MI falls short against LSG, despite Pandya’s 5-wicket performance.
LSG Beat MI By 12 Runs In IPL 2025 Match 16: Lucknow Super Giants on Friday beat Mumbai Indians in a pulsating match by 12 runs in the ongoing IPL. Chasing a total of 204 runs, Mumbai lost its top two within 17 runs. Rohit Sharma didn’t play because of injury. But Suryakumar Yadav (67 runs off 43 balls) and Naman Dheer (46 runs off 24 balls) played well as Mumbai cut the initial disaster. Impact player Tilak Verma (25 runs off 23 balls) played at a slow pace, so the team retired him and brought in Mitchell Santner. Captain Hardik Pandya (28* runs off 16 balls) attempted but failed. Lucknow needed 22 runs off the final over, and Awaiz Khan (6, 2, 0, 0, 1, 0) took Lucknow to the win. Mitchell Marsh and Eden began the innings for Lucknow Super Giants, who had been asked to bat first.
They compiled 69 runs in 6 overs without losing a wicket during the power play. But on the last ball of the seventh over, uncapped left-arm young spinner Vignesh Puthur bowled out Mitchell in a return catch. Mitchell, who scored his half-century during the power play, made 60 runs in 31 balls including 9 fours and 2 sixes. Then Orange Cap holder Nicholas Pooran and skipper Rishabh Pant were dismissed cheaply. Rishabh, who was bought for 27 crores, also failed in 4 consecutive innings and disappointed LSG again. Following Marakram (53 off 38 balls), Ayush Badoni (30 off 19 balls) and David Miller (27 off 14 balls) batted aggressively, leading the team to 203. Captain Hardik Pandya, who delivers the usual short ball for Mumbai Indians, took 5 wickets with 2 wickets in the final over. In addition to the highest bowling figures in his IPL career, Hardik also made new history by becoming the first captain to achieve 5 wickets.
Brief Scores: Lucknow Super Giants 203/8 in 20 overs (Mitchell Marsh-60, Aiden Markram-53, Ayush Badoni-30, David Miller-27, Hardik Pandya-5/36, Trent Boult-1/28, Vignesh Puthur-1/31, Ashwini Kumar-1/39). Mumbai Indians 191/5 in 20 overs (Suryakumar Yadav-67, Naman Dhir-46, Hardik Pandya-28*, Digvesh Rathi-1/21, Awes Khan-1/40, Shardul Thakur-1/40, Akash Deep-1/46).
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