MI vs LSG, Brabourne Stadium. An unnecessary gimmick in the batting order cost Lucknow Super Giants a loss in the previous game. They should have learned their lesson now and won't be messing with the batting order again. Mumbai Indians, on the other hand, are failing to fetch wickets early in the inning again and again. This is why MI lost five consecutive matches despite scoring big totals. The absence of a powerplay specialist bowler is taking a heavy toll on the MI team.
A few changes are expected in the MI squad. Fabian Allen or Tim David may come in for Thampi or Unadkat. Dewald Brevis is performing exceptionally well for MI. The same goes for Varma and SKY. Rohit has failed to play big innings. Kishan is struggling too. MI has more of a bowling problem than a batting problem. Unfortunately, Bumrah has no other support bowler who can take wickets. There were Boult, McCleneghan, Johnson, and Malinga in the previous seasons. But Unadkat and Mills are not able to take wickets. Fabian Allen can bowl left-arm orthodox and can bat too. The same goes for Tim David and Dewald Brevis. But none of them are proper bowlers. So, the issue stays unsolved.
Marcus Stoinis will be claiming his number 3 position after the blunder by the team management. Stoinis is the highest wicket-taker among the current LSG squad against the MI. But it is doubtful that he will bowl four overs. Because there are plenty of in-form bowlers performing well. Q de Kock and K Pandya will be playing against their ex-team now. It will be interesting to see Q de Kock's approach against MI.
At Brabourne Stadium:
| Matches | Won | Lost | |
| MI | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| LSG | 1 | 1 | 0 |
LSG Batters vs MI H2H Stats:
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| KL Rahul | 14 | 14 | 661 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 66.10 | 128.10 |
| M Pandey | 21 | 20 | 649 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 38.18 | 130.58 |
| Q de Kock | 7 | 7 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26.83 | 115.83 |
| D Hooda | 10 | 8 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28.60 | 124.35 |
| M Stoinis | 10 | 8 | 111 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15.86 | 138.75 |
| E Lewis | 2 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43.00 | 132.31 |
| K Gowtham | 4 | 3 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 220.00 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| M Stoinis | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9.51 |
| A Khan | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7.88 |
| J Holder | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9.63 |
| A Rajpoot | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11.07 |
| A Tye | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5.00 |
| R Bishnoi | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6.79 |
| K Gowtham | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10.58 |
Venue Stats:
(Overall T20 Stats)
| M | I | R | 100s | 50s | 30s | Avg. | SR | |
| R Sharma | 7 | 6 | 198 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 39.60 | 160.98 |
| K Pollard | 8 | 8 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21.57 | 177.65 |
| M Pandey | 5 | 5 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.40 | 122.39 |
| Q de Kock | 1 | 1 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61.00 | 135.56 |
| M | I | W | ER | |
| B Thampi | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8.75 |
| M Ashwin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7.00 |
| R Bishnoi | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6.00 |
| A Khan | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9.50 |
| A Tye | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10.00 |
| K Pollard | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7.31 |
| T Mills | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.67 |
Probable Playing 11:
LSG: KL Rahul (C), Q de Kock (WK), M Stoinis, D Hooda/M Pandey, A Badoni, K Pandya, J Holder, K Gawtham, A Khan, R Bishnoi, A Tye/D Chameera
MI: I Kishan (WK), R Sharma (C), D Brevis, S Yadav, T Varma, K Pollard, T Mills, J Unadkat/F Allen, M Ashwin, J Bumrah, B Thampi
Fantasy Picks:
WK – KL Rahul, Q de Kock
Batters – S Yadav, T Varma, D Hooda
AR – M Stoinis, J Holder, D Brevis
Bowlers – A Khan, J Bumrah/Chameera, B Thampi
Punt picks – D Hooda, R Sharma, I Kishan, K Pandya
Common C/VC – KL Rahul, I Kishan, Q de Kock, S Yadav
Punt C/VC – A Khan, J Holder, M Stoinis, T Varma
MI Batters vs LSG Bowlers:
R Sharma:
vs A Khan – 1W
vs Rajpoot – 2W
vs Holder – 1W
vs Chameera – 6W
vs Bishnoi – 1W
I Kishan:
vs Bishnoi – 1W
vs Gowtham – 1W
vs Tye – 1W
S Yadav:
vs Holder – 1W
vs Bishnoi – 2W
vs Tye – 1W
vs A Khan – 1W
vs Stoinis – 1W
vs K Pandya – 1W
K Pollard:
vs Holder – 3W
vs Stoinis – 1W
vs K Pandya – 1W
vs Chameera – 1W
vs Tye – 2W
vs Rajpoot – 1W
LSG Batters vs MI Bowlers:
Q de Kock:
vs Pollard – 1W
KL Rahul:
vs Bumrah – 2W
vs Pollard – 1W
vs Unadkat – 1W
vs Allen – 1W
vs Markande – 1W
M Stoinis:
vs Bumrah – 4W
vs Unadkat – 1W
vs Meredith – 1W
M Pandey:
vs Pollard – 1W
vs Thampi – 1W
vs Markande – 1W
vs Unadkat – 3W
vs Mills – 1W
D Hooda:
vs Bumrah – 2W
vs Unadkat – 1W
E Lewis:
vs Bumrah – 1W
vs Pollard – 1W
K Pandya:
vs Unadkat – 2W
Interesting Records:
- KL Rahul averages 66.10 against MI.
- In the IPL 2014, MI lost their first five matches and won seven out of nine after that, and made the playoffs.
- Chameera dismissed Rohit Sharma six times in the T20s.
- No MI bowler except Pollard dismissed Q de Kock in the T20s.
- Almost all the LSG bowlers have good stats against the MI batters.
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