LSG finished sixth on the points table while MI suffered an 18-run defeat in their season’s finale. Rohit Sharma’s half century was enough to get MI going but then an array of wickets put paid to any further pursuit of victory.
Henry delivers a full one on off stump that Rohit sweeps for six to the boundary and two more wickets fall to end the over.
Arjun Tendulkar
Pooran has returned with a bang! Flicking a full toss on leg side, he smashes it over square leg for a sensational SIX which takes him to 50 off 19 balls before leaving due to cramps.
Piyush Chawla bowled a short over with some singles for Rohit and Brevis to deep midwicket and short extra cover respectively, without success.
Naman Dhir completed his half-century with a six off the first ball of the final over, before producing an amazing shot to save another SIX off off ball two and get MI over the line by bowling a dot ball! MI finished bottom of the table for the second consecutive season while Lucknow Super Giants ended sixth on the points table thanks to fifties from Nicholas Pooran and KL Rahul which helped them score 214/6 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai – follow all live scores and updates here!
Nuwan Thushara
Nuwan Thushara, a Sri Lankan fast bowler with an unconventional action, joined Mumbai Indians’ bowling squad via their 2024 auction bid of 4.8 crore. While not playing as often for his national side, Thushara has shown promise this season through limited opportunities presented.
Beginning the over, Dhir swatted away his initial short and wide outside off delivery for two runs at deep midwicket. Subsequently, LSG get closer to their target as Dhir hits another full delivery that was pulled to long-on for four. But Dhir delivered one final dot ball which ended the over.
KL Rahul
KL Rahul scored his second test century to help India recover from a difficult start and defeat Sri Lanka at Colombo. The 25-year-old batsman scored 108 in 190 balls as India reached 219-6 at tea on day one.
LSG have put their faith in Rahul as one of their marquee signings from this year’s draft and so far his bat has been an asset for their inaugural Indian Premier League campaign. Rahul has shown great promise since becoming captain and could help steer LSG towards reaching the playoffs for the first time ever!
Chawla to Rahul bowled a slower full one on off-stump that glided towards deep cover for two runs, followed by another couple off the next ball when Rahul hit it to long off and attempted to kick over his stumps but missed. One more single completed this over.
Devdutt Padikkal
LSG have achieved their desired goal: sixth in the table after recovering from an uneven start to their campaign and finishing as winners this time around. Now they will look forward to improving even further next year.
FOUR! Pitching it up and around off, Stoinis manages to hit enough on it to go over the ropes for a boundary and complete his fifty in just 28 balls!
Nuwan Tushara bowled an excellent first over, bowling full and providing some swing in his delivery while also bowling several wides.
Ishan Kishan and Rohit Sharma got Mumbai off to an impressive start, but after Dewald Brevis fell in the 15th over things quickly turned against them. Naman Dhir then unleashed an extraordinary unbeaten 62 off just 28 balls to help MI reach a respectable total of 214 with five sixes hitting off 28 deliveries; leaving Mumbai at the bottom of their 14 match table with only eight points out of 14.
Marcus Stoinis
Quinton de Kock’s fluctuating form has put MI’s top order under immense strain, leaving Stoinis with little support from MI top order to bat through an over without conceding more than one single run as Ishan Kishan and Rohit defend well against him. But Stoinis remains effective – bowling a tight over conceding just one single as Ishan Kishan and Rohit defend well and keep pace.
Mohsin Khan delivers a fuller delivery that targets Ishan Kishan but miscues his sweep to Ravi Bishnoi at deep backward point, ending their half-century partnership. Krunal Pandya then strikes back by smashing Nabi’s stumps with an accurate yorker to break their fourth wicket stand and put LSG completely under control.
Nicholas Pooran helped guide his side to victory after they suffered some wickets during middle overs, by scoring a fifty off just 39 balls with four boundaries and two sixes; it proved crucial in propelling them to third spot in their division.
Krunal Pandya
KL Rahul (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma; Hardik Pandya (c), Nehal Wadhera, Romario Shepherd, Dewald Brevis, Nicholas Pooran Ayush Badoni Krunal Pandya Jasprit Bumrah Piyush Chawla Arjun Tendulkar Deepak Hooda Marcus Stoinis Anshul Kamboj Matt Henry Ravi Bishnoi.
Krunal de Villier first made headlines with his impressive IPL debut for Baroda when he scored an astonishing 86 off 37 batting and bowling performance, becoming one of the leading lower-order all-rounders. Although not selected for India’s World Cup squad in 2022, Krunal is nonetheless highly sought-after player within IPL circles; hard hitting yet versatile he poses a serious threat when facing opponents; whilst intelligent bowlers may outwit opponents using clever line and length bowling strategies.
