IPL Updates: Avesh the hero as LSG beat MI by 12 runs

Fri, 04 April 2025

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23:52

Digvesh the pick of the bowlers

MI 191-5 (20 ovs) vs LSG 203-8 | Scorecard

Suryakumar Yadav's fighting half-century went in vain as Lucknow Super Giants defeated Mumbai Indians by 12 runs in an Indian Premier League match in Lucknow on Friday.

Batting first, LSG, riding on half-centuries from openers Mitchell Marsh (60 off 31 balls) and Aiden Markram (53 off 38 balls), scored 203/8 despite MI skipper Hardik Pandya (5/36) taking his maiden five-wicket haul in T20 cricket.

In reply, MI were restricted to 191 for five despite Suryakumar scoring a 43-ball 67, studded with nine boundaries and a six.

Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan and Digvesh Rathi took a wicket each for LSG.

Former MI skipper Rohit Sharma sat out of the contest after being hit on the knee during nets

LSG penalised and they can have only four fielders outside.

Avesh to defend 22 off 6 balls and the wide full toss is creamed over extra cover by Hardik for a six

Full ball and Hardik plays the ball to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Another full toss and Hardik plays it to the leg side and he decides against taking the run.

Avesh then bowls a perfect ball, a slower ball that Hardik plays onto his boot for a dot.

Hardik once again fails to loft the ball and he only manages a single.

13 needed off the last ball and that is a dot and LSG win by 12 runs.

Thakur is back in the attack and Hardik and Tilak get just three singles as the boundaries have been restricted.

Tilak then drills the low full toss to long on for a single.

He is bowling to his field here as he bowls a wide full toss and Hardik only gets a single to the off side.

Tilak is out retired for 25. Santner comes out to bat and he ends the over with a couple as 7 come off it.

Digvesh is back in the attack and Hardik and Tilak rotate the strike for two singles and two singles before Hardik sweeps and misses, the ball goes off the pads for a four to fine leg.

A single to end the over as 11 come off it.

23:11

Surya out for 67

MI 164-4 (17 ovs) vs LSG 203-8 | Scorecard

Hardik is the new man in and he is off the mark with a four straight down the ground.

He then takes a single.

A wide later, Tilak and Hardik take a single each before the bouncer is upper cut over the keeper for a four as 12 come off it.

Avesh back in the attack and he bowls it wide off the off-stump, SKY picks it again from the off side, no control on the shot and Abdul Samad takes a good catch at deep backward square leg and he is out for 67 off 43.

Bishnoi continues and Surya starts the over with a single.

Tilak is then given a life as Akash Deep puts it down on the dive. Two runs.

A single and a dot later, Surya picks the ball from the off stump and sweeps it over deep backward square-leg for a four.

A single to end the over as 9 come off it.

Akash Deep is back in the attack and after a dot. Surya and Tilak take a single each before Surya lofts the ball over covers for a four.

He then takes a couple to sweeper cover.

A dot later, a big mix-up but both batters survive.

10 runs come off it.

22:53

MI need 70 off 36 now

MI 133-3 (14 ovs) vs LSG 203-8 | Scorecard

Bishnoi back in the attack and after a dot, Tilak takes a single.

A dot later, Surya cuts the ball late past short third man for a four to bring up his 50.

Surya then takes a couple and a single to end the over as 8 come off it.

Time out now and MI need Surya and Tilak to stay around if they are to chase down 204.

LSG are leaking runs and they need a few wickets to get back in the game.

LSG get a warning for exceeding time between overs.

Shardul is back in the attack and Surya and Tilak take a single each off the first two balls.

Shardul then bowls a wide down the leg side.

Surya then takes a single to cover.

Shardul then bowls a wide, wide called for height.

Akash then puts in a good stop at short fine leg to keep it down to just one.

Width given, short, slower ball and Surya cuts it hard past backward point for a four.

Full and straight and Surya plays the down the ground, Pooran puts in the dive to keep it down to just two as 12 come off it.

22:39

Digvesh keeps it tight

MI 113-3 (12 ovs) vs LSG 203-8 | Scorecard

Digvesh is back in the attack and Tilak plays three dots.

A ball down the leg side and Tilak plays the ball to backward square leg for a single.

A dot, Surya plays the ball to mid-on for a single as just two come off it.

Avesh back in the attack and after a dot, the slower, wide ball is creamed through covers for a four!

Surya then drives the ball past point for another four.

Avesh drops it wide and Surya manages a single to sweeper cover.

Tilak then takes a single to deep mid-wicket before Surrya is beaten on the cut short as 10 come off the over.

22:31

100 up for MI

MI 101-3 (10 ovs) vs LSG 203-8 | Scorecard

Bishnoi continues and Tilak starts the over with a single.

Surya then sweeps the ball to deep fine leg for a four.

Surya and Tilak then take three singles before the ball is in the slot and Tilak hits the ball over mid-off for a four as 12 come off the over.

Tilak Varma is in. He is an Impact Sub for Vignesh Puthur.

Digvesh bowls a dot before Tilak sweeps the ball to the leg side to get off the mark with a single.

A dot later, Surya and Tilak take a single each as 3 runs and a wicket come off it.

Digvesh is back in the attack after the time-out. Leg break, slides on and crashes into Naman's off stumps and he is out for 46 off 24.

He gets the notebook send-off from the bowler and MI lose 3rd wicket.

22:20

MI fight back after loss of early wickets

MI 86-2 (8 ovs) vs LSG 203-8 | Scorecard

Time out now and LSG need wickets to stop the flow of runs.

Bishnoi in the attack now and Naman walks down and the inside edge pops up but falls in no man's land for a dot.

Naman then pulls the ball to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Surya then misses the sweep but the ball goes off his shoulder and goes to the third man boundary for a four.

Surya then pulls the ball, just short of long-off and he gets a single.

Naman then pulls the ball and bisects the fielders at deep square leg and that is four.

A single to end the over as 11 come off the over.

Akash Deep is back in the attack and Naman is caught in a mix-up but some poor fielding allows him to be safe.

Full ball that is dug out for a dot, next.

Slow bouncer next and Naman pulls it through mid-wicket for a four!

Another short ball and Naman pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Slower ball outside the off stump and the half volley is creamed down the ground for a four!

Surya then slices the ball past backward point for a couple as 11 come off the over.

22:08

MI fight back after early wickets

MI 64-2 (6 ovs) vs LSG 203-8 | Scorecard

Digvesh Rathi is in the attack now and that is leg byes for a four to start the over.

Surya and Naman then take three singles. Surya then takes a single to the leg side.

Another single to end the over as 9 come off it.

Avesh Kumar is in the attack now and Naman Dhir starts the over with a single past mid-on.

A dot later, full and wide ball, Surya whacks it to covers for a dot. Surya changes his bat as he broke his bat the previous ball.

Surya then dabs the ball down and takes a single as Avesh bowls a good length ball on the off stump.

Avesh then bowls a full ball and Dhir gets a single to the off side for a single.

Short ball next and Surya pulls it over square leg for a six! 9 come off the over.

Akash continues and Naman Dhir absolutely creams the bowler as he smashes two sixes, two fours and a single in the over as Surya plays a dot to end the over as 21 come off the over.

21:53

Lose both openers cheaply

MI 25-2 (3 ovs) vs LSG 203-8 | Scorecard

Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single down the ground.

Dhir then hits a six down the ground.

A single and a dot to end the over as a wicket and 12 come off it.

Thakur continues and he bowls down leg and Rickelton plays it past mid-on for a four.

Short ball next and Rickelton pulls it towards deep backward square leg and he is out for 10.

Naman Dhir is the new man in and he is off the mark with a couple.

A dot to end the over as 4 runs and a wicket come off it.

Akash Deep opens at the other end and after a dot, Jacks and Rickelton take a single each.

Short ball next, Jacks pull nicely but is caught in the deep by Ravi Bishnoi and he is out for 5.

Ryan Rickelton and Will Jacks come out to chase 204 for MI while Shardul Thakur will open the attack for LSG.

And Jacks is off the mark with a couple off an inside edge and a misfield allows the batter an extra run.

Jacks then gets a single to mid-on.

Rickelton then drives the ball past the bowler for a single.

Jacks then swings and misses and is beaten on the inside edge.

Thakur then bowls a yorker that is dug out to backward point for a single.

Rickelton then drives the ball through the off side for a four as 9 come off the opening over.

21:33

Hardik gets a fifer

LSG 203-8 (20 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

On the back of a superb start by Mitch Marsh (60 off 31) and some worthy contributions by Aiden Markram (53), Ayush Badoni in the middle and at the backend some big hitting by Miller, LSG put on 203 for 8 in 20 overs in Lucknow.

Hardik took a fifer but LSG managed to get past the 200 run mark.

Former MI skipper Rohit Sharma sat out of the contest after being hit on the knee during nets.

Avesh is the new man in and Hardik bowls a wide.

Avesh then gets a couple to long-off and LSG put on 203 for 8 in 20 overs.

Akash Deep is the new man in, he goes for the upper cut only to be caught at deep backward point and he is out for a duck and Hardik gets a fifer.

Hardik is out to bowl the final over and Miller starts the over with a couple as the ball falls in no man's land.

Full toss next and Miller smashes it over long on for a six! He brings 3000 runs in the IPL.

LSG bring up the 200 as Miller pulls the ball over fine leg for a four.

Hardik strikes next ball as he bowls short, Miller mishits and is caught at deep cover, out for 27 off 14.

Thakur is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Miller then takes a single as he digs out the yorker and plays it towards the bowler.

Thakur then swivel pulls the ball over fine leg for a four as a wicket and 11 runs come off it.

Boult is back in the attack and Miller slashes the ball over short third man for a four.

A single later, short and slower, Samad doesn't nail the pull and Naman Dhir runs in from the deep to remove Samad for 4 off 2.

21:07

Markram out for 53

LSG 177-5 (18 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Samad is the new man in and the short ball is rightly dispatched behind square leg for a four as he gets off the mark with a boundary.

A wicket and 9 runs come off the over.

Hardik is back in the attack and he starts with a wide.

Markram and Miller then get only four singles before Markram swings and he gets a toe end of the ball and the fielder takes a good running catch and Markram is out for 53 off 38. LSG five down now.

Puthur back in the attack and Miller takes a big stride and sweeps the ball through square leg for a four!

Miller then takes a single to the off side.

Markram then brings up his 6th IPL fifty and his first for LSG with a single to long-on.

A dot later, Miller turns the ball to mid-on for a single.

A wide and a single to end the over as 9 come off it.

20:55

Badoni out for 30

LSG 159-4 (16 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Miller is the new man in and he is off the mark with a flick to the leg side for a single.

Ashwani back in the attack and he starts with a wide.

He follows it up with a slower and wide ball, Markram goes for the drive and lofts it over cover for a six!

A dot later Markram takes a single towards long on.

Ashwani then bowls full and wide and Badoni gets under the ball and scoops it over fine leg for a four. That brings up the 50-run stand.

Slower ball and wide, Badoni then looks to go across and play the similar shot, only to get an edge and he is out caught behind for 30 off 19.

Chahar is back in the attack and Badoni and Markram take a single off the first two balls.

A misfield then allows Badoni take a couple.

Badoni then pulls the ball towards backward square leg for 3 as the fielder dives and denies the boundary.

A dot later, Markram lofts the ball over the infield, Jacks comes in from the deep, dives forward but drops it on the attempt, the batters take a single as 8 come off it.

20:44

LSG fight back

LSG 138-3 (14 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Santner continues after the time-out, it's tossed up and Badoni runs down the pitch and swings it over extra cover for a four!

Badoni then comes down on one knee and sweeps it over square leg for a four!

Badoni then latches on to the short ball as he late cuts the next ball backward point for another four.

Badoni and Markram then take a single each and another single to end the over as 15 come off the over.

Puthur is back in the attack and Badoni and Markram take four singles before Badoni slaps the ball over the infield for a couple.

He then cuts the ball past backward point for a couple as 7 come off it.

20:35

Pant out for 2

LSG 116-3 (12 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Santner back in the attack and the short ball is cut past point for a four.

Markram then takes a single to long-on.

Badoni then goes for the slog sweep, misses and is hit on the pads. Big shout for LBW. No says the umpire. MI take the review and lose it as review shows umpire's call.

A dot later, Badoni takes a single to the leg side before Markram ends the over with a couple as 8 come off the over.

Badoni is the new man in and he starts with a dot.

A wide and a dot to end the over as there is a half appeal for a caught behind. A wicket and 8 runs come off the over.

Hardik continues, short ball, pitching outside off and Markram plays an upper cut for 6 runs towards deep third man.

Markram then takes a single to long-on.

A dot later, Pant is done in by a slower short ball, Pant looks to play it on the leg side, gets a leading edge and the man comes in running from mid-off, puts in the slide and takes a low catch and Pant is out for 2.

20:22

Markram keeps momentum going for LSG

LSG 100-2 (10 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Puthur is back in the attack and after a dot, Pant takes a single down the ground.

A dot later, short ball and Markram pulls it over wide long on for a six!

Markram then miscues a drive down the ground for a single as 100 comes up for LSG. A dot to end the over as 8 come off it.

Pant is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single to the leg side.

A wicket and 4 runs come off the over.

Hardik in the attack now and Pooran starts the over with a single.

Two dots and a wide later, Markram gets a single towards cover.

Short, slower bouncer next, Pooran doesn't control this pull and is caught at short fine leg and he is out for 12 off 6.

20:14

Marsh out after blitzkrieg

LSG 88-1 (8 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Pooran is the new man in.

Santner is back in the attack and a dot later, Markram takes a single.

A dot later, Pooran is off the mark with a maximum. He slog sweeps the ball over deep mid wicket for a six!

Pooran follows that up with a four, a slap down the ground.

A single to end the over as 12 come off it.

Left arm wrist spinner Vignesh Puthur in the attack now and after three dots, Markram hits the ball with the turn as he swings his bat and the ball goes over long on for a six!

Markram then takes a single to cover.

Marsh is out next ball as the full ball on the leg side, is played straight to the bowler who obliges with a good low catch going to his left. Soft dismissal that as Marsh is out for 60 off 31 balls.

20:05

Completes 50 in 27 balls

LSG 69-0 (6 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Time out called.

Marsh got off in the first over when there was no appeal for an inside and he has made the most of the life!

He has creamed the bowling all over and given LSG a superb start! They are scoring at over 11 an over.

Ashwani continues and the ball is in Marsh's arc and Marsh went for the lofted straight drive over long off for a maximum.

Slightly short next, close to the body but Marsh does well to pull it down for a four to deep mid-wicket.

Marsh then clips the ball to the leg side for a couple to bring up his 50 off just 27 balls.

Marsh gets another couple wide off long on.

A wide later, a widish delivery and Marsh drives the ball through the off side for a four!

Marsh then punches the full ball past the non-striker to end the over with a four as 23 come off it.

Santner in the attack now and after a dot, Marsh and Markram take a single each.

Santner bowls a flatter one next, Marsh goes down on one knee and sweeps it to deep square leg for a four!

Short ball next and he cuts it past backward point and cover for a four.

A single to end the over as 11 come off it.

19:53

Ashwani keeps it tight

LSG 35-0 (4 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Ashwani Kumar in the attack now.

A dot to start the over before Marsh and Markram take a single each off the next three balls.

A dot later, Marsh takes a single and Ashwani ends the over with a yorker that Markram keeps out as just 3 come off it.

Boult continues and after a dot, Marsh lofts the half-volley over long-off for a six!

A dot later, Marsh looks to play a cover drive but he played it powefully and the inside edge but the ball races down the ground for a four.

A single and a dot to end the over as 11 come off it.

19:43

LSG off to a flyer

LSG 21-0 (2 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Chahar opens from the other end and Markram starts the over with a four!

Markram looks to defend and gets it off the toe end and the ball runs away wide of the man at slip for a four.

Markram then takes a single.

A dot later, Chahar bowls a wide.

Marsh then pulls the short ball over mid-wicket for a four.

He follows that up with a scrumptious drive through the off side for back-to-back fours.

A single to end the over as 15 come off it.

Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram open the batting for LSG while Boult opens the attack for Mumbai Indians.

And Marsh gets off the mark with a couple towards mid-wicket.

A dot later, the first boundary of the match as Marsh drives the ball past mid-on for a four!

Marsh is beaten on the outside edge next ball.

Two more dots to end the over as 6 come off it.

19:24

Injured Rohit rested

Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya has won the toss and elected to field against Lucknow Super Giants in Lucknow on Friday.

Hardik reveals at the toss that Rohit Sharma has been hit on the knee during practice and will sit out of this match. Raj Bawa comes in place of Rohit.

LSG make one change with Akash Deep coming in for Siddharth.

Playing XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Akash Deep, Avesh Khan

Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks, Ryan Rickelton(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Mitchell Santner, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Vignesh Puthur.

Impact Subs:

LSG: Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, M Siddharth, Akash Singh.

MI: Tilak Varma, Corbin Bosch, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma

The pitch in Lucknow is expected to assist spinners and a total of around 170-180 has been the norm. So anything less will mean doomsday for either team.

Two stalwarts of Indian cricket -- Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant -- will be hoping to overcome their lean patch when Mumbai Indians face Lucknow Super Giants in a clash between two struggling teams in the Indian Premier League in Lucknow on Friday.

Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have not really clicked so far this season, with just two points from three games.

India captain Rohit's form with the bat has put the MI team management in a tight spot. The same is for LSG skipper Pant whose extended dry run is not helping matters for the home side.

With both the teams almost identically placed with a solitary win each in three games, the contest could boil down to who exploits the conditions better on the day.

The team that gets a head-start with the bat or ball in the power play overs could call the shots.

The prolonged absence of MI pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah due to injury and the management maintaining a stoic silence on his return is only adding to the frustration of the Hardik Pandya-led side.

MI, though, found success in the handy pace of young left-armer Ashwani Kumar, who single-handedly demolished defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders with excellent figures of 4/24 in three overs in their win at home on March 31.

It would be premature to pass a judgement about his pedigree but in the 23-year-old Punjab pacer, MI have got a glimmer of hope. Making his IPL debut for MI after playing only four T20 matches on the domestic circuit, he dismissed established names like Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh and Andre Russell to become the first Indian to take four wickets on IPL debut.

IPL has, time and again, given a platform for young players to excel but few have been able to do that consistently. Mayank Yadav, after bedazzling everyone with his searing pace, just faded away. MI would be hoping Ashwani is not a one-match wonder.

With MI finally giving a commanding performance against KKR at the Wankhede, it was South African keeper-batter Ryan Rickelton, who guided them to victory in the chase of a sub-par total. Rohit and 'Mr 360 degrees' Suryakumar Yadav will have big roles to play in a side that doesn't really bat deep but has an array of slow and fast bowlers who can deliver.

Lucknow Super Giants, placed sixth behind MI, have not really hit their strides following their demoralising one-wicket defeat to Delhi Capitals in the IPL opener at Visakhapatnam.

While West Indies' Nicholas Pooran has been in sublime form and is leading the scoring charts with 189 runs from three games, including two half-centuries, his exploits have not rubbed off on other LSG batters, except Australian Mitchell Marsh, who too has two half-tons so far in this edition.

Much of their woes are due to their bowling, led by Shardul Thakur and Ravi Bishnoi, and the poor form of their charismatic captain Pant with the bat.

After not being in the playing eleven during India's Champions Trophy campaign, with KL Rahul wielding the big gloves, Pant's form would be a cause for concern in the busy season ahead.

With scores of 0, 15 and 2 in the three games so far, the LSG skipper is clearly struggling. But one innings can change all that.

IPL Updates: Avesh the hero as LSG beat MI by 12 runs

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