IPL Updates: MI crush LSG to march into Qualifier 2

LSG need 93 from 48 to win. Chawla to bowl out, a single to begin. 

Another runout!! K Gowtham is down on the ground for quite sometime as he looks dejected! The game is quickly slipping away from Lucknow. Gowtham departs for just 2 off 3 as a direct hit from Rohit at the keeper's end see LSG lose their seventh. Chawla comcedes just four runs. 

Jason Behrendorff comes back into the attack and another quiet over  as he concedes just 4 runs. It's been four overs since LSG have found the boundary ropes. 

Akash Madhwal back into the attack. 

WICKET!! Fourth one for Madhwal and Bishnoi departs for just 3. Four-fer for Madhwal, is there a fifer on the cards? Naveen-ul-Haq the new man in. 

Runout! Third runout for LSG tonight! Hooda falls for 15 off 13 as Rohit implements another runout. Lucknow 9 down. MI one wicket away from a big win. Mohsin Khan is the last one in. 

Chris Jordan back into the attack. Superb over from Jordam as he bowls five straight dot balls. Would have been a maiden over, but wide signalled on the final ball. Strategic timeout called. 

Madhwal to bowl out. Can he get his fifer and take MI home? There it is! Mumbai Indians pick up a massive win as they down Lucknow by 81 runs. LSG bowled out for 101 in 16.3 overs. Lucknow's season comes to an end and Mumbai march on. 

Akash Madhwal comes back into the attack, three dots to begin his second. 

WICKET!! Badoni's stay at the crease is a short one as his stumps are knocked back. Madhwal picks up his second as Badoni departs for 1 off 7. 

Nicholas Pooran the new man in. 

WICKET! Pooran falls on the very first ball as Madhwal gets back-to-back scalps. Pooran departs for a golden duck as LSG lose their fifth. Stellar over as Madhwal concedes just one and picks up two wickets. 

Piyush Chawla comes back into the attack, bowls his third and is straightaway clobbered for a maximum on the very first ball. Hooda launches it over long-on to get the important boundary. A wide to follow. 11 runs come off Chawla's over. 

Cameron Green back into the attack, a dot to begin. 

Runout!! And it's the hige wicket of Marcus Stoinis. Tim David makes no mistake as LSG lose a massive wicket. Stoinis departs for 40 off 27. K Gowtham the new man in. Another stellar over as Green concedes four runs and a wicket. MI in control. 

Powerplay done and Piyush Chawla comes into the attack. 

Four! Stoinis hammers this to deep backward point to get the first boundary of Chawla. 

Four more! Captain Krunal joins the party as he sweeps it past fine leg. Chawla leaks 11 runs of his first over. 

Green comes back into the attack. Excellent over from Green as he concedes just three runs. Strategic timeout called. 

Piyush Chawla comes back into the attack. 

WICKET!! The skipper falls for 8 off 11 as Tim David picks up Krunal at long-on. LSG lose their third. Ayush Badoni the new man in. 

Chris Jordan comes into the attack. Quick two to begin the fourth. 

WICKET!! Lucknow Super Giants in trouble as their Impact Player departs. Jordan strikes in his very first over as Mayers departs for 18 off 13. Cameron Green makes no mistake as he picks up the LSG opener at mid-on as Lucknow lose both openers. Marcus Stoinis the new man in and after a dot he gets off the mark with a boundary. 

Good over from Jordan as he picks up a wicket and concedes just 7. 

Cameron Green into the attack, Stoinis on strike. Big opportunity but missed! Nehal Wadhera misjudges it and Stoinis handed a lifeline on 4 off Green. 

Four! Stoinis making the most of the opportunity as flicks this away behind the wicket for four. 8 runs come off the over. 

Meanwhile, blow to MI as Chris Jordan has gone off the field after hurting his knee. Hrithik Shokeen comes into the attack, bowls the final over of the powerplay. 

Four! Stoinis finds the gap as he sweeps it over short fine leg. Four more! And another boundary off the same region. MI paying early for the dropped catch. 

SIX!! Stoinis lifts this back over Shokeen's head as it goes into the sightscreen. Big over for LSG. Much-needed over for Lucknow as Shokeen leaks 18 runs. LSG post 54/2 in the powerplay. 

Lucknow Super Giants need 183 to win. Chase gets underway. Kyle Mayers and Prerak Mankad open for LSG. Jason Behrendorff begins the attack with the new ball. Two dots to begin. 

Back-to-back fours! Mayers off the mark with consecutive boundaries off Behnrendorff. 10 runs off the opening over of the chase as LSG get off to a strong start. 

Akash Madhwal shares the new ball, begins the over with a dot. Three dots on the trot. 

WICKET!! Madhwal with the first breakthrough as Mankad departs for 3 off 6. Shokeen takes a comfortable catch at short third as LSG lose their first. Superb first over for Madhwal as he concedes just two and picks up a wicket. 

Behrendorff continues and Mayers gets a boundary on the first ball. The opener lifts it over short third to begin the third over with a four. After conceding the boundary on the first ball, good comeback by Behrendorff as he concedes 9 in his second over. 

Two overs to go. Mohsin Khan bowls his third. Four byes to begin as Pooran misses behind the wicket. 

WICKET!! Jordan looks to hit the big one but doesn't connect as Deepak Hooda picks up another catch. Jordan falls for 4 off 7 as MI lose their seventh. Hrithik Shokeen the new man in. Six runs come off the over and a wicket. 

Yash Thakur to bowl the final over. Four to begin the final over! 

SIX!! Wadhera doing what's expected of him, having a huge Impact in the final over as he pulls this over deep square leg. 

FOUR! Another one as Wadhera sends this past short fine leg. Wadhera falls on the final ball.  14 runs come off the final over as MI reach competitive total against LSG. Mumbai post 182/8. 

Four overs to go. MI's runrate has considerably dropped and these final four overs will be crucial. Yash Thakur bowls his third, begins with a legbye.

Thakur down on the ground after his delivery and is getting checked out by the physio. Looks like alls good and he's back up. 

FOUR! Hammered! David smashes it past cover point as it flies past Krunal. 

WICKET!! Big wicket as Yash Thakur sends David back for 13 off 13. 

Impact sub Nehal Wadhera, replaces Suryakumar Yadav. Wadhera the new man in as MI look to the strong finish. Wadhera off the mark with a single.

Naveen to bowl out and he's hammered for a six on the first ball. Wadhera gets the ball just across the ropes as K Gowtham gets a hand on it but is unable to hold on. A single followed by three wides on the trot! 

WICKET!! Stellar catch by Deepak Hooda as Naveen picks up another wicket. Tilak Varma departs for 26 off 22 as MI lose their sixth. Chris Jordan the new man in. It could have been a runout, but throw at the wrong end. Naveen hit on the shin and is getting checked out. 13 runs come off Naveen's final over. 

Skipper Krunal Pandya to bowl out.

Quiet over from Krunal as he concedes just five runs in his final over. In his four overs, Krunal leaked 38 runs. 

Yash Thakur back into the attack, begins with a dot followed by two singles. The last couple of overs have put the brakes on Mumbai. Quiet over from Thakur as he gives away just five runs. 

Ravi Bishnoi to bowl out, a single to begin his final over. Another quiet over as Bishnoi concedes just five. 

Naveen back, bowls his third out. 

SIX!! Much-needed maximum as Tilak Varma sweeps this over backward square. 10 runs come off Naveen's third over.

After losing the openers, Sky-Green have turned it around for MI as they reach 98/2 at the halfway stage. Naveen-ul-Haq comes back into the attack. 

Four! Sky welcomes him back with a boundary and it brings up the 100 for Mumbai. 

WICKET!! Another one for Naveen and it's the big wicket of Suryakumar Yadav. Sky skies it and Gowtham runs in to pick him up as he departs for 33 off 20. MI lose their third. 

WICKET!! Two wickets this over as Naveen removes Sky first and then Cameron Green. His stumps are all over as Green departs for 41 off 23. MI lose two quick wickets. Big over for LSG as MI lose the two set big hitters. Tilak Varma and Tim David the two new man in. 

Ravi Bishnoi bowls his third. 

SIX! Dispatched over midwicket as Tilak Varma gets his first boundary. 11 runs off Bishnoi's over. 

MI post 62/2 in the powerplay. Green, Sky rebuilding MI's innings after losing both openers. 

Mohsin Khan comes into the attack in the first over after the powerplay. 

FOUR!! Green sends it past extra cover as it races away to the boundary ropes. Eight runs come off Mohsin Khan's first over. 

Strategic Timeout called. Ravi Bishnoi comes into the attack and bowls a quiet over, coneding just five.

Mohsin continues and starts with a single before Suryakumar dispatches his second delivery for a six!

SIX!! Dispatched into the third tier and it's Green who finds the maximum this time as both continue to score in tandem. 14 runs come off Mohsin's over. 

Bishnoi continues and is hit for a boundary on the first ball. Sky gets this past cover as it races away to the boundary ropes. 9 runs come off Bishnoi's over as MI reach 98/2 in 10 overs. 

Naveen-ul-Haq comes into the attack, a single to begin. 

WICKET!! Rohit departs for 11 off 10 as Naveen hands LSG the first breakthrough. The MI skipper tries to go over extra cover and is picked up by Badoni. Naveen hands LSG an early wicket. 

Cameron Green is the new man in. 

Four! Green gets off the mark with a boundary. Four more! Edged and this goes past the keeper for a boundary. 

Yash Thakur comes into the attack, a dot to begin. 

WICKET!! Early trouble for Mumbai as both openers depart. Edged and Pooran makes no mistake as Ishan Kishan falls for 15 off 12. 

SIX! And Sky doing what he does best as he dispatches the final ball of the over for a maximum! 

Skipper Krunal bowls the final over of the powerplay as is hit for a boundary on the first ball. Green gets the over off to a perfect start. 

Back-to-back fours! Green taking Krunal to the cleaners. After cutting the first one past the fielder at short third, Green follows it up with a second boundary on the trot. 

MI post 62/2 in the powerplay. 

We're underway! All you need is a win here tonight - no more second chances! Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma walk in to open for Mumbai Indians after opting to bat first. LSG skipper Krunal Pandya opens the attack with the ball. 

FOUR!! And we're off to a great start! Ishan Kishan cuts it away to get off the mark with a boundary on the very first ball of the match. 

Missed opportunity and skipper Krunal looks very unhappy. But good comeback by Krunal as only five runs come off the opening over. 

K Gowtham shares the new ball with the skipper. Following four straight dot balls, Ishan gets the fifth delivery past short third to get runs off Gowtham. 

Four more to finish the over with back-to-back boundaries as Ishan slices this past backward point and short third. MI 13/0 at the end of two overs.

SIX! Krunal continues and Rohit connects this time as he launches it over long-on. 

FOUR! The MI skipper getting into the groove as he sweeps this past the square leg and 4byes to follow. 16 runs come off Krunal's over. 

Mumbai Indians Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (capt), Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav, Tim David, Tilak Varma, Cameron Green, Chris Jordan, Hrithik Shokeen, Piyush Chawla, Jason Behrendorff, Akash Madhwal

Substitutes: Nehal Wadhera, Ramandeep Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Kumar Kartikeya, Sandeep Warrier

Lucknow Super Giants Playing XI: Krunal Pandya (capt), Prerak Mankad, Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K Gowtham, Naveen ul Haq, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur

Substitutes: Kyle Mayers, Daniel Sams, Yudhvir Singh, Swapnil Singh, Amit Mishra

After winning the toss, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said, "Typical Chennai wicket, looks good at the moment. But don't know how much wear & tear will happen. So better to bat first and put runs on the board. This ground here, with longer boundaries and the pitch getting slower and slower as the game progresses, its better to bat first. The boys are quite upbeat about it. We've qualified, we're here. It's been a long journey. We learn a lot through the ups and downs and we've learnt a lot about ourselves. We've just made one change. Kumar Kartikeya is out and Hritihik Shokeen comes in. 

Meanwhile, LSG skipper Krunal Pandya says they too would have wanted to bat first. "We have good really good match-winners. Where we are - it's been an entire team effort and not just individuals. We would have batted as well. At the end of the day we have to play good cricket."

Hello & welcome to tonights live coverage of the IPL 2023 playoffs. The stage is set for the Eliminator of the 16th edition of the glitzy tournament. We have a cracking contest headed our way from the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. 

In the knockout match, Mumbai Indians will take on Lucknow Super Giants. The winner of tonights contest will meet Gujarat Titans in the second Qualifier. Its simple - win it and you have a shot at making it to the finals; lose it and your campaign comes to an end. 

Mumbai Indians have been in this situation all too many times. Theyre known to come out victorious is big-ticket games and once again Rohit Sharmas men are peaking at the right time. 

Meanwhile, Lucknow, one of the two new franchises to join the league in the previous edition, will hope to take a step forward to pick up their maiden title. Lucknow were eliminated at the same stage last year. 

The path to the playoffs hasnt been smooth for either. But none of it matters as it all comes down to this one game. But Krunal Pandya-led LSG have the scales tilted slightly in their favour, having won all three previous matches against Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai. So whos going to meet Gujarat Titans in the second Qualifier? Stay tuned! Toss at 7:00pm IST.