LSG vs MI Match Preview- IPL 2024, Match 48
Updated - 30 Apr 2024, 05:31 PM
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The LSG vs MI is the 48th match of IPL 2024 and the first meeting between the two sides in this year's IPL. Both teams are on opposite ends of the points table and looking for a win to stay in the playoffs race. LSG have won three out of the four games against MI in the IPL.
LSG vs MI Date and Venue
The LSG vs MI IPL 2024 match will be played in Lucknow on April 30 from 7.30 pm IST. This is the sixth game at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow.
LSG vs MI Match Preview- IPL 2024, Match 48
Lucknow Super Giants
LSG are on 10 points heading into this game and have managed to stay in the top half of the points table. They lost their previous game against the rampant Rajasthan Royals who chased down 196 with no fuss whatsoever.
The Super Giants have been playing consistent cricket at home. They have lost two out of the five games played. Still, they have a better head to head record against MI and can look to extend the winning run.
LSG can include the Windies pacer Shamar Joseph in the playing XI against Mumbai Indians and can look to unsettle the MI batters with his express pace. They have a good spin bowling attack which becomes even more potent with the inclusion of Amit Mishra. LSG have to have tactical; awareness when it comes to choosing their comes to choosing their playing combination for the side.
LSG Squad
KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravi Bishnoi, Naveen-ul-Haq, Krunal Pandya, Yudhvir Singh, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Shamar Joseph, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, K. Gowtham, Arshin Kulkarni, M. Siddharth, Ashton Turner, Matt Henry, Mohd. Arshad Khan
Mumbai Indians
MI are making a habit of losing games at the moment. After the narrow win against Punjab Kings, they have now lost lost two back to back games and placed ninth on the points table. Hardik Pandya as captain has not worked out for Mumbai Indians so far. His decisions and calls as MI captain are hard to understand.
The team also does not seem to have the confidence at the moment. The top-order not getting runs consistently have been one of the major flaws in this season so far. Gerald Coetzee missed the last game with a stomach bug. It will be interesting to see whether he returns for this game.
MI Squad
Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Dewald Brevis, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, N. Tilak Varma, Tim David, Harvik Desai, Arjun Tendulkar, Shams Mulani, Nehal Wadhera, Jasprit Bumrah, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Akash Madhwal, Luke Wood, Romario Shepherd, Gerald Coetzee, Shreyas Gopal, Nuwan Thushara, Naman Dhir, Anshul Kamboj, Mohammad Nabi, Shivalik Sharma, Kwena Maphaka
LSG vs MI Key Battles
KL Rahul vs Jasprit Bumrah
Rahul has been in decent form opening the batting for LSG. He will be facing up against Jasprit BUmrah who will look to dismiss him early in the game. Bumrah has dismissed Rahul twice in the IPL and has gone for 143 runs in 112 balls.
Rohit Sharma vs Mohsin Khan
Left-arm bowlers have posed problems to Rohit Sharma in this year's IPL so far. The angle moving away has caused him problems. Trent Bout has dismissed him in this IPL something which Mohsion Khan can also look to replicate.
Marcus Stoinis / Nicholas Pooran vs Gerald Coetzee
Coetzee with his express pace can look to challenge the key middle-order batters for LSG. Stoinis was dismissed for a duck in the previous game and should be low on confidence at the moment.
LSG vs MI Key Players
For LSG KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran will be the key batters in this game. With the ball, the spin twins Krunal and Bishnoi will be key alongside Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, and Shamarh Joseph if he plays.
For MI, Jasprit Bumrah has taken 14 wickets and is topping the points table. He is their most crucial bowler in the lineup. Alongside him, Gerald Coetzee and Piyush Chawla will be key. The top three of Rohit, Ishan Kishan and SKY have always been key to MI's success with the bat.
LSG vs MI Weather Report and Pitch Report
The weather conditions for the LSG vs MI game will be hot and humid on Tuesday. The temperatures will be around 27 degrees in the evening with no chance of rain.
Talking about the pitch the pitch has behaved a whole lot better this season than the last. Batters have scored runs at this venue this year. LSG posted 196 against RR which was chased down with an over to spare. Anything similar conditions, this will also be a high-scoring match.
Conclusion
LSG have won three games against MI with KL Rahul scoring centuries in two of those games back to back. The stats are stacked against MI and favours LSG heavily heading into the game.
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