IPL Updates: LSG on course for victory vs Mumbai

Fri, 17 May 2024

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23:58

LSG on course for victory vs Mumbai

MI 149-5 (17 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

Krunal is back into the attack. Dhir has a narrow escape as he inside edges the first ball which goes off his pads and to the right of wicketkeeper Rahul, who tries to kick it but can't hit the stumps.

Dhir keeps Mumbai's slim hopes alive. He gets a thick outside edge off a full toss for a boundary fine on the off-side.

The right-hander slog sweeps the fifth ball over midwicket for a six and gets a single from the last ball.

14 runs from the over but Krunal still finishes with tidy figures of 1/29 from his four overs.

23:54

MI lose 5th wicket; LSG in control

MI 135-5 (16 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

The wickets continue to tumble for Mumbai Indians. Wadhera looks to loft Bishnoi down the ground but fails to get enough power on the shot and is taken at long-on by Krunal, who takes his seocnd catch.

Naman Dhir keeps out the first two balls he faces before he cuts the fifth ball past point for a four and keeps strike with a single from the last ball.

Six runs from his final over as Bishnoi registers good figures of 2/37 in four overs.

MI need 90 from five overs for victory.

Pacer Matt Henry is back into the attack. The first ball is short as Dhir walks across his stumps and scoops the short ball fine on the leg side for a four before he swats the next to deep midwicket for two runs.

A single each to Dhir and Kishan before the former is beaten by the slower ball from the Kiwi pacer.

10 runs from the 16th over.

The asking rate has gone up to 20 with 80 needed from the last four overs.

23:43

Hardik out for 16; LSG in control

MI 119-4 (14 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

Mohsin comes back into the attack and he leaves MI reeling as he dismisses Hardik.

The MI captain, who made 16 from 13 balls, looks to ramp the pacer but ends up slicing a simple catch to Naveen at thirdman.

New batter Nehal Wadhera is beaten by the wide yorker from Mohsin before the high bouncer is ruled a wide.

Wadhera inside edges the fifth ball for a single and Kishan picks one off the last ball.

MI need 96 from six overs.

23:35

Rohit out for 63; MI in trouble

MI 115-3 (13 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

Krunal doing an excellent job with the ball to ramp up the pressure. He bowls a tight over conceding just three runs in his third over as the asking rate keeps climbing up.

Hardik looks to take charge. He smashes the wide half-volley from Bishnoi through the covers for a four and then plays a cracking inside out lofted shot over the same region for a six.

14 runs from the over as MI look to get back the momentum after the few quick wickets.

MI need 100 from the last seven overs.

23:32

Rohit out for 63; MI in trouble

MI 98-3 (11 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

The wickets keep tumbling for Mumbai Indians. Bishnoi leaves the hosts in further strife as he claims the vital wicket of the well-set Rohit, who is caught by Mohsin after a quickfire 63 from 38 balls, with three sixes and 10 fours.

Rohit looks to hit the full wide delivery through through the off-side but ended up getting the outside edge which went straight to Mohsin at short thirdman.

Rohit walks back to a standing ovation from his home fans in what probably could be his last innings for Mumbai Indians.

Meanwhile, the crowd start booing as Hardik Pandya makes his way out to the middle.

MI have lost three wickets in the last 14 balls to be reduced to 98/3 in 11 overs.

23:25

Suryakumar out for duck; MI 2 down

MI 92-2 (10 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

After taking a fine catch, Krunal comes back into the attack and strikes with the big wicket of Suryakumar.

The MI right-hander sweeps the spinner uppishly but can't get it in the gap. Bishnoi at fine leg nearly puts it down as the ball pops out of his grasp but to his team's relief he manages to catch it on the second attempt.

Suryakumar walks back for a duck as MI lose two wickets in the space of five deliveries.

Ishan Kishan has come in at No 4. He takes a single down to long-on to get off the mark before Rohit clips the spinner square on the leg side for a couple of runs.

At the halfway mark, MI are 92/2 in 10 overs, needing another 123 from the remaining 10 overs for victory.

Rohit has smashed his way to 64 from 35 balls but needs support from the other end.

23:18

Brevis out for 23; MI lose 1st wicket

MI 88-1 (9 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

Pacer Naveen is back into the attack. Brevis toe-ends the first ball, full and wide, in the gap between point and short thirdman for a lucky boundary.

Swing and miss from Brevis next ball as he looks to slam the pacer over the leg side but is beaten by the change of pace.

The next ball is full and on the stumps as Brevis slams it over midwicket for a six to finally get one off the middle.

But Naveen gets revenge next ball as Brevis mistimes the full toss with Krunal taking a superb running catch to his left at long-off.

Brevis walks back after scoring 23 from 20 balls, after putting on 88 runs for the opening wicket with Rohit from 52 balls.

Suryakumar Yadav is beaten all ends up by the slower bouncer from Naveen as he is too early into the shot.

23:10

Rohit slams fifty; MI off to good start

MI 78-0 (8 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

Mohsin continues as Rohit looks to heave it over the leg side but the ball flies off the outside edge towards Ravi Bishnoi, who charges in from thirdman but can't stop the ball on the bounce and gifts MI a boundary.

The next ball is short and wide and this time Rohit cuts it past point for another four but is beaten next ball again trying to play the same shot.

Rohit then uses his feet and hammers the pacer straight down the ground for a six to race to his fifty in grand style from just 28 balls.

Leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi into the attack as LSG look for a wicket.

The first ball is a googly bowled back of length as Brevis looks to pull but is beaten for pace before he pulls the next for two runs to deep midwicket followed by a single.

Bishnoi gifts the well-set Rohit a wide half-volley which he crashes through the covers for a four.

Rohit picks the googly next ball as he sweeps it over the fielder at short fine leg for another boundary but is beaten last ball trying to cut.

23:01

Rohit gives MI good start vs LSG

MI 53-0 (6 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

Naveen-ul-Haq comes in as the Impact Player for LSG. He comes into the attack to bowl the six over.

He starts with a full delivery which swings in as Rohit taps it on the leg side for a single and Brevis clips the back of length ball to midwicket for another run.

Naveen bowls it short and wide as Rohit slashes it over point for a four.

The next ball is full and this time Rohit lofts it over the covers for another boundary to take MI past the 50-run mark.

He picks a single off the fifth ball and Brevis hits the last ball to the fielder in the covers.

MI are off to a good start as they reach 53 for no loss in six overs, with Rohit on 39 from 23 balls and Brevis on 10.

22:55

Rohit gives MI good start vs LSG

MI 42-0 (5 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

The match gets underway after 45 minutes delay due to rain. Krunal continues and he bowls a dot ball to end the over which was unfinished due to rain.

MI are 33 for no loss in four overs.

Left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan comes into the attack in place of Arshad, who bowled two tidy overs at the start.

The first ball is short and wide as Rohit punches it in the gap through the covers for a four.

Rohit gets a thick outside edge off a low full toss which bounces short of wicketkeeper and beats him to his right for another boundary.

Mohsin gets little bit of away movement as Rohit pokes and is beaten on the outside edge. He then tries a big wild slog on the leg side but misses before he taps the last ball for a quiet single.

22:32

Match to resume at 10.50pm IST

MI 33-0 (3.5 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

It has stopped raining at Wankhede and the covers are coming off. The groundstaff using the super-soppers to dry the outfield.

The umpires have announced that the match will resume at 10.50pm IST with no reduction in overs.

22:07

Rain stops play; MI 33-0 (3.5 ovs)

MI 33-0 (3.5 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

Arshad keeps Rohit quiet with two dots ball at the start of the third over before he takes a quick single on the off-side.

Brevis struggling to get started. He pushes the pacer to the fielder in the coves followed by a wide before he bottom edges the fifth ball on the bounce to the wicketkeeper.

Brevis taps the last ball with soft hands on the leg side for a single as Arshad just five runs in his second over.

Spinner Krunal Pandya into the attack, to bowl the fourth over. Brevis continues to struggle with his timing as he hits the first ball to the fielder in the covers before taking one off the next.

Rohit takes one on the leg side before Brevis breaks the shackles as he lofts the short ball over square leg for a six.

MI review the wide but end up losing the review as the ball is inside the tramline.

It has started to rain at Wankhede and this is quite heavy as the groundstaff rush out with the covers.

21:56

Rohit hits back to back sixes!

MI 22-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

Matt Henry from the other end. Rohit defends the first ball before the pacer bowls a wide down the leg side.

Rohit breaks free as he pulls the third ball over midwicket for a six.

The MI opener makes room and lofts the next ball over long-off for another six as he makes his intent clear.

Rohit sweeps the fifth ball but can't get it off the middle for a single and Brevis is beaten as he pokes without any footwork.

21:52

Pooran, Rahul power LSG to 214

MI 8-0 (1 ov) vs LSG 214-6 | Scorecard

Impact Player Rohit Sharma will open the batting for MI with the young Dewald Brevis, while left-arm pacer Arshad Khan bowls the first over for LSG.

The first ball is back of length on the stumps as Rohit misses the clip and is struck high on the pads.

The right-hander gets a thick leading edge next ball as he looks to flick the pacer with the ball flying past the fielder at point for a four to get off the mark.

Arshad bowls a wide down the leg side to Rohit as wicketkeeper Rahul gets a hand on it to concede another extra run.

Brevis gets a thick inside edge off the fourth ball for a single to get off the mark and Rohit keeps strike with one from the last ball.

21:34

Pooran, Rahul power LSG to 214

LSG 214-6 (20 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Shepherd to bowl the final over. Badoni takes one off the first ball followed by a wide down the leg side to Krunal as the wicketkeeper is unable to collect it cleanly to concede another extra run.

Badoni plays a cracking inside out shot for a six over the covers to take LSG past the 200-run mark.

Badoni shows his power as he smashes the next ball over the fielder at long-on for another six and swings the fourth ball over midwicket for a boundary.

Shepherd bowls a full delivery away from the off-stump which Badoni leaves expecting a wide and also ends up losing the review as the ball is inside the tramline.

Badoni misses the sweep shot off the final delivery of the over.

19 runs from the over as LSG finish on a huge 214/6 in their 20 overs.

Badoni made a vital contribution with 22 not out from 10 balls, while Krunal stroked 12 from seven balls.

At the halfway mark, LSG were 69/3 in 10 overs before Pooran's attack got them back on track, with 145 coming from the next 10 overs.

21:27

Pooran, Rahul depart as LSG collapse

LSG 195-6 (19 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Thushara on a hat-trick at the start of his final over. Badoni takes a risky single from the first ball after hitting the ball to the fielder at mid-on.

Thushara bowls a short ball down the leg side as Krunal pulls it for a boundary over short fine leg and takes one off the next.

Badoni has a close shave as he takes a risky second run to deep square leg. He would have been run out had the fielder come up with a better throw. Infact, wicketkeeper Kishan had a swipe at the stumps from close range but missed with the batter still out of his crease.

Badoni keeps strike with a single from the last ball, as nine come from the penultimate over.

Thushara has a good outing with the ball, with figures of 3/28 from his four overs.

21:23

Pooran, Rahul depart as LSG collapse

LSG 186-6 (18 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Chawla comes back into the attack, to bowl his fourth and final over.

LSG continue to lose wickets -- three off the last three balls. Rahul top edges the sweep shot and is caught by Thushara at short fine leg to walk back after scoring 55 from 41 balls.

W, W, W off the last three balls as LSG slip to 178/6 in the 18th over.

The entertainment continues as Krunal Pandya lofts the first ball he faces straight back over the bowler's head for a six.

He can't get a run off the next two balls before he takes one and Ayush Badoni picks one off the last ball.

Chawla once again excelled with the ball, as he claims good figures of 3/29 from his four overs.

21:16

Pooran out for 29-ball 75

LSG 178-5 (17 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Pacer Thushara comes back into the attack. He does well to bowl two dots in a row to Pooran, who then gets a thick inside edge off the third ball which goes through square leg for a four.

Thushara goes wide as Pooran smashes it over the covers for another boundary.

But Thushara has the last laugh. He bowls it on the wide line forcing Pooran to try something different. The left-hander walks across a long way and tries to smash it over the leg side but fails to find the gap or power and is taken by Suryakumar Yadav at long-on, who takes a fine overhead catches inches inside the boundary and does well to keep his balance.

Pooran walks back after an entertaining 75 from 29 balls, having hit eight sixes and five fours.

Pooran turned around the LSG innings with his brutal strokeplay as he put dominated the 109-run stand for the fourth wicket from 44 balls with Rahul.

Thushara strikes again off the next ball. Arshad Khan miscues the big swing across the line as the ball goes high on the off-side and Nehal Wadhera nearly messes up the catch before taking it on the second attempt.

21:07

Pooran, Rahul hit 50s to revive LSG

LSG 170-3 (16 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Pacer Romario Shepherd comes into the attack. Pooran has a big swing first ball but is beaten followed by a wide and the left-hander inside edges the next ball for a single.

Shepherd bowls a full toss which Rahul slams over midwicket for a four to complete his fifty from 37 balls.

Rahul's slow approach was helped by Pooran's counter-attack as he got time to play steady despite a slow start.

Rahul is gifted another full toss which he cuts through point for another four to raise the 100-run stand for the fourth wicket from just 38 balls.

21:01

Pooran smashes 19-ball half-century!

LSG 159-3 (15 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Arjun Tendulkar, who conceded 10 runs in his first two overs, is back into the attack.

He also comes under attack from Pooran. Arjun bowls a full toss on the stumps to Pooran, who swings it over square leg for a six which lands in the second tier of the stands.

The next ball is again another full and the West Indian slams it over the square leg boundary for another six.

Pooran has smashed his way to 50 from 19 balls, with seven sixes and two fours.

Tendulkar has gone off the field with some injury after the two sixes as part-time spinner Naman Dhir comes on to complete the over.

He makes the mistake of giving flight to Pooran, who slog sweeps it high over midwicket for the third six in a row.

The next ball is hit inside out over the covers as it falls just short of the boundary for a four and he digs out the yorker for a single off the next as LSG go past 150, in the 15th over.

Rahul also joins the party as he uses his feet to loft Dhir over long-on for the fourth six of the over, which goes for 29 runs.

20:53

Pooran on the attack; LSG cross 100

LSG 130-3 (14 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Hardik continues with the ball with Pooran looking to smash the bowlers out of the park.

Hardik also sticks to the plan with the wide line but Pooran again manages to smash it over the covers for a six.

Singles off the next two balls before Pooran heaves the pacer over midwicket for another six followed by a single and Rahul is beaten by the slower ball.

Hardik gives away 15 runs in his second over as LSG continue their superb recovery.

In the space of 10 balls, Pooran has smashed four sixes and two fours to race to 43 from 17 balls, while Rahul has struggled to 41 form 35 balls.

Pooran's arrival has turned the LSG innings on it's head with 61 coming from the last four overs.

20:48

Pooran on the attack; LSG cross 100

LSG 115-3 (13 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Kamboj continues as Pooran shuffles across a long way but gets a thick inside edge with the ball narrowly missing the stumps and goes fine on the leg side for a four.

Kamboj bowls a wide on the off-stump before Pooran slices the full wide delivery to the right of the fielder at thirdman for a four, to take LSG past the 100-run mark, in the 13th over.

Kamboj sticks with the wide line. This time Pooran takes full toll as he smashes the wide half-volley over the cover fence for a six.

Kamboj bowls a full toss as Pooran lofts it over the off-side and Dewald Brevis at deep point is standing way inside the boundary at deep point only to see the ball flying over him for another six.

He keeps strike with a single from the last ball, as Kamboj gives away 22 runs in his third over.

20:40

Hooda out for 11; LSG in trouble

LSG 93-3 (12 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

After managing just 69 from their first 10 overs, LSG need atleast 90-100 runs in the next 10 overs to get themselves back in the hunt.

Pacer Kamboj is back into the attack. Rahul can't get a run off the first ball as he comes down and has a big swing next ball but can't get it off the middle for a single on the leg side.

Kamboj bowls three wides in a row to Pooran, who then pulls the short ball over square leg for a massive six to get off the mark in cracking fashion.

Singles off the last two balls as 12 runs come from the 11th over.

Captain Hardik Pandya brings himself into the attack. Rahul drives a wide half-volley in the gap through the covers for two runs and slaps the next behind point for two more runs.

Rahul plays another beautiful drive through the covers and this time Romario Shepherd makes a diving stop to keep it down to a couple of runs.

Singles off the next two balls before Rahul walks across and glances the low full toss past short fine leg for a four.

20:28

Hooda out for 11; LSG in trouble

LSG 69-3 (10 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Chawla leaves LSG in further strife with the wicket of Hooda. The right-hander looks to hit Chawla over the off-side but is deceived in the flight as he ends up slicing it towards point, where Wadhera leaps high to take a superb catch and does well to hold on despite hitting his head to the ground.

Hooda is dismissed for 11 as LSG are reduced to 69/3 in the 10th over.

LSG's hopes rest big time on the dangerous Nicholas Pooran, who watchfully keeps out the last three balls of the over.

Wonderful bowling as he gives away just a single while taking the wicket of Hooda in his third over. He has superb figures of 2/21 in three overs to leave LSG struggling on 69/3 in 10 overs.

20:22

LSG struggle with the bat; MI on top

LSG 68-2 (9 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Part-time leg-spinner Nehal Wadhera comes into the attack. Rahul continues to bat defensively as he keeps out the first two balls before taking a single through the off-side.

Singles off the next two balls before Deepak Hooda drives the last ball, a wide half-volley, past the fielder in the covers for a boundary, as LSG struggle past 50, in the seventh over.

Chawla keeps things in check as he concedes just six runs from his second over.

Wadhera to bowl his second over as MI's spinners continue to dry up the runs, bowling slow and full.

Even he does a good job to give away just six runs from his second over.

LSG have failed to get any sort of momentum in their innings as they reach 68/2 in nine overs, hitting just six fours and two sixes so far.

Rahul has once again struggled with the bat, scoring 26 from 23 balls, and unless he cane make up for it later LSG will struggle to post a healthy total.

The two MI spinners have kept things tight, conceding 33 runs in the four overs they have bowled in tandem.

20:09

Stoinis out for 28; LSG lose 2nd wicket

LSG 49-2 (6 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Change of ends for Tendulkar, who replaces Thushara. The first ball is slanted across Stoinis, who guides the back of length wide ball past the fielder at short thirdman for a four.

The next ball is down the leg side as Stoinis misses the glance and is ruled a wide. MI take the review. The ball has brushed the straps on the pads as the decision is overturned.

Stoinis hits the next ball uppishly past the bowler for a single down to long-on.

Singles off the last two balls as Tendulkar gives away seven in his second over.

Spin introduced as leggie Piyush Chawla comes into the attack, to bowl the sixth over.

Rahul has once again struggled to get going, scoring five from nine balls in the first five overs of Powerplay.

He breaks free as he sweeps the spinner over square leg for a six. The LSG captain uses his feet and launches the next ball over long-off for another six.

He comes down the track again but can only push it on the leg side for one.

Chawla strikes off the last ball with the key wicket of Stoinis, who misses the sweep and is trapped leg before wicket. He walks back without taking the review after a good knock of 28 from 22 balls,

The Powerplay hasn't gone well for LSG, who are struggling on 49/2 in six overs with 18 from 13 balls.

19:58

Stoinis, Rahul steady LSG

LSG 28-1 (4 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Anshul Kamboj replaces Tendulkar, who is taken off despite bowling a good first over.

Rahul clips the first ball off his pads for one and Stoinis swats the third ball past the fielder at midwicket for a four.

Kamboj goes full and this time Stoinis lofts it straight back over the bowler's head for another boundary.

Stoinis on the attack! This he thumps the length ball from Kamboj over the fielder at mid-on to make it a hat-trick of fours.

The fielder is pushed back to long-on as Stoinis hits the last ball uppishly as it falls short of the same fielder for a single, to make it 14 runs from the over, the same number of runs LSG managed in the first three overs.

19:51

Padikkal out for duck; LSG lose early wkt

LSG 14-1 (3 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Arjun Tendulkar from the other end. Stoinis defends the first two balls before he is trapped leg before wicket by the incoming delivery as he plays down the wrong line.

Stoinis also takes the review. The impact is quite high above the knee roll, with the ball tracker showing that the ball is going over the stumps.

The decision is overturned as Stoinis has a narrow escape.

Stoinis inside edges the fourth ball back on to his pads before he pulls a short ball to deep midwicket for two runs.

Tidy start from Arjun as he concedes just three runs in his first over.

Thushara continues from the other end. Rahul takes a single from the first ball before Stoinis lofts the next back over the bowler's head for a four.

He is beaten next ball as he tries to run the wide full ball to thirdman and clips the fifth ball for one and Rahul takes a single off the last ball to get seven from the over.

19:40

Padikkal out for duck; LSG lose early wkt

LSG 4-1 (1 ov) vs MI | Scorecard

K L Rahul walks out to open the batting with Devdutt Padikkal, while Nuwan Thushara will open the bowling for LSG.

Rahul defends the first ball on the off-side and clips the next to fine leg for a single to get off the mark.

Excellent delivery from Thushara as he traps Padikkal leg before wicket for a first-ball duck with the swinging yorker as he misses the full delivery trying to flick it on the leg side.

Padikkal has reviewed the decision. But the impact is in line and the ball is going on to hit the stumps as LSG lose the review and also an early wicket.

Wonder why Rahul didn't stop Padikkal from taking the review as that looked plumb in front.

Thushara bowls two wides in a row down the leg side to new batter Marcus Stoinis.

Stoinis gets an inside edge trying to defend for a single on the leg side and Rohit keeps out the last two balls to end a good first over from Thushara.

19:13

Arjun Tendulkar replaces Bumrah

Rohit Sharma, who could probably be playing his last match for MI, named among the Impact Players. He could replace one of the bowlers during MI's run chase later on. Interestingly, MI have named only three overseas players in their playing XI.

LSG have also picked three overseas in their playing XI in Marcus Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran and Matt Henry. Pacer Naveen-ul-Haq could replace one of the batters later on.

Check out the playing XIs:

Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya (captain), Ishan Kishan (w/k), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav, Dewald Brevis, Nehal Wadhera, Romario Shepherd, Anshul Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, Arjun Tendulkar, Nuwan Thushara.

Lucknow Super Giants: K L Rahul (captain, w/k), Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Arshad Khan, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan.

19:10

MI elect to bowl vs LSG; Bumrah rested

Arjun Tendulkar

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and elected to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants.

"Chasing at the Wankhede is always better, the ball comes on to the bat nicely in the evening," says Hardik at the toss.

MI have given their World Cup-bound pacer Jasprit Bumrah a break as Arjun Tendulkar plays his first game of the season.

Tilak Varma has been ruled out with injury while Tim David also misses out as Dewald Brevis comes back into the game.

Meanwhile, LSG have left out Quinton de Kock as Devdutt Padikkal comes into the team.

18:52

Is this Rohit's last match for Mumbai Indians?

Rohit Sharma arrives at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.

Rohit Sharma could possibly be playing his final match for Mumbai Indians.

Rohit, who has led MI to five IPL titles, was replaced by Hardik Pandya as the captain ahead of the start of IPL 2024.

He has struggled with the bat this season, with 349 runs in 13 matches at a strike rate of 145 with just one century.

Since hitting the century against CSK on April 14 at Wankhede, Rohit has struggled with the bat, scoring 88 runs in the next seven innings.

MI also didn't do well under new captain Hardik as they managed just four wins from 13 games to lie bottom of the points table. They were the first team to knocked out of play-offs race.

Social media went into a frenzy when a video, later deleted by KKR, surfaced showing Rohit Sharma seemingly venting his frustrations about the situation within the MI camp with KKR assistant coach Abhishek Nayar.

This was followed by another incident that fanned the flames of speculation: During a rain delay, Rohit was spotted having a deep conversation with members of the KKR franchise in their dressing room.

Fans connected the dots, igniting rumours about Rohit potentially seeking a new home in Kolkata during the IPL mega auction later this year.

18:37

MI, LSG aim to sign off on a winning note

MI captain Hardik Pandya with his brother Krunal, who plays for LSG.

Welcome to the coverage of the IPL 2024 match between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Friday.

Out of reckoning from the IPL playoffs, MI and LSG will look to end their campaign on a winning note in their last match of the tournament.

While Mumbai Indians were knocked out of the playoffs race long ago, LSG's chances of making the last-four are extremely bleak even if they win their last IPL game by a huge margin.

Three consecutive defeats have not only denied LSG crucial points, they have also battered their net run rate.

A 98-run loss to KKR was followed by a 10-wicket hammering by Sunrisers Hyderabad with a 19-run defeat to Delhi Capitals all but ending their chances of getting into the playoffs after making the final-four in the previous edition.

The seventh-placed LSG's NRR of -0.787 will not improve significantly for them to get back into contention.

Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians were the first team to be knocked out of the race for the playoffs this year as they endured a horror first season under new skipper Hardik Pandya.

With only four wins from 13 matches so far, Mumbai Indians can at best finish with 10 points if they win on Friday, something that can possibly help them avoid a last-place finish.

For Mumbai Indians, a pre-season change of leadership, with Pandya replacing Rohit Sharma as captain, set off angry reactions from fans, which seem to have marred their campaign to a large extent.

While their batting failed collectively, Jasprit Bumrah's individual brilliance with the ball (20 wickets in 13 matches), could not inspire the other bowlers to come together.

Rohit is enduring a horror run with the bat with his best being 19 in the last six outings for MI, while Pandya too has not been able to inspire confidence in his all-round role.

Suryakumar, though, has regained confidence with a strong showing in the IPL following three fifties and a century.

For LSG, the lack of firepower and failure to capitalise on key moments has led to their plight even though skipper KL Rahul has had a successful run with the bat, scoring three half-centuries in his 465 runs this season at an average of 136.36.

His strike rate, however, remained a topic of debate throughout even as the other batters failed to pull their weight.

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