IPL 2026 UPDATES, MI vs LSG: MI beat LSG by 6 wickets

 Mon, 04 May 2026
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23:34

MI clinical in chase

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MI 229-4 (18.4 ovs) vs LSG 228-5  | Scorecard

Mumbai Indians rode on sublime half-centuries from openers Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton to outclass Lucknow Super Giants by six wickets in a high-scoring Indian Premier League clash in Mumbai on Monday.

Rohit hammered a fluent 84 off 44 balls and stitched a 143-run opening stand with Rickelton (83 off 32 balls) to power Mumbai Indians past Lucknow Super Giants' 228 for five, sealing the chase in 18.4 overs and notching up their third win in 10 matches to move to six points.

Lucknow, meanwhile, remained rooted to the bottom of the table with just four points from nine outings.

Earlier, bottom-placed LSG finally found some spark as Nicholas Pooran smashed his maiden half-century of the season, powering the Rishabh Pant-led side to 228/5.

LSG rode on a blistering 21-ball 63 from Pooran, while opener Mitchell Marsh contributed 44 in a much-improved batting display in their ninth game of the season. 

However, skipper Pant's struggles continued as he managed only 15 in what has been an underwhelming campaign, before Aiden Markram (31 not out) and Himmat Singh (40 not out) provided the late push.



11 needed off 12 balls and Avesh is back in the attack. Jacks starts the over with a couple to deep cover.

Wide called for height next.

Jack then plays the ball to sweeper cover for a single.

Short ball next and Dhir pulls it to the leg side for a single.

6 needed and Jacks smacks the ball down the ground for a maximum to bring up the winning runs.

This is the highest ever run chase at the Wankhede. 


Jacks is the new man in with MI needing 16 off 14 and is off the mark with a single as he plays the ball to long on.

Dhir then makes contact with the full ball and he plays it down to fine leg for a four as 16 come off it.



Shami is back in the attack and the slower one is clubbed down the ground for a six!

Dhir then takes a single. Short, slow and wide next and Surya slaps it through backward point for a four!

Surya then flicks the ball straight to the man at backward square leg and he is out for 13.
 


Prince is back in the attack and Dhir starts the over with two boundaries back-to-back.

Dhir then digs out the yorker for a dot.

Dhir then takes a single to long on.

The next ball is called wide for height and LSG review. The review is lost as the decision stays and LSG lose all their reviews. 

Surya then creams the ball down the ground for a single.

Dhir then flicks the ball to long on for a single as 12 come off it.




23:03

Siddharth gets his 2nd wicket


MI 190-3 (16 ovs) vs LSG 228-5  | Scorecard

Naman Dhir is the new man in and after a dot, he plays the ball straight to short cover and Inglis puts it down. He injures his thumb in the process and walk out injured.

A single down the ground to end the over as a wicket and 3 runs come off it.


Siddharth continues and Tilak and Surya take a single each off the first two balls.

Tilak then slices the widish ball, can't time it and he is caught in the deep. He is out for 11. MI lose third wicket.  


Suryakumar Yadav is the new man in as Mohsin is back in the attack.

Tilak and Surya take three singles to start the over before Surya lofts the ball over mid-off for a four.

A wide later, Surya and Tilak take a single each as 10 come off it.
22:53

MI marching towards target


MI 172-2 (14 ovs) vs LSG 228-5  | Scorecard

MI need 52 off 36 as Rohit is back in the hut. 


Siddharth is back in the attack and Tilak and Rohit rotate the strike for 5 singles before Rohit slog sweeps it straight to Shami at short fine leg.

Rohit out for 84 off 44.  


LSG bowlers given a tonking as Rohit goes into overdrive in this chase of 229.


Avesh is back in the attack and Rohit chips the full ball over extra cover for a four to start the over.

Rohit then jams out the yorker to the off side for a single.

Tilak then takes a single to the leg side, leg bye called.

Full toss and Rohit carves it over covers for a four! 

Rohit takes a single to long off next ball as he squeezes out the yorker.

Tilak then plays the ball to cover for a single as 14 come off it.
22:39

Rickelton is out for 83 off 32 balls

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MI 158-1 (12 ovs) vs LSG 228-5  | Scorecard

Shami is back in the attack but Rohit is not done yet and he hammers a six and a four in the over as 14 come off it.



Tilak Varma is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

A wicket and 17 runs come off it.



Mohsin is back in the attack and Rickelton  starts the over with a four!

Rickelton then launches the next ball over long-off for another six.

Full ball next and Rickelton clubs it over wide long on for another six!

Mohsin breaks the stand as Rickelton drives the fullish ball drive straight to the man at extra cover and he is out for 83 off 32 balls. The 143-run stand is broken.


22:30

Rohit, Rickelton accelerate


MI 127-0 (10 ovs) vs LSG 228-5  | Scorecard

Prince is back in the attack and he misses the yorker as Rohit chips the full toss over extra cover for a four.

Prince comes back nicely with three dots, a variation and yorkers.

Two singles to end the over as 6 runs come off it.



Manimaran Siddharth continues and Rohit starts the over with a six over wide long-on to bring up his 50 off 27 balls.

Rohit then takes a single before Rickelton mistimes the ball but manages to send it over long-on for a six!

A dot later, Rickelton throws the kitchen sink at it and the ball flies off the outside edge for a four past slips.

Rickelton then slog sweeps the ball to end the over with a six as 23 come off it.
22:21

Rohit finds sixes with ease

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MI 98-0 (8 ovs) vs LSG 228-5  | Scorecard

Avesh continues and Rickelton and Rohit take two singles off the first three balls.

Wide ball next as Avesh bowls it outside the off stump.

A full toss on the leg  side and Rickelton just picks it up and helps it over backward square leg for a six!

Rickelton then drives the ball down the ground for a single to bring up his 50 off 22 balls. 

Rohit ends the over with a single as 11 come off it. 


Left-arm spinner Manimaran Siddharth is in the attack now and and after Rohit and Rickelton take a single each off the first two balls, Rohit hammers the full ball over long on for a six!

A single later, Rickelton gets a hold of the full ball and hacks over fine leg for a six!

A dot to end the over as 16 come off it.
22:10

Rohit on the attack now

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MI 71-0 (6 ovs) vs LSG 228-5  | Scorecard

Avesh in the attack now and after a dot, Rohit smashes the ball through covers for a four!

Rohit then comes down the track and slices it over the off side dot for back-to-back fours.

Slower ball next and the short ball is pulled over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Full toss and Rohit flicks it over backward square leg for a six!

Rohit then flicks the last ball toward deep square leg, Prince rushes in but is not sure if he's caught it cleanly. The catch is checked by the umpires and replays show he caught it on the half-volley. 21 come off it.







Prince Yadav is in the attack now and after a dot, Rickelton digs out the yorker and takes a single.

Rohit then miscues the pull towards mid-wicket, gets a couple.

A  dot later, Rohit jams the yorker to the leg side for a single.

Rickelton is then hurried on the pull short and he gets a couple to mid-wicket as just 6 come off it.
21:59

Rohit, Rickelton find boundaries

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MI 44-0 (4 ovs) vs LSG 228-5  | Scorecard

Mohsin continues and after a dot. Rickelton plays a dot before getting back-to-back fours.

A single later, Mohsin does well to beat Rohit on the outside edge off the last two balls in the over as 9 come off it. 


Shami continues and after a dot, Rohit deposits the half-volley over deep mid-wicket for a six!

LSG review next ball as Rohit is hit on the pad. They lose it as ball tracking shows missing leg stump. Rohit gets a single off a leg bye.

Overpitched next and Rohit lofts it down the ground for a six!

A single and a dot to end the over as 14 come off it.


21:48

Rohit, Rickelton take to the attack


MI 21-0 (2 ovs) vs LSG 228-5  | Scorecard

Mohsin opens at the other end and after a dot, Rohit edges the ball over slips for a four!

Rohit then takes a single.

A slower, length ball and Rickelton smacks it across the line for a six over deep square leg.

Two dots to end the over as 11 come off it. 


Mohammed Shami opens the bowling for LSG as Impact Sub Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton come out to chase 229 for MI.

Full ball, angled in. and Rickelton edges the ball past slips and short third to start the proceedings with a four!

Rickelton then takes a single to wide mid-off.

A dot later, Rohit is off the mark with a single.

Rickelton then gets his second four in the over as he goes for the drive but the ball flies off his edge past point for a four.

A dot to end the over as 10 come off it.
21:29

MI bowlers do well peg back LSG

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LSG 228-5 (20 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Lucknow Super Giants put up 228 for 5 against Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on Monday.

After losing an early wicket Pooran (63 off 21) came in at No 3, and along with Marsh (44 off 25), counter-attacked for LSG as 91 runs came in the Powerplay.

The duo put on a 94-run stand before Corbin Bosch removed both batters in one over.

LSG couldn't put on a fight thereafter. Himmat Singh tried to find some runs for his 40 off 31 balls.  

LSG would be disappointed as just 36 runs come in the last four overs.


Chahar is back in the attacks and he bowls an array of yorkers in the 20th as the batters can only manage just 6 runs in the over.

LSG make 228 for 5. Himmat and Markram put a 68-run stand but fail to get the big shots in in the final few overs.




Bumrah is back in the attack and starts with a dot off a yorker.

Two singles and a dot later, Himmat comes across the stumps and thumps it down the ground for a four!

A wide and a single to end the over as 7 come off it.
21:11

Himmat takes to the attack

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LSG 215-5 (18 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Chahar is back in the attack and Himmat comes across the stumps to hammer the ball, misses it on the swing. He reviews for a wide and wide is given.

Himmat then gets down and sweeps the full ball to backward square leg for a couple as the fielder dives to keep the ball from the boundary.

Wide outside off next as Himmat lets it go.

Himmat then mistimes the loft over the infield, the ball falls in no man's land and he gets a couple.

Himmat then drills the ball down the ground for a single.

Full and outside off next and Markram chips the ball over extra cover for a single.

Himmat then takes a single to deep mid-wicket.

A dot to end the over as Markram digs out the yorker as 9 runs come off the over. 

 




Raghu continues and after a dot, Markram clubs the short ball down the ground for a six!

A single later, Himmat slaps the ball through mid-wicket for a four. 205 is the highest score for LSG this season.

A dot later, Himmat takes a single to the off side for a single as 14 come off it.
21:02

LSG near the 200-run mark


LSG 192-5 (16 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Ghazanfar is back in the attack, he bowls it down the leg side and Markram gets down and sweeps it to fine leg for a four. A boundary after 27 balls for LSG.

Markram then takes a single next ball.

Himmat then pulls it to deep mid-wicket but only gets a single.

Markram then hits the ball hard straight back to the bowler and a misfield allows them to steal a single.

Himmat then goes inside out and hammers it over long-off for a six!

Full toss next and Himmat creams it through covers, Surya misfields and the ball runs to the boundary as 17 come off it.




Raghu continues and after two dots, Himmat and Markram take 4 singles in the over as he bowls it full and onto the batters' legs.


20:55

Raghu Sharma gets maiden IPL wicket

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LSG 171-5 (14 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

LSG going at 12.21 runs an over. Markram and Himmat need to bat out the overs if LSG have to put on a fighting total.


Bumrah is back in the attack and Markram starts the over with a single down the ground.

Himmat then sways away from the bouncer.

Bumrah then induces the edge from Himmat and he is caught behind. The third umpire flags the no-ball. Himmat survives.

Bumrah then bowls a wide and free-hit only costs one run. But Bumrah oversteps again. No ball.

Free-hit next but Bumrah bowls a slower ball yorker and Markram loses his bat as he goes for the swing. It's a dot.

Slower bouncer next and Markram pulls it to wide of mid-wicket for a single.

A dot later, Himmat hits it straight to the wickets at the other end but gets  single to end the over as 7 come off it. 







Himmat Singh is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Markram then plays the ball to mid-wicket for a single.

MI then take a review for LBW against Himmat who is hit on the pad and beaten on the defence. MI lose a review.

Himmat and Markram then take a single each as 4 come off the over.



Raghu Sharma is back in the attack and he strikes first ball for his maiden IPL attack as Raghuwanshi plays the ball onto his pads and it goes back to the bowler and he is out for 11.


20:39

Pant, Pooran, Marsh back in the hut

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LSG 160-4 (12 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Ghazanfar is back in the attack and Markram and Raghuwanshi take just 5 runs in the over. 



Akshat Raghuwanshi is the new man in and he is off the mark with a six!

A single to end the over as 14 runs and a wicket come off it.



Jacks is back in the attack and Pant scoops it to fine leg for a four to start the over with a boundary.

A wide later, Pant and Markram then take a single each off the next two balls.

Jacks strikes next ball as Pant looks to cut the short and wide ball only to be caught behind off the outside edge and Pant is out for 15.




Leggie Raghu Sharma is in the attack now and Markram starts the over with a single.

Pant then latches on to the tossed up ball and slog sweeps it for a six!

The batters then rotate the strike for singles and twos as 14 come off it.




Markram is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single as two wickets and 4 runs come off the over.


Rishabh Pant is the new man in and after a dot, wide called for a delivery down the leg side.

The umpire reviews for a caught behind as Pant is seemed to have brushed the ball on the way to the keeper but he survives as Rickelton has not taken it cleanly. 

Another dot later, Pant is off the mark with a single to sweeper cover.

Bosch strikes again in the over as he bowls a hard length ball, Marsh goes to pull, only to hole out to the keeper at deep mid-wicket. He is out for 44 off 25.




Bosch continues and he gets his revenge and breaks the partnership. Pooran is done in by pace as he mistimes the pull, the ball grazes his glove and he is caught behind by Rickelton. He is out for 63 off 20. 
20:16

Brings up 16-ball 50

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LSG 123-1 (8 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Chahar is back in the attack and Pooran welcomes him with a six over as he hooks the short ball over fine leg. He brings up his 50 off just  16 balls.

He then takes a couple to the leg side before hammering another six down the ground.

Pooran and Marsh take 3 singles next as 17 come off it. 


Corbin Bosch is in the attack now and Marsh starts the over with a single.

Pooran is in some mindset tonight, he latches on to the short ball and pulls it over deep mid-wicket for a six!

Three singles next before Marsh comes to the party and ends the over with a huge six over deep mid-wicket as 16 come off it. 
20:07

Pooran-Marsh bring up 50-run stand

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LSG 90-1 (6 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Ghazanfar is back in the attack and Marsh hammers the ball straight back. Ghazanfar parries the ball to mid-on as he puts out his hand to grab at it. Marsh gets a single.

Pooran then pulls the next ball over mid-wicket for a six!

Pooran follows it up with a slog sweep over backward square leg for a six.

Two singles later, Pooran ends the over with a huge six over long on as 19 come off the over. 

This is the best ever Powerplay score for LSG in the IPL this season as 60 runs come off the last three overs.


Will Jacks in the attack and Pooran is taking him to the cleaners.

He first smacks the tossed up ball over long on for a six!

Two singles later, Pooran smacks two sixes before a dot to end the over as 20 come off it.
19:55

Bumrah gets a stick as LSG get to 50 inside Powerplay


LSG 51-1 (4 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Bumrah continues and Marsh smacks him for two fours and a six as 21 runs including a no ball and a wide comes in the over.



Pooran is the new man in and he is off the mark with a single.

Two dots to end the over as a wicket and 9 come off it.



Offie Allah Ghazanfar is in the attack now and Inglis starts the over with two fours back-to-back, one a pull over mid-wicket and one a shot past point.

Inglis then mistimes his pull and is caught at mid-wicket and he is out for 13 off 5.


19:42

Marsm Inglis on the attack


LSG 21-0 (2 ovs) vs MI | Scorecard

Bumrah opens at the other end and Marsh starts the over with a single.

Full and on the pads next and Inglis times it through square leg for a four.

He then takes a single next ball.

Two dots later, Marsh leans into the full toss and drives it down the ground for a four as 10 come off it.  


Mitch Marsh and Josh Inglis open the batting for LSG while Deepak Chahar opens the attack for Mumbai Indians. 

And after a dot, Marsh opens his account with a six over mid-wicket.

Marsh follows it up with a four over the bowler's head. 

Two dots and a single to end the over as 11 come off it.
19:25

Rohit Sharma is back for MI, Unwell Hardik out for tonight's game at home

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MI's skipper Suryakumar Yadav walks out for the toss along with LSG captain Rishabh Pant.

Surya wins toss and elects to bowl against Lucknow Super Giants in Mumbai on Monday.

SKY reveals that MI skipper Hardik Pandya is unwell and hence he will lead the side tonight. 

MI have two changes as Corbin Bosch comes in for Trent Boult while Rohit Sharma comes back into the Playing XI. LSG also have two changes to their squad with Josh Inglis coming in. 

Playing XIs:

Lucknow Super Giants: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Himmat Singh, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav

Mumbai Indians: Ryan Rickelton(w), Naman Dhir, Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Raj Bawa, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma

Impact Subs:

Lucknow Super Giants: Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Mayank Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Mayank Rawat, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult




Mumbai Indians will hope their embattled stars Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav come good when they take on bottom-placed Lucknow Super Giants, even though the chances of qualifying for the play-offs in this edition of the IPL has evaporated for good.

Pandya (146 runs and 4 wickets) and Suryakumar (186) have had forgettable campaigns so far, which has hampered MI's journey, more so in the absence of former skipper Rohit Sharma, who remains on a comeback trail after a hamstring injury earlier this season.

 
Only two wins in nine matches have consigned the five-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians to the penultimate spot on the points table.

While their hopes to remain in contention for the IPL play-offs are all but over, there still remains an outside chance of qualification.

But before all that, MI need their Indian stars to do the heavy lifting, which hasn't been the case so far.

Hardik Pandya's Leadership Under Scrutiny
Pandya's leadership has come into focus as MI have endured a tough campaign. Tactically, he has been way off the mark.

The batters have collectively misfired, and so have their bowlers, but in between have been Pandya's ordinary performances both with the bat and the ball, combined with certain calls on the field which did not yield desired results.

With the ball, he was on and off in terms of execution, but his batting leaves a lot to be desired, especially when he carries a lot of responsibility in that heavily depleted lower order from the past.

Suryakumar Yadav's Batting Woes
Suryakumar has not been able to convert starts while being caught off his trademark strokes, which has indeed been a growing concern as he no longer dominates bowling like he used to.

India's T20I captain, who had started the year 2026 with a string of high scores after a forgettable 2025, is once again going through a lean phase where he has neither looked completely out of form nor has he had a long stay in the middle to produce a knock of composure.

His struggles against pace bowling have particularly come into focus with the right-hander averaging a little above 10 during this phase against the quicks.

Lucknow Super Giants' Struggles

Five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians and LSG have eerily had a similar run in this edition, grappling with the issue of collective batting failures which has heavily marred their chances of making it to the final four.

LSG skipper Rishabh Pant desperately appealed for a break for his side, which has lost five matches on the trot to slip to the bottom of the points table.

LSG began with a loss in the first match but bounced back with two consecutive wins. But their fortunes plummeted from the point they were expected to take off, as ordinary batting could not be masked by some strong showing by their bowlers collectively.

Even in their last game, Mohsin Khan's 5/23 for the best bowling figures in the tournament were undone by LSG's erroneous call to send a struggling Nicholas Pooran in the Super Over.

Skipper Rishabh Pant finds himself at a crossroads with questions being posed on his white-ball game in general.

The maverick Indian wicketkeeper-batter too will face the challenge of turning it around for his side as LSG head into a busy week of having three crucial games in a span of seven days.