Mumbai Indians (MI) will face Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 45th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Both teams have had contrasting results in their last games.
In their previous fixture, MI defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by seven wickets. They were clinical in all departments and registered another resounding victory.
Meanwhile, LSG suffered an eight-wicket defeat against Delhi Capitals (DC). They scored a below-par total in the first innings and bowled poorly to let the opponent chase it down with 13 balls to spare.
Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton (wk), Rohit Sharma, Will Jacks, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
Impact Player: Vignesh Puthur
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Pooran, Rishabh Pant (c & wk), David Miller, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Digvesh Rathi, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan
Impact Player: Prince Yadav
The deck in Mumbai has always been good for batting, and expect the same again. There will be an additional bounce for speedsters. This might be a bit dry since it’s a day game.
A temperature of around 32°C, with no threat of rain, is forecast.
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Ryan Rickelton (MI):
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Shardul Thakur (LSG):
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Mumbai Indians are a strong side and will have a home advantage. While Lucknow Super Giants have a few quality players, their batting has a few loopholes. Hence, MI should win.
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