG when it comes to runs on the identical stage.
Leg-spinner Digvesh Rathi, who was fined 25 per cent of his match charges for his uncommon ‘letter-writing’ celebration after dismissing a Punjab Kings batter, broke the third-wicket stand value 69 runs. He cleaned up Dhir within the first ball of the ninth over and did the identical gesture, although far off from the departing batter.
Tilak Varma then got here to the crease as Affect Sub for Vignesh Puthur as MI reached 101 for 3 at midway stage. The asking price saved on climbing as there was a dearth of boundaries within the center overs.
Suryakumar, in the meantime, reached his first fifty off 31 balls with a boundary off Bishnoi within the 14th over to maintain MI within the hunt.
It was not going to be straightforward for MI as they wanted 61 from the final 5 overs and Suryukumar received out in an inopportune time with Avesh Khan eliminating him within the seventeenth over.
MI wanted 40 runs from the final three overs and 29 from the final two with Pandya and Varma having settled down properly.
Shardul then gave away simply seven runs within the nineteenth over to tilt the dimensions in favour of LSG. MI was then pressured to retire out a struggling Varma out after an uncharacteristic sluggish batting as he scored 25 off 23 balls. In got here Mitchell Santner and MI wanted 22 runs from the ultimate over bowled by Avesh Khan.
Pandya hit a six off Khan within the first ball however the third and fourth deliveries have been dot balls. MI wanted 14 runs off the final two balls however Pandya may get just one within the fifth ball, ending his facet’s hopes of a win.
Earlier, LSG rode on excellent half-centuries from Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram to publish 203 for 8, regardless of Pandya’s five-wicket haul.
Pandya took the wickets of Markram (53 off 38 balls), Nicholas Pooran (12), Rishabh Pant (2), David Miller (27) and Akash Deep (0), placing brakes on LSG’s innings.
LSG have been off to a terrific begin with opener Marsh hitting his third half-century in 4 matches. His 60 got here off simply 31 balls and was studded with 9 fours and two sixes.
With the opposite opener Markram additionally in good nick, LSG have been 69 for no loss on the finish of energy play. However MI got here again after that with Pandya making essential bowling modifications.
Left-arm wrist spinner Vignesh Puthur, who had starred in MI’s win over Chennai Tremendous Kings, was launched within the seventh over and he gave the breakthrough instantly. He had Marsh caught and bowled, breaking the dangerous-looking opening stand of 76 runs.
Pandya then introduced himself into motion and had Pooran within the ninth over earlier than getting the prized wicket of LSG captain Pant (2) who received out cheaply as soon as once more.
Substitute fielder Corbin Bosch took a nice catch on the mid-off after Pant failed to barter a slower ball off Pandya. Pant, who confronted six balls, continued his poor kind, having scored 0, 15, 2 in his three earlier innings.
LSG have been 107 for 3 in 10.4 overs when Pant was out. Markram, who had been atypical to date, stood up for his crew and held one finish collectively until he was out within the 18th over.
