LSG won the toss and said, “Let’s bowl first!” against MI, doubling down on their bowling firepower in MI vs LSG. They swapped out Shardul Thakur for the pace machine Mayank Yadav and added Aiden Markram to mix things up. David Miller’s chilling on the bench, but might pop in later. Dropping Thakur was all business, no room for nostalgia. Meanwhile, MI stirred the pot with Karn Sharma making a comeback and Corbin Bosch getting his debut cap. With dew likely to mess things up, Will Jacks is expected to spin his magic and keep things tight. Game on.
Teams for MI vs LSG
- Mumbai Indians are going full throttle with Rohit Sharma opening the show and calling the shots.
- Behind the stumps is cool-headed Ryan Rickelton, ready to keep things tight. The middle order’s stacked, Will Jacks brings the buzz, SKY (Suryakumar Yadav) delivers that classy calm, and Tilak Varma’s got flair written all over him.
- Hardik Pandya’s not just captaining, he’s here to smash and steer. Naman Dhir and Corbin Bosch add batting backup, while Deepak Chahar and Trent Boult are set to bring the heat with the ball.
- Karn Sharma’s got the spin game on lock, and they’ve got a fiery bench with Bumrah, Topley, Bawa, Minz, and Raju just waiting to shake things up.
- Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants are chasing and showing up with serious intent. Mitchell Marsh is opening the batting saga, with Aiden Markram keeping things cool.
- Nicholas Pooran’s all set to go kaboom, while Rishabh Pant’s multitasking as skipper and keeper.
- Ayush Badoni and Abdul Samad bring the spark, and Digvesh Rathi is there to keep the innings grounded.
- The bowling squad means business, Avesh Khan’s got speed, Bishnoi’s bringing the spin magic, and the Yadav boys, Prince and Mayank, are ready to do damage.
- Sitting on the bench but raring to roll are Miller, Yuvraj Choudhary, Shahbaz Ahmed, Himmat Singh, and Akash Singh.
First Inning of MI vs LSG
- MI came out swinging in the Powerplay, racking up 66 runs for just one wicket in the first 6 overs.
- Big names like Bumrah, Bawa, Topley, Minz, and Raju made their mark. LSG threw in their heavy hitters, Miller, Yuvraj, Shahbaz, Himmat, and Akash.
- Drama hit in over 4.2 when LSG went for a review thinking they had Jacks, but umpire CB Gaffaney wasn’t having it.
- MI cruised to 50 in just over 5 overs, with Rickelton blazing through to a 25-ball fifty, smashing 5 fours and 4 sixes.
- His 50-run stand with Jacks came off just 30 balls. The scoreboard kept ticking; 100, 150, and then 200, with Suryakumar Yadav also smashing a flashy 50 off 27 balls.
- With extras giving a hand and late knocks from Naman Dhir and DL Chahar, MI wrapped up at a fiery 215/7.
Second Inning of MI vs LSG
- LSG kicked things off with a bang, piling up 50 runs in just 5.4 overs for the loss of one wicket, plus 3 extras tossed in.
- At the end of the Powerplay, they were cruising at 60/1 with Marsh on 21 and Pooran knocking 27.
- By 9.5 overs, they hit the 100 mark off 60 balls, extras still doing their bit. In a mid-innings twist at 11.2 overs, David Miller swapped in for Pooran to keep the charge going.
- Timeout got called at 134/4 after 14 overs, with Badoni on 35 and Miller playing wingman at 20.
- They ticked past 150 in 17.6 overs, extras still adding up.
- MI tried to shake things up with reviews in overs 16.4 and 18.1, but umpire CB Gaffaney wasn’t budging, both calls stayed with the batters, Prince Yadav standing tall during the second one.
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Result
In a cracker of a showdown in Match 45 of IPL 2025, Mumbai Indians kept their winning streak alive with a fifth straight dub, jumping to second on the points table. They thumped LSG by 54 runs in style. Ravi Bishnoi tried to swing the game back with a couple of big sixes, but newbie Corbin Bosch shut that down quickly, bagging his first-ever IPL wicket. Things got spicy towards the end, but Trent Boult sealed the deal by knocking over Digvesh Rathi on the final ball, bundling LSG out for 161. MI’s got the fire and form, and this win just made their title run even juicier.
