An inconsistent Lucknow Super Giants will tackle a red-hot Mumbai Indians of their respective penultimate league match of the IPL right here on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
The five-time champion is peaking on the proper time and has gained 4 of its final 5 matches on the again of its batters discovering type.
After a gradual begin to the match, Suryakumar Yadav appears to be again at his progressive and harmful greatest. In the earlier encounter, the flamboyant batter hit his maiden T20 century as he guided Mumbai to an enormous win over defending champions and present leaders Gujarat Titans.
With the likes of Nehal Wadhera, Ishan Kishan and Tim David additionally amongst runs, MI appears like a harmful batting unit able to chasing any complete regardless of skipper Rohit Sharma’s lean patch.
A win towards Lucknow will assist Mumbai leapfrog Chennai Super Kings (15 factors) to second within the standings and will probably be degree on 16 factors with the Titans.
Meanwhile, the Super Giants – coming into this sport on the again of an excellent win towards Sunrisers Hyderabad – will look to log out its closing residence match in model. But it has been a blended bag for the crew in Lucknow, because it has misplaced its final three video games right here.
The slow-paced pitch has not suited its batters, and will probably be fascinating to see if the crew opts for a extra batting-friendly strip, particularly with a top-order heavy with abroad batters.
It has been a start-stop marketing campaign for LSG, who’s at present fourth within the desk with 13 factors. The crew has gained two consecutive video games solely as soon as – profitable its third and fourth matches- and can look to construct some momentum with a victory right here, heading into the ultimate week of the league part.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com