IPL 2023 Eliminator: Akash Madhwal spell gives MI resounding win.

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Mumbai Indians showed their class with a resounding win over Lucknow Super Giants in the eliminator played at M Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on 24 May 2023.

MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first. Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan showed intent right from word go putting pressure on LSG bowlers. Naveen UL Haq got the breakthrough dismissing MI captain Rohit Sharma with a simple catch to Ayush Badoni. Rohit and Kishan added 30 runs for the opening wicket.

Yash Thakur dismissed Ishan Kishan in his first over caught by Pooran. Cameron Green came to the crease and put Krunal Pandya under immense with flurry of boundaries. Suryakumar Yadav looked in great touch keeping the momentum going for MI. At the end of first six overs, Mumbai Indians raced away to 62 for 2.

Surya and Green kept the scoreboard ticking, taking singles and hitting boundaries easily. Mumbai Indians made 70 for 2 at the end of first timeout. Both MI batters did not allow LSG bowlers to settle and showed their class. Naveen struck twice in the same over dismissing Surya with a slower delivery caught by Gowtham at long-off while then deceived Green to shatter his stumps. Surya and Green added 66 runs for the 3rd wicket.

Tilak Varma came to the crease and showed his intent to keep the scoreboard ticking. At the end of second timeout, MI scored 126 for 4. Varma looked in cracking touch with big shots and kept scoreboard ticking. Yash Thakur got rid of Tim David that went above the waist, but it was not called no-ball. Varma and David added 43 runs for the 5th wicket. Nehal Wadhera came as impact player and lost wickets. He looked in sensational touch in final over against Yash Thakur with 16 runs and was eventually caught by Bishnoi off final delivery. Mumbai Indians posted 182 for 8 in 20 overs.

Chasing 183 runs to win, it was not an ideal start for Lucknow Super Giants as Kyle Mayers came as an impact player along with Prerark Mankad. Akash Madhwal got the breakthrough dismissing Mankad with a good catch by Hrithik Shokeen. MI fielding was great enough not allowing LSG batters to score runs easily. Chris Jordan struck getting rid of Mayers caught by Green at mid-on.

Nehal Wadhera gave a reprieve to Marcus Stoinis as he could not judge the catch. Stoinis showed intent against Shokeen and Piyush Chawla with some hits keeping momentum going for LSG. Krunal Pandya came to bat at number 3. At the end of the first six overs, LSG scored 54 for 2.

Stoinis and Krunal Pandya kept the momentum going for LSG as they ended the first timeout at 68 for 2. Piyush Chawla got breakthrough dismissing Krunal Pandya caught by Tim David at long-on. Krunal and Stoinis added 46 runs for the 3rd wicket. MI bowlers kept picking wickets at regular intervals. Madhwal looked sharp with his bowling dismissing Ayush Badoni and dangerous Nicolas Pooran off successive deliveries to derail LSG batting line up.

Marcus Stoinis was run-out with a mix-up while trying to take second run along with Deepak Hooda. Madhwal created enough panic as Mumbai Indians skittled LSG for 101 in 16.3 overs.

MI 182 for 8 in 20 overs ( Cameron Green 41, Naveen UL Haq 4/38, Yash Thakur 3/34) beat LSG 101 in 16.3 overs ( Marcus Stoinis 40, Akash Madhwal 5/5) by 81 runs.

For his figures of 5 for 5 in 3.3 overs, Akash Madhwal was named the player of the match. MI will now take on GT during qualifier 2 on 26 May at Ahmedabad.



 





MI beat LSG by 81 runs to progress into Qualifier 2

 

 

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