The 63rd match of the ongoing 16th season of the Indian Premier League will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium tomorrow. Slated to be the first match of the season between these two teams, it will be Super Giants’ last home match of IPL 2023.
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Played at the Wankhede Stadium over 12 months ago, the last match between these two oppositions had witnessed Lucknow registering a clinical 36-run victory. Powered by injured captain KL Rahul‘s second century against Indians last season, LSG had reduced the home team to 132/8 in 20 overs to successfully defend a 169-run target.
Much like their latest encounter, the first match of this rivalry was also won by Rahul and his men. In his absence, it will be interesting to see if Krunal Pandya is able to extend his team’s winning streak against his previous franchise or not.
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Coming on the back of a rain-abandoned match and a couple of losses under Pandya, Super Giants would also be wanting to improve their home record. In the six matches that they’ve played at this venue this season, they’ve won twice and lost thrice. MI, on the other hand, will be playing here for the first time in IPL history.
LSG vs MI Head to Head Record in IPL History
Total number of matches played: 2
Matches won by LSG: 2
Matches won by MI: 0
Matches played in May: 0 (LSG 0, MI 0)
Matches played on Tuesday: 0 (LSG 0, MI 0)
Matches played at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium: 0 (LSG 0, MI 0)
LSG average score against MI: 184
MI average score against LSG: 157
Most runs for LSG: 34 (Quinton de Kock)
Most runs for MI: 64 (Tilak Varma)
Most wickets for LSG: 3 (Avesh Khan & Krunal Pandya)
Most wickets for MI: 2 (Riley Meredith)
Most catches for LSG: 2 (Ravi Bishnoi, Krishnappa Gowtham & Deepak Hooda)
Most catches for MI: 2 (Rohit Sharma)
NOTE: Only players part of current squads have been considered above (most runs, wickets and catches).