In the 48th fixture of IPL 2024, we will witness Lucknow Super Giants vs Mumbai Indians on Tuesday at the Ekana Sports City, Lucknow. Both teams have met each other on 4 occasions in the past and surprisingly Lucknow Super Giants hold a massive edge by wins in 3 fixtures.
Lucknow Super Giants are currently at the 5th spot in the point table with 5 wins and 4 losses. Their net run rate stands at +0.059.
Mumbai Indians are currently at the second-last spot in the point table with 3 wins and 6 losses in the league. Their net run rate stands at -0.261.
Lucknow skipper KLRahul is the leading scorer for the team with 378 runs in 9 games at an average of 42.
The betting tip is...
KL Rahul will score above 31.5 runs.
Even after a dominating performance in the previous fixture against Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow witnessed a loss. The time has come for the team to regroup and reassess to make sure the team reaches the playoffs.
Against Rajasthan, Lucknow got the opportunity to bat first and skipper KL Rahul gave a solid start from the top order by scoring 76 off 48 at a strike rate of 158.33. Deepak Hood in the middle also gave a major push to the overall score by reaching his half-century in 31 balls at a strike rate of 161.29.
The bowling unit started off on a positive note but eventually lost the rhythm and was seen bowling some loose balls against Rajasthan batters. Yash Thakur, Marcus Stoinis, and Amit Mishra picked up a single wicket each at an economy of 12.50, 3, and 10 respectively.
Mayank Yadav is still recovering from his injury and there is no update on his return to playing XI.
Predicted Lineup: Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (c) (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur
Mumbai Indians have been in the news for all the wrong reasons and this season is again turning out to be a nightmare for the franchise. In a high-scoring fixture against Delhi, Mumbai registered their 3rd loss.
The decision to bowl first worked against Hardik Pandya and his bowlers. Luke Wood, Jasprit Bumrah, Piyush Chawla, and Mohammad Nabi scalped a single wicket each but Wood and Nabi were expensive at an economy of 17 and 10. The impact player Nuwan Thushara also turned out to be expensive at an economy of 14 in 4 overs.
On the batting front, the top order was decimated at a score of 65 but Tilak Varma handled the situation and scored 63 off 32 at a strike rate of 196.88. Skipper Hardik Pandya also scored 46 off 24 at a strike rate of 191.67. Tim David did his job at the lower end with quick boundaries and scored 37 off 17 but it was not enough to complete the chase.
Tilak Varma, Rohit Sharma, and Jasprit Bumrah are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Tim David, Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Piyush Chawla, Jasprit Bumrah
Both teams are coming to play their next fixture after facing a loss and hence they both will be desperate for a win on Tuesday.
Mumbai Indians have shown improvement in their batting unit in the last few matches but their bowlers have been inconsistent and except Jasprit Bumrah, none of them have been economical. Lucknow’s batting unit will make full use of that and will be at an advantage on Tuesday. We predict a win for the Lucknow Super Giants.