MI vs LSG, IPL 2024: Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will lock horns in match 67 of the IPL 2024 on Friday. The match is slated for May 17 at 7:30 pm IST and will be played at the home ground of MI at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Friday’s match will be crucial for Lucknow, as they have to win it at all costs by a huge margin to have any chance of qualifying for the playoffs. Mumbai, on the other hand, is already out of the tournament and would be hoping to end the tournament on a good note in front of the home crowd.
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LSG lost the last two matches against SRH and DC. In both matches, they sustained massive losses. The match against MI will test their intensity. Conversely, the home side will be under no pressure in the match. They are already disqualified from the tournament and would be hoping to spoil the party of LSG. In their last match, MI lost to KKR in a rain-affected match.
Both the teams have some of the best players in the world in their lineup. LSG has some great names like KL Rahul, Quinton De Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, and so on. MI has the likes of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah.
MI vs LSG, IPL 2024: Head-to-head
Mumbai Indians (MI) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have played only 5 IPL matches so far. MI has won 1 of those and LSG has won 4 matches so far. At the Wankhede pitch as well, Lucknow takes the lead over Mumbai by 1-0.
Total matches played: 5
Matches won by Mumbai Indians (MI): 1
Matches won by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): 4
MI vs LSG, IPL 2024: Pitch report
In T20 cricket, high scores are expected at Wankhede due to a good pitch, fresh surface and short boundaries. Teams might choose to bowl first if they win the toss. Out of 112 IPL matches played here so far, 62 have been won by teams batting second.
MI vs LSG, IPL 2024: Weather forecast
The temperature in Mumbai on Friday will hover around 34 degrees when the match starts and it will remain nearly the same throughout the game. There is a 16 per cent chance of rain and the wind speed will remain at 8 km/h with 54 per cent humidity in the air.
MI vs LSG, IPL 2024: Predicted playing XI
Mumbai Indians (MI): Ishan Kishan (wk), Rohit Sharma, SA Yadav, Tilak Varma, N Wadhera, HH Pandya (C), Tim David, A Kamboj, Piyush Chawla, JJ Bumrah, N Thushara
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Q de Kock, KL Rahul (C), Deepak Hooda, MP Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, A Badoni, KH Pandya, Arshad Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, YS Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq
MI vs LSG, IPL 2024: Prediction
According to Google’s win probability, Mumbai has a 56% chance of beating Lucknow in their final league match.
MI vs LSG, IPL 2024: Match details
Match: IPL 2024, Match 67, Mumbai Indians (MI) vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Live broadcast: Star Sports Network channels
Live streaming: JioCinema app and website
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