Nehal Wadhera’s 46 and Tim David’s last over flurry helped Mumbai Indians to a respectable 144/7 against the Lucknow Super Giants. Mumbai were rattled early, losing big names like Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma and Hardik Pandya inside he first 6 overs before Ishan Kishan and Wadhera somewhat resuscitated their innings.
LSG chased down the 145-run modest target in 19.2 overs thanks to Marcus Stoinis (62 off 45). Nicholas Pooran hit the winning runs for his side when things went a bit haywire for LSG in the death overs.
Mumbai Indians have been fighting hard to stay in contention for the playoffs in IPL 2024. They have just three wins in nine matches and need more wins to stay in contention for the playoffs. Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants are in the middle muddle and they are aiming to get out of it. They have 10 points in nine matches and are in the middle territory.
