Preview:

The 48th match of IPL 2024 will be played between Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians at Ekana Cricket Stadium. LSG is fifth in the points table with five wins and 10 points from 9 matches. The team had to face defeat by 7 wickets against Rajasthan Royals in the last match. In the match, Lucknow, batting first, scored 196 runs on the board at the loss of 5 wickets. In reply, Rajasthan chased the target with one over remaining.

On the other hand, Mumbai Indians are at 9th position with three wins and 6 points from 9 matches. The team had to face defeat by 10 runs against Delhi Capitals in the last match. In the match, DC batted first and scored 257 runs on the board at the loss of 4 wickets. In response, while chasing the target, MI was able to score only 247 runs at the loss of 9 wickets.

Match Details:

Pitch Report:

The pitch at Ekana is usually quite dry. This helps the spin bowlers and makes chasing difficult. The batsmen will get help in the initial overs but later the spinners will get help from the pitch. The captain can decide to bat first after winning the toss here. The average score of the first innings on this pitch is 152 runs.

Head to Head Records:

Probable Playing XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG):

Quinton de Kock, KL Rahul (captain and wicketkeeper), Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Matt Henry, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur.

Mumbai Indians (MI):

Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Tim David, Mohammad Nabi, Piyush Chawla, Luke Wood, Jasprit Bumrah.

Probable Best Batter of the Match:

In the last match against Rajasthan Royals, KL Rahul had played an inning of 76 runs in 48 balls with the help of 8 fours and 2 sixes. KL Rahul can bat brilliantly against Mumbai Indians.

Probable Best Bowler of the Match:

Jasprit Bumrah took one wicket for 35 runs in 4 overs in the last match against Delhi Capitals. Bumrah is currently at first place in the Purple Cap list with 14 wickets. He can bowl brilliantly in the match against Lucknow.

Who will win today’s match (Today’s Match Prediction):

Scenario 1

Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and chose to bowl.

Powerplay Score- 45-55

Score of first innings- 180-190

Lucknow Super Giants won

Scenario 2

Mumbai Indians won the toss and chose bowling

Powerplay Score- 50-60

Score of first innings- 190-200

Lucknow Super Giants won