#TATAIPL-2024-48 : Marcus Stoinis Guides Lucknow Super Giants To A 4-Wicket Win Over Mumbai Indians

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In a low- scoring Tata IPL 2024 encounter Lucknow Super Giants powered By Aussie all- rounder Marcus Stoinis beat Mumbai Indians by 4 wickets in Lucknow .

Earlier, Lucknow Super Giants Skipper K L Rahul won the toss and opted to bowl .  MI got off to dismal start losing Rohit Sharma early ( 4).  There was more trouble as Suryakumar Yadav fell for  ( 10) .  Tilak Varma was out cheaply for 7 run-out . MI total reading 27-3, 5.1 overs.

Skipper Hardik Pandya was out first ball 0 .  Nehal Wadhera saved MI from further disaster scoring 46 ( 41 balls , 4 fours, 2 sixes) . Aussie Tim David finishing the innings with a timely unbeaten cameo 35 ( 18 balls,  3 fours 1 six) . MI reaching much below par 144/ 7 in their 20 overs.

LSG bowlers were on target : Marcus Stoinis 1/ 19 ( 3 overs) , Mohsin  Khan 2/ 36 ( 4 overs), Naveen-ul-Haq 1/ 15 ( 3.5 overs),  Mayank Yadav 1/ 31 ( 3.1 overs) again hopped off with injury. Ravi Bishnoi 1/ 28 ( 4 overs),  Deepak Hooda 0/ 13 ( 2 overs)

Chasing a modest total , LSG almost made a heavy weather of the chase as they lost wickets a bit too many .  They lost opener Arshin Kulkarni ( 0),  Skipper K L Rahul  ( 28) ,  Deepak Hooda ( 18) , Ashton Turner ( 5) , Ayush Badoni run-out ( 6) .

Saving the LSG was Aussie Marcus Stoinis who scored  match- winning 62 ( 45 balls , 7 fours, 2 sixes) . Nicholas Pooran not out 14 and Krunal Pandya  not out 1 saw LSG home . LSG reaching  145/ 6  in 19.2 overs.

MI bowling  figures :  Nuwan Thushara 1/ 30 ( 4 overs), Jasprit Bumrah 0/ 17 ( 4 overs), Gerald Coetzee 1/ 29 ( 3 overs), Piyush Chawla 0/ 23 ( 3 overs), Hardik Pandya 2/ 26 (  4 overs) his best figures so far.  Mohammad Nabi 1/ 16 ( 1. 2 overs)

MI languishes at 9th place while LSG move into the third place in the points table with 12 points. The play-offs getting tighter now.

LSG Impact Player: Arshin Kulkarni replaces Mayank Yadav
MI Impact Player: Nuwan Thushara replaces Suryakumar Yadav

Match: IPL 2024, 48th Match
Venue: Lucknow | Date: April 30, 2024