Toss & Conditions

The match is on pitch no. 4, which has been used only once this season. In that game, Punjab Kings chased down MI’s 195/6 with seven wickets and 21 balls remaining, and another high-scoring game is expected.

Head-to-Head

LSG lead the last three meetings 2-1. In the most recent meeting, MI beat LSG by 54 runs after posting 215/7 and bowling LSG out for 161. That game was defined by MI putting up a big total and then dismissing LSG for 161. Across the last three matchups, results have swung, with LSG winning two and MI winning one.

MIMumbai Indians 215/7

LSLucknow Super Giants 161/10

2025-04-27 · MI won by 54 runs

LSLucknow Super Giants 203/8

MIMumbai Indians 191/5

2025-04-04 · LSG won by 12 runs

MIMumbai Indians 196/6

LSLucknow Super Giants 214/6

2024-05-17 · LSG won by 18 runs

Mumbai Indians

MI are 9th in the IPL regular season with 4 points, a 2W-7L record, and a -0.803 NRR, currently outside the playoff zone. Their last three matches are all losses, including an 8-wicket defeat to CSK with 11 balls remaining. They also lost a 243/5 effort at home, with SRH chasing it down with 8 balls remaining.

MIMumbai Indians 159/7

CSChennai Super Kings 160/2

2026-05-02 · CSK won by 8 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)

MIMumbai Indians 243/5

SRSunrisers Hyderabad 249/4

2026-04-29 · SRH won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

MIMumbai Indians 104/10

CSChennai Super Kings 207/6

2026-04-23 · CSK won by 103 runs

Lucknow Super Giants

LSG are 10th in the IPL regular season with 4 points, a 2W-6L record, and a -1.106 NRR, currently outside the playoff zone. Their last three matches include a tied game against KKR that they lost in the Super Over. They also lost by 40 runs to RR and by 54 runs to PBKS in their most recent three.

LSLucknow Super Giants 155/8

KKKolkata Knight Riders 155/7

2026-04-26 · Match tied (KKR won the Super Over)

LSLucknow Super Giants 119/10

RRRajasthan Royals 159/6

2026-04-22 · RR won by 40 runs

LSLucknow Super Giants 200/5

PBPunjab Kings 254/7

2026-04-19 · PBKS won by 54 runs

Playing XI

News & Facts

Key Stats

Verdict

Models are split, with the average calling it 50%-50% and three of four model views narrowly favouring MI. Bookmakers diverge from that near-parity, pricing MI at 61% (1.58) vs LSG at 39% (2.39). Key-stats scoring edges MI 3-2 overall, while the last-three head-to-head leans LSG. The match is likely shaped by whether MI can convert their small NRR/Elo edges into a win, and whether LSG’s powerplay economy advantage shows up early.

Rohit and Rickelton blow it open

Rohit Sharma set the chase’s tone with clean, early hitting, and Ryan Rickelton turned it into a sprint as Mumbai Indians hunted down 229 with 8 balls to spare. Lucknow Super Giants had looked set after a blazing start and Nicholas Pooran’s late fireworks, but once MI’s openers stitched a 142-run stand, the target stopped feeling intimidating. Even when wickets fell in a cluster in the middle overs, the platform was so big that MI could absorb a wobble and still finish ahead of the rate.

Powerplay set the chase

The game was effectively shaped in the first six overs of MI’s reply. MI raced to 71 without loss, keeping the asking rate in check after LSG’s own explosive 90/1 powerplay. That difference mattered because LSG’s innings slowed sharply through the middle: 102/4 at 9.7 an over, compared to MI’s 119/3 at 11.9. By the time the chase entered the last five, MI needed hitting rather than a miracle, and they closed it out at 14.6 an over in the death.

Rohit leads, Pooran counters

Rohit’s 84 off 44 was the chase’s anchor and accelerator, while Rickelton’s 83 off 32 ensured the powerplay advantage became a decisive cushion. For LSG, Pooran’s 63 off 21 briefly threatened to push the game out of reach, yet the innings’ middle-overs stall left too much for the bowlers to defend. Corbin Bosch’s 2 for 20, including key breakthroughs, helped keep the target just chaseable enough for MI’s top order to finish the job.

Pre-match edges show up

The pre-game read was that MI’s small advantages would need converting, especially against an LSG attack expected to be tighter early. Instead, MI’s batting matchups won the key contest: they didn’t just survive the new ball, they dominated it. LSG’s one window came when MI lost three wickets in the middle phase, but the earlier damage meant the pressure never fully flipped.